Six months ago I introduced sprouted raw gourmet almonds, a hard-to-find raw food item with many health benefits. I’m re-introducing this wonderful item at a very special price. California Raw Sprouted Gourmet Almonds: 5 oz. container for only $2.99 (regular $4.99) A live, healthy and unique product from Central California, our sprouted gourmet almonds are [...]

Stone fruit should have a slight give if you want to eat them right away. Store them in the fridge if it’s breaking or ripe and they should last four or five days. If it’s firm then leave them on the counter for a day or two until ripe and ready to eat. For Diamond [...]

July means sunny skies, celebrating our independence on the 4th and summer barbeques with friends and family. And what barbeque would be complete without a piece of mouth-watering, extra-virgin-olive-oil drizzled bread adorning your plate? That’s why we’re excited to let you know that our fresh pressed extra virgin olive oils from the southern hemisphere have [...]

Getting corn from local farmers is great because it’s fresh. The sugars in corn start to convert to starch as soon as it’s picked, so corn is sweeter and more tender the fresher it is. Produce pros recommend leaving husks on the ears until you’re ready to cook, but we do offer the convenience of [...]

Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: What’s New This week: We have in our famous, local Bing cherries from Andy Mariani’s orchard in Santa Clara Valley…just south of us in Morgan Hill. They’re huge, deep burgundy and extremely sweet. They arrive at Sigona’s within hours of being picked – Uncle Paul picks them up at 10 a.m. [...]

Fresh Cherry Cobbler with Mascarpone Ice Cream A dish perfect to celebrate the local cherry season! Recipe and photo courtesy of Luisa Ormonde of Luisa’s Catering in San Carlos. Luisa says, “I love traditional cherry cobbler but wanted to give it an Italian twist! Here is my version with a Pasta Frolla crust (Italian-style Shortbread), [...]

Sigona’s Fresh Press Olive Oil of the Month: June 2012 Since the last time we chatted, the sun has been shining brightly over the Bay Area, our San Francisco Giants have been gaining ground on those pesky Los Angeles Dodgers and the Facebook IPO was about as underwhelming as a stale cracker. Fledgling stocks aside, [...]

Robbie Sigona’s Produce Tips: Cherries When selecting Bings, choose dark, firm cherries that have a green stem. Fresh cherries will have a nice shine to them. Stay away from cherries with a dry stem or cherries that are soft. To store cherries, place a dry paper towel in the bag with the cherries to absorb [...]