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Fancy Food & Culinary Products Magazine — February, 2005 —
Chefs are constantly in a race against the
clock, but know the importance of taking time to perfect sauces - the
foundation of many recipes - that make a finished dish come out just
right.
Home cooks can take advantage of
high-quality sauces and stocks that are ready to use as a base for
their favorite restaurant-style recipes. From More Than Gourmet,
800/860-9385;
www.morethangourmet.com |
More Than Gourmet (800/860-9385)
recognized the need to help chefs find a shortcut, and in 1993 began
selling high-quality, classic French sauces made in the tradition as
defined by the renowned Chef Master Auguste Escoffier. The company prides
itself on attending the finer details of demi-glaces and stocks, so that
chefs and home cooks can save time.
"We came up with the concept of bringing
a very hard-to-make and time-consuming product like stocks and sauces and
initially brought it to foodservice," says Brad Sacks, CEO. "Then we
realized that it could do very well for gourmet retail. May people look at
a recipe and think 'I'm not going to bother with that' because it contains
a demi-glace or stock. If it's hard for chefs, image how hard it is for
the home cook."
And the concept has taken off well with
both top chefs and consumers alike. The line now includes 17 products,
from veal and poultry stocks to seafood and vegetable based sauces.
"We've seen tremendous growth on the
retail side," Sacks says. "More and more people are interested in making
gourmet dishes at home."
Sacks says the company is adding new
products all the time and works with a variety of other specialty food
producers to make customized products.
"We see the retail side of the business
grow stronger and stronger, even when food service is down," he says.
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