This Week's Food

Get Ready for Turkey!

Did you hear about the spontaneous turkey?

It decided to wing it.

I'll apologize in advance for this week's newsletter. I think that being a new mom to a 12 and 9 year old has turned the frontal and parietal lobes in my brain into a primordial soup where only dad jokes, obscure musical references and thoughts of melted cheese remain.

Posted on October 24, 2025

Joe Grotto

Pass the Bowl

Hey friends,

Quick note before we dive headlong into the dumpster fire that will be this email.

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and Joe and I have been hard at work crafting this year's offerings for you. There will be turkeys, gravy, stuffing, pies, pie crust, rolls and all the veggies by that pound that you need to meticulously peel and sautée in an unreasonable amount of butter (which we will also have, along with local heavy cream and half and half if you're still dying for more fat/flavor)

Posted on October 17, 2025

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Holy Shishito!

(Do I repeat that email title roughly every year at this time? I sure do.

Have I gotten any positive feedback from our customers that they like that joke and would love to see more of it? I have not.)

This week we have beautiful shishito peppers from Clark Farm. These guys are a mostly sweet Japanese variety of pepper. The sweet facade holds an exciting secret, however. About one in every 10 -20 of these wrinkly little wonders is sneaky hot. So spin the wheel and let us know what you get!

Posted on October 10, 2025

Joe Grotto

Two quick asks!

We are taking a brief pause from our regularly scheduled completely unhinged content (sorry about last weeks email - that was nuts!) to come to you with two quick requests:

1- Please, pretty please return your bags and ice packs. We clean and sanitize them every week to try to be a low waste company. Key to that effort is getting those suckers back!

Posted on October 03, 2025

Joe Grotto

Aw, nuts!

This week's Treat of the Week is one of my all time favourites. (Yes, I am feeling British, thank you for asking. It's all the Great British Baking Show I have been mainlining.)

Q's Nuts in Somerville has cooked up some of their Autumn Roast Pecans to show up in your shares this week and we can't wait. This roast combines autumnal spices (and no. I did not, and I repeat DID NOT, say "pumpkin spice". Get on out of here with that) with orange peel and brandy. YUM.

Posted on September 26, 2025

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HULK SMASH

Ladies and Gentlefolk,

Summer is winding down but that doesn't mean that that grill of yours doesn't still need some love and affection.

This week Joe has curated the perfect smash burger collection for you. Beef from Cold Spring Ranch, Hamburger buns in bread of the week, Cheddar Cheese from Pineland at cheese of the week - you see this dream being written out in real time.

Posted on September 20, 2025

Joe Grotto

Lets go, Pesto!!!

This week the MVP is basil pesto from Deano's Pasta. Dean and Hala Matarazzo, the husband and wife team behind Deano's are 4th generation pasta makers, their families have been cranking out incredible pasta, sauces and ravioli since 1947. Their products are great and they happen to be wonderful people to work with.

Posted on September 12, 2025

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The question on everyone's mind...

Friends, we are finally here to answer the question that is burning in all of your brains: how the hell is tofu made?

Calm your curious brains, we are here for you.

This week we have certified organic tofu from the good folks at Heiwa in Rockport, Maine. They use local organic soybeans in their process and magically turn it into the vegetarian blocks of deliciousness we deliver to you and offer a la carte in the store!

Posted on September 05, 2025

Joe Grotto

What did the buffalo say when his kid went to college?

Good morning friends!

To all of you missing the horror show that is my dad joke repertoire, I'm back.

Jokes aside, we have some very serious meats for you this week. We have bison hot dogs from Yankee Farmers Market owned by Keira Farmer, pictured.

We have known Keira for years and FUN FACT have known her Ops Manager Ginger Snow for even longer. Ginger was a super star on the Boston Militia, the Boston Women's Professional tackle football team. I got to play with Ginger for a few years and witness the magic. While I was technically on the team I might as well have been the water boy compared to her.

Posted on August 29, 2025

Joe Grotto

A perfect pie

Good morning friends!

To all you pizza fanatics out there, this week is your week.

As an evangelical pizza fanatic I am thrilled about the basket of goodies Joe has gathered for you. Heirloom tomatoes, sweet local corn and basil are ready to make a holy union with pizza dough from A&J King and cozy up with the burrata in the role of Cheese of the Week.

Posted on August 22, 2025

Joe Grotto

Well that's just dandy!

Good morning friends!

This week we have dandelion greens in all shares from our friends at Clark Farm.

Maybe you're thinking to yourself; "Erin, you write about Clark Organic Farm a LOT in these newsletters. What, are you in loooooooove with Clark Organic Farm? Do you want to maaaaarrry it?".

Posted on August 15, 2025

Joe Grotto

Sweet Dreams are Made of Cheese

Happy Friday!

Hi! I’m Brian! I’ve worked for Family Dinner for about 4 years. I answer your emails, talk too much about the Red Sox for any of my coworkers’ liking, and last year, I hiked the Appalachian Trail. Today, I’m taking the baton from Erin and Joe and writing today’s Family Dinner newsletter!

Posted on August 08, 2025

Joe Grotto

C is for COOKIE

Good morning friends,

It's Friday morning and maybe you, like me, are dreaming of cookies.

We have you covered. This week the treat hails from our friends at Lark Fine Foods in Essex, MA. This incredible woman owned business has been cranking out "Cookies for Grown Ups" for years. After 20 years in financial services, and “on a Lark,” owner Brooke Carroll ventured into the specialty food world with her husband, Bob. Lark Fine Foods in Essex is a 100% women-owned company making a line of cookies and savory biscuits that have flavor profiles designed to appeal to mature palates, which means you don't have to share them with your kids and they pair well with a Negroni.

Posted on August 02, 2025

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