For the past few years, Barhyte Specialty Foods has held a recipe contest for food bloggers, and boy oh boy, has it grown ever-popular! And as we mentioned just a few weeks ago, Food Network named mustard one of 2012′s top trend foods. It’s like a dream come true for Barhyte…we’ve been waiting for this [Read More]
Feb 152012
So, have you heard?
There’s an awesome holiday approaching- about one month from now- on March 17th. St. Patrick’s Day? Pssssh! How about National Corndog Day? Yes, you’ve heard right. A day for celebrating the deliciousness that is the corndog. With stressful days always around us, we think it’s time to indulge in some silly fun. Of course, it’s more than just that…it’s a day to celebrate America and tradition as well. And since it does share the St. Patty’s Day holiday, we think it will be one huge day of fun. Curious? Watch the quick National Corndog Day (NCD) promo video below:
Now, with an entire celebration for corndogs, we knew it was only inevitable for us to help sponsor the event. So with the launch of our newest product line, Suzie’s Mustards, we’ve teamed up with NCD and decided to get in on the fun. Barhyte Specialty Foods has included our Suzie’s Yellow Mustard in the official NCD party packs and will be hosting our own NCD party, as well as a Facebook promotion for everyone to join in on (details soon!).
How can you get involved? Celebrate with us! Register your own NCD party, buy a party pack, and spread the word! Check out the details now!
In the words of Barhyte Specialty Foods CEO and son of “Saucy Mama”- Chris Barhyte:
At the Fancy Food Show in San Francisco last month, a few of us were talking about our bucket list. I had a long list of items, but some things did not make the list because, I guess I just didn’t know they should be on the list. The adventure all started four years ago when Irene (my wife) and I were asked to go on a surprise birthday party for our good friend’s wife. It was easy to say yes because it was so far in the future, and we didn’t have the details. Little did we know it would be such an amazing adventure!
A few weeks ago we received a call that percolated four years earlier. It was time for the big 50th surprise birthday party for his wife. The plan was to have a once-in-a-life-time dinner at The French Laundry in Napa Valley. For those of you that may be unfamiliar, this restaurant has won “Best Restaurant in the World”…more than once. We flew into Sacramento on a Friday morning and headed to Napa Valley for our whirlwind adventure. As we drove down highway 29 in the heart of the Napa Valley, we rolled the windows down to enjoy the beautiful 72 degree weather- which is a nice change from our Oregon winter (rain and cold temperatures). As we pulled off the highway into Yountville, we noticed that life seemed to slow down. People were strolling around town, shopping and sitting at the many café’s, drinking wine and enjoying the wonderful Friday afternoon. We checked into Villagio Inn & Spa and were greeted with a glass of champagne. After, we decided to walk around town to see what Yountville had to offer. We spent the afternoon walking and shopping, and we of course had a few glasses of wine. On our walk back to the hotel, we walked by The French Laundry to see the two and half acres of gardens they use to grow many of the items on the nightly menu. During our visit, we had the opportunity to see the staff reviewing the nightly menu at a picnic bench with the sun setting behind them (see photo above).
We then went back to the hotel to get ready for our 7 pm reservation. We met in the lobby at 6:30, and as we walked to the French Laundry, we felt the excitement of our four and a half hour dinner approaching.
We all decided to order the Chef’s Tasting Menu (see our actual menu here!) and have the sommelier pair the wine with each entrée. The first entrée – Oysters and Pearls, “Sabayon” of Pearl Tapiaco with Island Creek Oysters and White Sturgeon Cavier- was an amazing first dish and was followed by several other wonderful courses. The Habachi-Grilled Salmon Creek Farm Pork Belly with Akita Komachi Rice, Nameko Mushrooms, Petite Radishes, Green Garlic and Sauce “Japonaise” was very delicious. Another favorite entrée was the Broken Arrow Ranch Venison with “Choucroute”, Red Pearl Onions and Raisin Purée, which was four different preparations of the venison. We each picked a different dessert from the menu and shared them. My favorite was the Pommes Anna, which was Funnel Cake, “Pruneaux d’ Agen”, Rum “Anglaise” and Salted Carmel Ice Cream (see photo). I didn’t mention all the items on the Prix Fixe menu, but they all dazzled our group. And even though the portions look small in the photos, there’s a LOT of entrees. The wait staff was amazing and they kept everything flowing throughout the dinner.
After dinner, we sat outside at one of the tables and enjoyed the crisp air and clear night ski. It was a great way to finish the night before we walked back to the hotel. Our Napa Valley weekend to celebrate our good friend’s birthday was a truly amazing evening.
Was this a bucket list item? Definitely!
Hello there! Colette again. Hoping you all had a fantastic Super Bowl; mine was filled with way too much good food…if that’s even possible! We’ve been busy lately with the launch of our new contest- Skinny Mama- but I have been meaning to post this last video from the Fancy Food Show! This is a quick interview I did with a company called “Kodiak Cakes” (another family company!) out of Utah. They had such a fun booth…it had that woodsy “cabin” feel, even with smoke coming out the chimney! Oh, and their pancakes are delicious…I think I may be hooked. I desperately need to try their brownie mix! Make sure you check out Kodiak Cakes on Facebook and Twitter also!
 Colette’s Cool Company Find: Cornaby’sHey gang! Colette here. While I was at the Fancy Food Show, I had the honor of “reporting” fun finds to all our fans…you can see the compilation video on the last blog post! But sometimes I come across some really awesome companies (or employees of these companies), and I feel the need to find out [Read More] |
 Fancy Food Show Finds!And we’re back! Did you miss us? Last week we were at the Fancy Food Show in sunny San Francisco, and wow, we have some awesome new finds to show you guys. The National Association for the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT) released an official “Top Five Food Trends” from the show: Pickling 2.0 – pickled [Read More] |
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 Celebrating Heroes and She-Roes!“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!” -Maya Angelou Veteran’s Day is just about a week away, and Barhyte Specialty Foods would like to hear from our vets! Leave us a comment here with your story: where you served/which military branch/what years/etc. You may also “nominate” someone you know, [Read More] |
 2012 Scovie Winners!Woo hoo! We’ve just been informed that Barhyte Specialty Foods has scored two more Scovie Awards this year (you may recall our grand prize last year with our Creamy Horseradish)! This year, our Saucy Mama Hot Wing Sauce has placed second in the Traditional Hot Wing Sauce Category, and our Saucy Mama Creamy Chipotle Dressing [Read More] |
 Sneak Peek, Part Three: Suzie’s MustardWe’re SO close to launch date for our newest line of classic mustards: Suzie’s. If you’re not caught up to speed about this new project of ours, make sure you check out Part One (mustard seed harvest) and Part Two (label printing process). Last week, we made the quick drive up north to our neighbors in Washington at Andersen’s [Read More] |
 Sneak Peek, Part Two: Suzie’s MustardAs we first announced last month, Barhyte Specialty Foods is excited to introduce “Suzie’s Mustard” in the next few weeks. What we so love about our newest line is the local, community aspect of what goes into making our mustard come to life. Our mustard seed is grown and harvested at Jones and Jones Ranch, which is less [Read More] |
