The Market Basket

WINE TASTING THIS SATURDAY!!

2010-04-29T10:20:00.000-04:00

We are thrilled to welcome Laura Zimmerman of Crush Distributors this SATURDAY, MAY 1st from 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. This tasting will be especially fun being that Laura will be introducing us to SEVEN NEW AND DELICIOUS wines!

Please join us for what will certainly be a wonderful and informational event!

Issues with the blog..

2010-04-27T10:53:00.000-04:00

Hi Everyone! Just wanted to let you know that for some odd reason there is a huge gap below the daily menu and our cheese list. If you didn't know better, one would believe that there is little information about us! Working on trying to fix this issue, but just know there is a bunch of information at the bottom of the page as well! If anyone out there could steer me in the right direction on how to fix this problem, It would be very much appreciated! Thanks!

"BEST OF THE BEST"

2010-03-25T10:13:00.000-04:00

The Village Soup/Herald Gazette is coming out today. In it, is the voting ballot for "Best of the Best." Please add us to your favorites!! Thanks bunches!!

COMING SOON..

2010-03-11T10:20:00.002-05:00

We at The Market Basket are thrilled to FINALLY be getting our own website!! On this site, you will be able to order some of our wonderful foods, gift baskets and learn of specials, wine tasting openings and more! We will keep you posted as to when this will be up and running. (I will be working on this night and day..) Also, we would like to mention that we can also be found under FACEBOOK - under "The Market Basket) Looking forward to all of you checking these sites out!

Our New Look..

2010-03-02T10:25:00.002-05:00

Hi Everyone! I just wanted everyone to know that The Market Basket has taken on a new look! Stop in and see for yourself! We are also now on Facebook! (under The Market Basket)

Fun Facts - Halibut

2009-07-29T08:42:00.004-04:00

Five hundred years ago every flatfish from the flounder to the skate was called a butt, even the largest of flounders, Hippoglossus. The most esteemed was Hippoglossus, which was only eaten on Church holy days and became known as the holy butt. This fish is not longer reserved for holy days, of course, but it is still known as the halibut, or "holy flounder."

Fun Facts - Gourmet

2009-07-09T07:28:00.004-04:00

The first gourmet was a groumet, "a horse groom." The word changed to gourmet in French and was applied to grooms and any minor servants in a household. Among these servants were boys who tasted wine, and such wine tasters, or gourmets, were given the same name when they worked as assistants in wine shops. Eventually the wine-shop gourmets became connoisseurs of fine wine and good food in general, giving us the gourmet we know today. The word is not recorded in English until 1820. Let's face it, we definately have the fine wine and good food!

Fun Facts - Fennel

2009-07-02T08:22:00.003-04:00

Finocchio or fennel can be traced to the Latin word feniculum, meaning "product of the meadow." "Florence fennel," a sweet variety, is often called "finocchio." Anciently held to be an aphrodisiac, fennel was also emblematic of flattery, was thought to clear the eyesight, and was said to be a favorite food of serpents.

Fun Facts - Empress of Desserts

2009-07-01T07:15:00.002-04:00

A nickname for the French apple properly called the Calville. This difficult-to-grow apple is so delicious that in the days of the Sun King it was believed to be the tempting apple that grew in the Garden of Eden. We don't have these apples, as you might suspect. However, we do have other delicious apples that are an essential ingredient in our salads, desserts and pastries!

Fun Facts - Dom Perignon

2009-06-30T07:04:00.003-04:00

Dom Pierre Perignon (1638-1715), the man who put the bubbles in champagne and after whol Moet et Chandon named its most famous vintage some years ago, was a blind man who renounced the world when only 15 and joined the Benedictine order. Cellarmaster of the monastery near Epernay, France, Dom Perignon eventually found that corks tightly drawn in his bottles would not be forced out, as would rags, and would retain naturally expanding gases, allowing thee so-called second fermentation in the bottle that is essential for any true sparkling champagne. Here's to you Dom Perignon! (by the way, we have a few bottles hanging around, should anyone be interested in purchasing..)

Fun Facts - Candy

2009-06-29T11:36:00.002-04:00

We know that candy of various kinds have been around for at least 4,000 years and that there are least 2,000 varieties available today. It was probably the Greeks who brought the word candy into the language. It seems that a favorite of the troops of Alexander the Great was a Persian delicacy called kand - a sweet reed garnished with honey, spices and coloring. The word candy itself either came to us from this kand that Alexander's men brought home to Greece, or from the old Arab word for sugar, quand. Here at The Market Basket, we might not have 2,000 varieties, but we do have plenty to choose from!

The Cheese Saga..

2009-06-29T07:38:00.003-04:00

I may know wine, but clearly I don't know much about cheese! Thank you again Kathy for giving me the correct spelling for a number of varieties of cheese that are listed below. I will work to correct these errors today. I appreciate your help!

Thank you Kathy from Spruce Head!

2009-06-28T17:30:00.004-04:00

I was so excited to get a comment from someone about this blog. One of our new blogsters is Kathy. She was very gracious and did the thumbs up on learning of the menu specials. She also let me know that there were a few (o.k., more than a few) grammatical errors. I want to thank her first and foremost. I personally hate the idea of spending all this time on this site, and not have things spelled correctly. Makes for bad P.R. and all! Anyway, thanks to Kathy, I have fixed those errors (I hope), and continue to look forward to more comments and good vibes regarding this blog! Amanda Wine Buyer/Blogster/Overall good girl with a bunch of time on her hands on her day off/bag lady

Fun Facts - Bordeaux

2009-06-28T13:52:00.004-04:00

The largest of France's great wine areas, the province of Girononde, surrounds the port city of Bordeaux, after which the elegant red and white wines made there are named. (And I have to say, we have a great collection of them!)

Fun Facts - Basil

2009-06-28T09:06:00.003-04:00

Basil was onced believed to have been used in making royal perfume, and so the aromatic herb takes its name from the Greek "basilikos", royal. In ancient times it was thought to have great healing properties. Boccaccio's "Decameron" tells the story of Isabella, who put her murdered lover's head in a pot, planted basil on top, and watered it with her tears. (personally, I think that is a bit extreme..) Let us just conclude that it is one of the finest herbs on the planet!

Fun Facts - Anadama Bread:

2009-06-25T23:03:00.004-04:00

Is a Yankee cornmeal recipe, offering one of the most humourous stories connected with any "foodstuff". Tradition has it that a Yankee farmer or fisherman, whose wife Anna was too lazy to cook for him, concocted the recipe. On tasting the result of his efforts a neighbor asked him what he called the bread. The crusty Yankee replied, " Anna, damn her!". Another version claims that the husband was a Yankee sea captain who endearingly referrred to his wife as "Anna, damn'er." Anna's bread was much loved by his crew because it was delicious and would not spoil on long voyages. The captain is said to have written the following epitaph for his wife: "Anna was a lovely bride, but Anna, damn'er up and died." So hence, our Market Basket specialty bread - Anadama