Adventures in running a web-based food business
Guests in my office often ask me: Why do you have the far back corner of your office draped off in sheets? Any guesses? It’s a breast pumping station! Katy recently came back from maternity leave and needs to pump. The choice was to either carve out a little private space for Katy or let …
It’s that time of year! Not the time you are thinking of … It’s the time of year to clear out of our sample supplies so we can start fresh for next year. We’ve got some great Dried chilies, Dried ‘shrooms, some vanilla beans for a lucky few and a whole host of random delicious …
What a tough competition. This contest business can be really hard to judge. Case in point, our Fregola Dessert recipe challenge. We have to give a big nod to all of the bloggers, they put up some really delicious recipes. The internal poll for this challenge even resulted in a three-way tie that I had …
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It’s an exciting day at the Marx Foods office when somebody sends us samples. Today is particularly exciting because they’re samples of goodies made with our products! Wild Poppy is a California organic juice company that’s looking to take your Snapple-weary taste buds on exciting culinary journeys they’ve never experienced before. Their flavors include Plum …
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The Virtual Potluck bloggers blew us away with their Thanksgiving-themed recipes from our first recipe adventure together. Remember the deliciousness? Check it out here if you need a refresher. These bloggers threw down the gauntlet in terms of tastiness, so we upped the stakes after the recipes were submitted by surprising the bloggers with one …
The stage is set. Photo Shoot Day tomorrow. Seafood edition. I’m pretty excited about tomorrow. We’re working with lobster, dungeness crab, halibut cheeks & geoduck. Plus, our new chef’s specialty is seafood. It could be epic. I’m also excited to host our Eaters of Honor, Jenny & Jenny. We invited them as a thanks for putting …
Simple. Their babies are able to clean a kobe tomahawk steak to the bone. 😉 The below is from our new chef, Autumn. We sent her home from our last shoot with a tomahawk and it looks like her family made quick work of it. Meet Sophia & Bell, Seattle’s incarnation of the chupacabra. They are responsible for …
Our friends at Will Bake for Food are back again this year putting on their annual fundraising bake sale and let me tell you, it’s going to be epic. Food bloggers from all over the city will bake their best treats. Then, you come to the bake sale and trade in either cash or canned …
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That scale is in kilos. Can’t even imagine how to slice that puppy. No words necessary. Italian White Alba Truffle season is on!
Last year Will Bake For Food raised 1,903 pounds of food and $946 for Northwest Harvest, from whom I just learned that 1 of 7 Washington families struggled to feed their families last year. Wow, that’s a lot. Seattle friends … Will Bake For Food is returning this year. And, it is going to be bigger and badder …
Dan May, author of the Red Hot Chile Cookbook and his publisher, Sandra Ng, graciously sent us a copy of this cookbook and we really liked what we read, so Katie wrote up a book review. Dan May’s Red Hot Chile Cookbook is a collection of recipes sure to please any chile-lover. The recipes hail …
We love you too. And, not just because you are a self-declared lifetime customer. We admire your creativity and clearly evident bright spirit! Everybody, check out this amazing card I just got in the mail. Here’s the front: And, here’s the inside: