Online Sources for Gourmet Kosher Products
Here’s a quick overview of online stores we’ve recently discovered that carry interesting gourmet kosher items. (Thanks to those of you who have sent in tips!) If you have experience with any of these vendors, please comment.
Gourmet Food Store
Gourmet Food Store carries a handful of interesting kosher imports like French foie gras, Scottish smoked salmon, and Canadian caviar. When it first opened, they had a wide selection of European kosher cheeses (French, Swiss, Italian, Danish), which seem to have since vanished. The overnight shipping for perishables is considerable — $24.00 for 1st pound — which is why I didn’t make an order even when they had more stock. Regardless, check them out, and keep an eye out for new Kosher products. Plus, by using the link above, you can support Kosher Blog with your order.
ChefShop.com
This Yahoo! Store has an entire section of Kosher gourmet products, ranging from asian and tex-mex sauces, to Passover desserts by François Payard, to specialty honeys.
KosherItalia.com
KosherItalia.com is a new source for Italian products, including cheese, olives, and pasta. The cheeses are pricey (everything $20/lb. and up), though not out of line with, say, the prices of Williams-Sonoma offerings. The second-day air shipping that’s required ($20, up to 5 lb.) may give you pause. The site doesn’t yet have online ordering (phone, fax, e-mail only). I think it’s quite promising, and would really stand out if it had a wider selection of products and a more professional design.
Try as I might, I can’t find any mention of a hecksher at the Payard website. Anyone know the story?
I actualy ordered the cake; really ejoyed the chocolate one;have not had lemon one yet. It is the french rabbinate hasgacha and is chalav yisrael. look at http://www.crossingsfrenchf... for more info
Try kosher caviar at http://www.ezcaviar.comkosher balsamic vinegar at http://www.chefswarehouse.comBALSAMIC VIN "KOSHER"MANICARDI All Manacardi balsamic’s are D.O.C. vinegars and are produced in their own facility in Modena. This balsamic is certified Kosher.
Thanks for the link-I just checked out http://www.kosheritalia.comThe cheeses seemed pretty reasonable- $12.99 the highest.I emailed a question about 2nd day ship and because I’m in the NY area they told me Ground Ship would do - for MUCH cheaper! I ordered 1 of each and expect my order tomorrow! I’ll let you know if they deliver as promised.
Kosher Canadian Red Salmon Caviaris at least double of what it is in the stores. Walk into any Russian food store and you will find several different kinds of red salmon caviar with hecksher at about half the price. And also who needs two pounds of it?Other wise the site is great as well as this blog. This is my first time here. Thank you.
Just to prove my self right (or wrong) I took a 15-mile detour yesterday and went into a Russian store. To see what they had for caviar. And there it was 2.2 lb package for $28.99. Kosher, O U, and it is not some Canadian caviar, it is real good stuff. So, though those gourmet so called sites, offer us all kind of interesting things do your homework before spending 120 dollars on something that only cost 30 bucks.