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National Coffee Day is this Tuesday, September 29, and we can’t think of a better excuse
to pour yourself a hot cup of joe. Bianchini’s stocks a wide variety of coffees, so it’s a great
week to try something new.

Coffee’s origins are wrapped in legend, but the earliest reliable evidence of coffee drinking dates to the mid-1400s, in the Sufi monasteries around the port of Mokha in Yemen. There, monks roasted the seeds and brewed coffee much the way we still do today. Yemeni traders had brought the plant over from Ethiopia and began cultivating it at home. Legend has it that in the 1670s, a pilgrim named Baba Budan smuggled seven coffee seeds out of the Middle East strapped to his chest and planted them in the hills of Mysore, India. From there, coffee spread to Italy and the rest of Europe, to Indonesia, and on to the Americas. Today it’s the third most consumed beverage in the world, right after water and tea. It’s also a wonderfully versatile ingredient: stir it into cakes, cookies, and pies, blend it into an ice cream float, rub it on a steak, or go classic with tiramisu.

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Postseason baseball starts the very same day, Tuesday, September 29. And nothing says ballpark like a great sausage or brat. Bianchini’s takes pride in making our own sausages in-house, using only the best ingredients and finest seasonings, and crafting each one to bring out its best. Grab a few for the game and pair them with your favorite craft beer.

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Fall is here, and so are the pumpkins! Our stores have a special delivery of everyone’s favorite fall squash. The classic pumpkin is tall, round, and orange, but they come in a surprising variety of sizes, shapes, and colors. Plenty of people bake pies and treats in October, but the most popular pumpkin activity by far is carving jack-o’-lanterns. That tradition goes back centuries to Ireland and Scotland, where people carved faces into turnips and other root vegetables and set a glowing ember inside to ward off wandering spirits. Stop by on your next trip and take your pick of carving pumpkins, minis, and decorative gourds.

September is Love Local Month — and tomorrow, September 22, is National Eat Local Day! It’s the perfect excuse to cook at home and pull together a complete meal made entirely from local ingredients. Here’s one to get you started, built around Mary’s chicken.

Local Mary’s Chicken with Caramelized Carrots

Ingredients

• 2 lbs Mary’s whole chicken legs
• Kosher salt and black pepper
• 1 bunch small, thin carrots, preferably with their green tops
• 2 heads garlic, unpeeled and halved crosswise to expose the cloves
• 1 lemon, thinly sliced, seeds removed
• ½ bunch oregano, plus more leaves for garnish
• 1 cup olive oil

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 325°F and season the chicken all over with salt and pepper.
2. If your carrots came with greens, trim the tops to about ½ to 1 inch and set the greens aside for
garnish.
3. Nestle the chicken legs flat and snug in a large shallow baking dish or braising pot (about 2½ to 3
quarts). Tuck the halved garlic, carrots, lemon slices, and oregano in around the chicken, then pour
the olive oil over the top and season once more with salt and pepper.
4. Roast, uncovered, until the chicken is meltingly tender and the carrots and lemon have
caramelized — about 55 to 65 minutes.
5. Let rest a few minutes, then serve on plates or right from the dish, scattered with the reserved
carrot tops and a little extra oregano.

Tomorrow, September 22, marks the first day of Autumn quarter at Stanford — and in the whirlwind of week one, grocery shopping is easy to forget. Bianchini’s is here to help, delivering groceries straight to your student’s dorm through Instacart and DoorDash. Order their favorite foods, snacks, and drinks, and stock them up with quality meats, cheeses, milk, yogurt, frozen treats, and fresh-baked breads for quick meals between classes.

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The WNBA Playoffs tip off Sunday, September 27, and our local Golden State Valkyries are in the mix — so let’s cheer them on! Food and drink are a must at any watch party, so load up on finger foods and crowd-pleasing snacks that are easy to enjoy while you’re on the edge of your seat. Round it out with a bottle from our California Wine Month selection, and you’ve got a winning game-day spread.

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September is Love Local Month at Bianchini’s Market! For over 50 years, we’ve partnered with local farms, producers, and vintners — which is why you’ll always find local, farm-fresh produce, poultry, seafood, fine wines, craft beers, premium cheeses, artisan breads, specialty grocery, and so much more under our roof.

Experience it firsthand at our Taste Local Food Festival, where you can sample a selection of delectable products from local producers.

Raise a glass — September is California Wine Month, celebrating the peak of the annual grape harvest across the nation’s top wine-producing state. It’s a time to honor everything our local vintners and growers bring to the economy, culture, and lifestyle of the Bay Area and the Golden State.

10% off wine when you buy 6 bottles or more — every day!

And join us to taste La Honda Winery at our San Carlos store during the Taste Local event:

• San Carlos — Saturday, September 19 at 12:00–3:00 PM

Say hello to Chantelle’s Granola, a small family-owned business with a heartwarming origin. It began in 2013, when Sally Li visited her daughter Chantelle — a nutritional chef — in Santa Barbara and was treated to a wholesome homemade granola breakfast. The family started sharing it with friends as gifts, and the enthusiastic response led Sally, Bryan Cheng, and Chantelle Cheng to launch Chantelle’s Granola in 2015.

Today the family still crafts their granola in small batches every week — an artisan, handmade product made with the best 100% organic, hand-picked ingredients and no preservatives. As their guiding philosophy puts it: “Handmade with Love” and
“Share with Pure Intentions.”

Look for Chantelle’s Granola on our shelves.

Stop by our San Carlos store before the game for our Brew Local Beer Tasting,
pouring some of the Bay Area’s favorite independent breweries.

San Carlos — Wednesday, September 9

• Barebottle · 12:00–4:00 PM

San Carlos — Thursday, September 10

• Narrative Fermentations · 11:00 AM–3:00 PM

• Laughing Monk · 12:00–4:00 PM

• Devil’s Canyon · 3:00–5:00 PM