Category: Produce Tips
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Artichokes
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Artichokes Artichokes should have tight and closed leaves. A telltale sign of a fresh artichoke is that the leaves will make...
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Meyer Lemons
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Meyer Lemons Ripe Meyers will be heavy for their size Ripe Meyer lemons will have a slight give and will have...
Robbie Sigona's Produce Tips: Strawberries
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Strawberries Berries should be bright and shiny, not dull and flat looking. The calyx (or stem) should be green and appear...
Robbie Sigona's Produce Tips: Cauliflower
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Cauliflower No matter the color, whether white, purple, orange or green, cauliflower should be free of brown spots. The “jacket” of...
Robbie Sigona's Produce Tips: Cara Cara and Blood Oranges
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Cara Cara and Blood Oranges As with any citrus, choose Cara Cara or blood oranges that are heavy for their...
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Wild Chanterelle Mushrooms
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Wild Chanterelle Mushrooms Chanterelle mushrooms are the most popular and best selling wild mushroom we carry and are fantastic with a...
Robbie Sigona's Produce Tips: Beets
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Beets Select beets that are firm. Older beets will get spongy. Select beets with fresh, dark green leafy tops (greens). Older...
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Persimmons
Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Persimmons Choose persimmons with a healthy green calyx (stem). Older persimmons will have a dry brittle calyx. When selecting a Fuyu...
How To Video: How to easily remove pomegranate arils (seeds)
How to easily remove pomegranate arils (seeds) Our produce buyer, Robbie Sigona, demonstrates how to easily remove the arils (or seeds) from a pomegranate.