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St. Patrick’s Day is finally here! Stop in today to find two delectable varieties of corned beef for dinner tonight. First, is Bianchini’s Signature Brined Corned Beef, based on a family recipe that’s been handed down through several generations. We begin with high-quality beef brisket that we trim and brine on site. Our signature brined corned beef delivers the traditional corned beef flavor you know and love with a distinctive Bianchini’s twist that you won’t find anywhere else. Second, is our Guinness-Infused Corned Beef, a delicious twist on Bianchini’s Signature Corned Beef. By adding Guinness during the brining process, we have infused richer, more complex flavor into the beef. It’s truly a one-of-a-kind taste experience. Don’t forget to pick up a loaf of Woodside Bakery’s Irish Soda Bread and a couple of Guinness to complete your St. Patrick’s Day meal. You can count on Bianchini’s to have what you need to make your St. Patrick’s Day is memorable and delicious.

Bianchini’s Lenten Seafood Festival is entering its second week! Continuing the delicious celebration, we are featuring local petrale sole. While technically not a sole, but a flounder, petrale sole is one of the most flavorful and desirable of the Pacific flounder family. Thanks, in part to its mildly sweet, delicately nutty taste and firm, flaky texture. It’s an excellent choice for baking, frying or grilling. Stop by our seafood department this week to find fresh petrale sole and browse our other seafood selections to serve for your Lenten meals. And if you need a few ideas for the dinner menu, browse our petrale recipe collection for some extra delicious dishes!

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With St. Patrick’s Day falling on Monday next week, we’re celebrating all this week in anticipation of the Irish holiday. Bianchini’s has specially prepared two mouthwatering varieties of premium corned beef to serve as the main course for your St. Patrick’s Day meals. First, we have Bianchini’s Signature Brined Corned Beef, based on a family recipe that’s been passed down for over three generations. We start with a cut of high-quality beef brisket that’s trimmed and brined on site. Delivering the traditional corned beef flavor you know and love, but with a unique Bianchini’s twist that you can’t find anywhere else. Second, we have our Guinness-Infused Corned Beef, a delicious spin on our Signature Corned Beef. We’ve added Guinness to the brine, imbuing richer, more complex flavors into the beef. A one-of-a-kind experience. As a tasty accompaniment to corned beef, we suggest Woodside Bakery’s Irish Soda Bread with a pint of cold Guinness. Woodside has made their version of traditional Irish soda bread with just four simple ingredients: flour, baking soda, salt and milk. Each loaf has a distinctively firm crust with a tender, yet firm center. Woodside’s Irish Soda Bread is a favorite for a reason! It’s truly delicious and unique to the Bay Area.

Our celebration of Frozen Food Month continues with the delightfully cool Marianne’s Ice Cream. A Santa Cruz favorite since 1947, Marianne’s was founded by Tom and Lenore Becker, combining the names of their two daughters Mary & Anne. The goal was simple, create the best ice cream using only the highest quality ingredients. Marianne’s loyal fanbase has helped keep the ice cream parlor at the same location on 1020 Ocean Street since 1947. As an extra sweet treat, you can find pints of Marianne’s Ice Cream at your local Bianchini’s! And if you want to try Marianne’s for yourself, stop by our Portola Valley store this Wednesday, March 12th, from 11 am – 3 pm, for a sampling event.

We’re celebrating one of the most delicious mathematical days of the year this Friday with Pi Day. Unofficially founded in 1988 by physicist Larry Shaw and officially recognized as a National Holiday in 2009 when passed into legislation by the U.S. House of Representatives. Pi Day celebrates the mathematical constant 3.14 and Friday is 3/14, why not celebrate? Stop in this Thursday and Friday to find custom baked Pi symbol pies from local favorite Woodside Bakery. We will have a variety of flavors to choose from, so finding your favorite should be as easy. Whether you’re a math enthusiast, love delicious pies, or a little of both, we’d love for you to celebrate Pi Day with us.

Bianchini’s has the coolest deals in town to celebrate Frozen Food Month. Throughout March, look for specials throughout the department and save on frozen breakfast, lunch and dinner items, snacks, appetizers, pizza, ice cream, novelties and desserts! Speaking of pizza, have you heard about Pizza Antica? You’re in for a treat! Pizza Antica Woodfired Frozen Pizzas combine centuries-old traditions of Italian cooking with fresh, artisanal ingredients from small California family farms and ranches, creating a frozen pizza that is unlike any other. If that isn’t enough, you can have Pizza Antica fresh from your oven on your table in less than 10 minutes! Stop in our frozen department to find Pizza Antica and enjoy a classic Roman-style pizza tonight!

Bianchini’s seafood festival begins this Wednesday, to kick things off, we’re offering a can’t miss sale. All Tonnino
glass jar tuna is 20% off. Tonnino hand cuts and hand packs their tuna in glass jars to show that the quality of each filet is clearly visible and helps keep the filets intact. Tonnino uses the pole and line fishing method to catch their tuna. This ensures that each tuna is wildly caught and sustainable for the ocean by minimizing the bycatch of other fish and sea life. Browse our selection of premium Tonnino tuna and other fine seafood during Bianchini’s Lenten Seafood Festival. And be sure to watch for more delicious deals in
the coming weeks!

Attention all Bay Area Seafood Lovers, this Wednesday, March 5th, Bianchini’s Lenten Seafood Festival begins! In the upcoming weeks and throughout the celebration of Lent, fresh seafood will be delivered daily to our stores, ensuring that Bianchini’s has the finest seafood available for our customers. We hope we can make your Lenten meals memorable and delicious. And be on the lookout for spectacular seafood specials in the upcoming weeks. If you need a little Lenten menu inspiration, browse our delectable seafood recipe collection. From baked to blackened, broiled or grilled, our seafood collection is as vast as the sea!

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The 97th Academy Awards are this Sunday, March 2nd. A night of glitz, glamor and film excellence. Before the show begins, stop by Bianchini’s and let us help you create an Oscar worthy cheese and charcuterie board to enjoy with your friends and family. Our cheese department carries everything from specialty to domestic and imported cheeses, like aged cheddar, brie, camembert and gruyere. Our deli department has an assortment of premium meats, like mortadella, prosciutto, salami and serrano ham. And if you want to add some savory and sweet additions to your board, we carry a selection of olives, roasted peppers, dried fruits, nuts, jams, jellies and spreads, along with gourmet crackers and artisan baguettes. As always, our staff will be on hand to assist to offer serving suggestions and answer pairing questions.

Today we’re celebrating the crunchy triangle we all love, the tortilla chip! National Tortilla Chip Day is held annually on February 24th. The triangle-shaped tortilla chip was popularized by Rebecca Webb Carranza in the 1940s. She sought a way to use the misshapen tortillas that were rejected from the automated tortilla manufacturing machine. She cut the tortillas into triangles, fried them, and sold them for a dime a bag. Stop by our store and pick up a bag of Bianchini’s tortilla chips and enjoy their crispy, crunchy goodness. And be sure to try our nacho recipe below.

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