“A Customer Supportive Company”
PARKVIEW POINTS
July 3, 2017
“HAPPY FOURTH of JULY”
“Parkview Produce does not want to be just a produce delivery service. However, a teammate in helping our chefs develop and create strong dishes.” Robert Tantillo- Owner
Fresh Origins the premier Micro Greens farm in the U.S. ships to Parkview now. Their list of specialty micro’s, ‘tiny veggies’, micro- blends, edible flowers, flower crystals, fruit & herb crystals, petite greens, micro flowers is astonishing. Please contact Robert, Tony, Robert Pena or Greg about your interest. With good planning we can arrange samples for you.
Cerrutti Farms, farmer Ted harvests ‘greens’ in the early morning & delivery to our dock by 11:00 a.m. Dino Kale is flourishing & Parkview is giving Ted our full support.
LEMON BASIL arriving from a small specialty herb grower out of San Jose, very nice fragrance, and tender leaves, sold by the dozen bunches. Remember all fresh herbs available by the pound. Chervil availability improved.
DEEP DRUMSTICKS, Premier Indian Vegetable, mostly found packaged & frozen. Appeared at market last week FRESH! Sold as a 30# box, $120.00.
Baby Orange, White & Green Cauliflowers 24ct per case, or mixed; still available.Mixed Baby Squashes can be made for you. Sold as a 10# unit.
Baby Sunburst, Baby Green Summer, Baby Zucchini & Scaloppini is the blend.
Mann’sTenderbite™ Beans one variety of the‘runner beans’ family; Romano like, but better, flat uniform in sizing. From Fulton, Ca. Umberto Castanedaharvesting regularly now, Sunburst, Round Green & Round Grey Squash. Out of Fresno KB Farms, Filipino Eggplants & Thai Chiles.Try No. 1 Japanese Cuc’s 10# box, Green Perella/Shiso Leaf 100ct per tray & Pink Ginger Sushi 5# Jar, Pickles mostly new crop now. Fresh bunchedPicklingDill Weed from Ratto Bros. steady. Delicate Mache in 1# units. Baby LaciantoKale is sweet. Napa Cabbage large heads, yet tender all the way through the middle. Broccoli Rabe plenty.Canadian Portabellas best quality, King Oyster & organic Chef MixMushrooms are a must try! 3/16” ButtonSlice Mushrooms best for pizza, pasta sauces etc. Enoki & Organic Maitake supply is good. Wish for Soybean Sprouts? We can provide for you in 5# bags;Sunflower Sprouts 4# case. Please Pre Order these sprouts.
Tender Hydro Watercress,Field grown, hardy Watercress steady.
Intense flavor SAUSALITO WATERCRESS 2# BAG>A MUST Pre-Order.
Cream color1# Palm Hearts from Costa Rica, Calif. Finger Limes in 5oz Clamshell $17.50, Persian Sour Grapeslast week;LocalSour Cherries done,Wash.State very soon. Try HawaiianCOLE Papaya’s. Last week Green-GreenMANILA MANGOS, will stay green, really nice.Mangosteen from Thailand very pricey, 20# case for approx. $120,00.FreshBROWN TURKEY FIGS, from Gless Ranch a five-generation citrus grower from Coachella have come to market. Plump, sweet grainy texture. Sold only by the case. Very few Rainier Cherries; now most dark red varieties, good sizing & flavor. FROG HOLLOW Apricots done for the year. Nectarines, Dapple DandyPluots, Plums & Yellow Peaches in-house. Try New ZealandGold Kiwi,Golden Cape Gooseberries from Columbia. Single Layer White Peach;Babcock variety PEARL PRINCESSavailable.
Organic Mix Cherry Tomatoes from Durst or Coke Farms & Willgenburg Heirloom Tomatoes taste really good!
PARKVIEW ROOT ITEMS
Purple Carrots in 25# Bags, Imported Lotus, Mexican Yucca, small large Taro Root, Turmeric RootALL by the #, Parsley Root sold by the bunch.
PARKVIEW MIXED MELONS
Try our buyers’ blend of new crop melons, available by the 5ct. case.
Galia, Sharlyn, Crenshaw, Orange Flesh, Casba. Good combo flavors & colors!
PARKVIEW FROZEN Perfect Puree of Napa ValleyFrozen Berries
Black Currant, Lychee, Passion Fruit, Pomegranate, Lemon Zest PUREES
Italian Alpine Strawberries, Elderberries & Huckleberries in 1# Bags
“:OKAY THAT’S IT! SHORT “POINTS’, IDEAS & POSSIBLE DIRECTIONS “
Owners Robert Tantillo, Jennifer O’Brien, Tony Portillo & Mike Moorbrink
Sincerely THANK YOU for the opportunity to supply your menu ingredients.