PARKVIEW POINTS
August 7, 2017
Owners, Chefs, Friends; thank you for entrusting Parkview staff to help complete your need for food ingredients. Robert Tantillo, Tony Portillo Owners, Greg Figueroa & Robert Pena, Sales; are here always for you.
“A CUSTOMER SUPPORTIVE COMPANY”
ALERT!!! As we engage in the new week we like you to know that the AVOCADO market is rough. California season is almost finished, AND Mexico harvest is making every effort to keep up with Canada & East Coast demands. Price can easily be in $80.00 range. Owner Robert Tantillo will do his upmost best to keep the prices down. ENGLISH PEASare still very tight. Terri Andreotti & Avila Farms in Half Moon Bay delivering less then a pallet last week. And they are gone like lightening! Yet, we manage to get a few. Kennebec Potatoes still tough. Harvestyield is low, contractual obligations very high.
On the terminal markets & in our own warehouse we see & have.
ORGANICS:fragrant New Zealand 90ct Braeburn Apples; TRINA FARMS offering adult size Red Romaine & Red Butter Leaf. DURST FARMS, varietal cherry tomatoes are best flavor. JACOBS FARM, delivering Mixed Heirloom Tomatoes, yet, arriving just a touch soft. Wilgenburg hothouse heirlooms much better purchase. Laura @ BLUE HERON FARMS out of Watsonville are harvesting just for Parkview bunched Red Scallions that we pick-up at Berkeley Farmers Markets. Other items at FARMERS MARKETS, San Marzano Tomatoes, Round Yellow Sunburst Squash, Stripe Armenian Cucumbers, Mountain Rose & Yukon Potatoes ANDNew Crop“PINK PEARL & GALA APPLLES from Smitt Apple Ranch in San Joaquin County. Plus many varieties of bi-color green/yellow squashes & tri-color, purple-lavender, red-orange-yellow peppers. Sticky Corn, Red Okra,Purple Long Beans, Cayenne on the branch.
Warehouse Specialties: from Japan YUZU MARUGOTO SHIBORI (yuzu orange juice) 600ml,U.S.D.A. Organic Agave Syrup 64oz., from Bolivia we have Palm Heartsin 28oz cans + fresh Palm Hearts from Costa Ricasold in 1# units, from Italy extra virgin olive oil infused with White Truffles8.45oz bottle. FrozenHimalayan Black Truffles on-hand. Fennel Pollen in 1oz round tins. New Crop medium size Green Giant Fennel Bulbs is tender,Tri-Color RAINBOWPEELED CARROTS 5# bags.Purple Carrots by the #, Shredded Carrots on-hand. Shredded Iceberg available daily. Softball size non-GMO IcebergBabiescomes from a special seed developed by Boggiatto, packed 48 small heads per box;great value, totally all useable product & sweet!Andy Boy Broccoli Rabe & Broccolini from Mann’s plentiful. Sweet Gem Lettuce from T&A is smooth sailing again, volume has returned.California Tomatillos purchased last week, quality outstanding! Mexican Tomatillos without the husk available too.New crop 20# PURPLE FINGERLING POTATOES, Mixed Marble Potatoes by the #. 11# Holland seed ORANGE & YELLOW BELL PEPPERS are full color. Ocean Mist 24ct. Artichokes plentiful. YELLOW CORN is the best,we are offering Pacific International Black Kale. + Avila Farms Shelling Cranberry Beans & Fava’s + Brentwood G&S Farm Blue Lake Beans.
PARKVIEW LABEL SPICES, in small jars
WHOLE ALL SPICE, WHOLE CLOVES, WHOLE JUNIPERBERRIES,
WHOLE PEPPERCORN MIX, WHOLE BLACK PEPPER
New cropBOSC PEARS out of Lodi have come to market, crisp, light brown in color, flavor very bright! Marchini Ranch Black Mission Figs are the best quality compared to two other packers. GOLDEN CAPEGOOSEBERRIES & Oregon RED CURRANT BERRIES available this week. Australian Daisy MandarinsBlood Orangesbest specialty citrus. NOTE Kumquats are done for the season.
Orange Flesh & Galia Melons taste real good. MIXED MELONS stillavailable. Organic Mini –Watermelons steady for two weeks now. Tuscans from Peacock.
DRIED WILD MUSHROOMS, 1# units, Lobster, Black Trumpet, Porcini & Mixed Wild & Chanterelle in house; Fresh Chanterelle’s from Bulgaria available with a pre-order please. FLASH FROZEN: from Italy,Red Fraise du Boit, Oregon Elderberries, &Northern Ca. Huckleberries +Huit La Coche all sold in 1# units.Also frozen from Perfect Puree, high brix, Sweet Hibiscus, Coconut, Pink Guava, Tamarind, Lychee, Yuzu Luxe Sour, Lemon Zest, in 30 or 35 oz. jars.
PARKVIEW DAIRY
Kendal Farms32 oz. Crème Fraiche, James Farm 5# Sour Cream, Canadian Eifel Tower 2.2# Buttery Brie. And Large Eggs down to the small 10ct. Quail Eggs, available always.
Try our Japanese, USDA Organic WHITE MISO in 17oz containers
No. 1 JAPANESE CUCUMBERS in the 10# box. 12 ct. Japanese MITSUBA available with a Pre-Order. Kabocha Squash, Kaiware Daikon Sprouts plentiful.
End of VIEWS. Please call, text or email your sales person with any questions or specialty needs. Thank you Owners, thank you Chef’s!