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Forager Foods: Open for Business

The Victoria Day weekend has come to a close, the weather was typical, the tourists were plentiful and Forager Foods had an excellent opening weekend.

Staff members Bill and Jeffrey did an exemplary job; Bill with his unusually large understanding of the products and inherent ability to connect with customers with common sense. Jeffrey  who trained at the Metzger abbatoir a week prior to opening has kitchen abilities which made him invaluable when cooking, slicing, and creating new products from existing ones.

The little food shop shelves are emptying, we have an order list that fills a legal pad and we have much phone ordering and driving around the county for pickup.

Thank you to all the customers who stopped in, especially those with suggestions and special orders.

Best,

Sam

The Cheese has Landed

Forager Foods has just received its first shipment of artisanal cheese and we are proud to say of the 12 varieties 9 are Canadian from Ontario and Quebec.

Food lovers will find cheese that are hard to get, even in the city! A special thanks goes to Cole Snell from Provincial Fine Foods who took 2 hours of his time to taste and explain to us the finer points of artisanal cheese. 

Possibly the best prosciutto from La Querctia will be available as will Metzger Meats full line of charcutterie. This got us thinking that we will make available artisanal deli meat and cheese trays for parties and general catering.

Opening Soon...Again

Forager Foods is complete, the refrigeration is installed, lighting, sinks, art, floor, signage as finished well. Everything is in except for the inventory!!

My apologies for the late start, there was some minor surgery that turned out to be a little more on my part.  FYI, before I went into the hospital the only item complete in the shop was a sink.

The staff is hired and are training at Metzgers, the food is slowly coming in and we can expect the doors opening shortly.  

A special thank you goes to all the people who visited and called while I was away and a big thank you to the two people who handled all of the details of the major installations.

National Post - Forager Foods Story

Two weekends ago (sorry for the late post) my little food shop was mentioned in the National Post in a story about the rise of meats, particulary locally grown products.  

The BeefSteak Fundraiser (see post below) caught their attention.  An update to Forager Friends, the BeefSteak fundraiser/Grand Opening is scheduled to be the 3rd week of June and most likely the Thursday. 

A special thanks goes out to "you know who" who had the foresight to put the bug in the ear of the articles author. To read the whole story  click on the image to the right or click here now.

Dinner with Tourism Minister Fonseca

Last night I went to a dinner with some of the innkeepers from the association of Ontarios Finest Inns & Spas as well as Huron-Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell and Ontario Tourism Minister Peter Fonseca. I was sure to (point out) ask the minister if he noticed on the drive through Perth and Huron Counties that the farmland is well tilled, the farm drives are paved, the flower beds are manicured and possibly a Cadillac in the driveway! He thoughtfully agreed, I then explained that my little company is poised to make a serious contribution to culinary tourism in the region which is one of the identified areas of tourism related economic growth for the ministry. 

I gave the minister my card and offered any assistance with rolling out new programs and/or partnerships; Minister Fonseca my phonecall awaits!

Logos etc

Thanks to my friend in Toronto Forager Foods now has a new logo.  As you know the idea behind Forager Foods is bringing together some of the great foods offered throughtout the region. My logo however denotes an old butcher shop that harkens back to the days when food from the garden needn't be labeled organic (when it was), when slow cooking was the normal way of cooking and the local butcher/food shop was a daily trip, even if just for advice!