Vol. 4 Issue 5                                                                              may 2022

Portland’s Coming Up Roses Again

After two years of absence, Portland’s favorite springtime event, the Rose Festival, is back in full force and in person. Starlight, Junior, and Grand Floral parades are back along with opening night fireworks, the CityFair at Waterfront Park, dragon boat races and much more.
 
Here at Sheridan, we’re going through a sort of rebirth and renewal as well. A long-time customer favorite, the bulk aisle, is back. We’re also doing some minor reconfiguration to help improve your shopping experience. This month, we’re featuring an oft overlooked vegetable the spring onion (not to be confused with green onions which are scallions). Find out why they have become so popular. Lastly, check out new flavors of Tony’s Chocolonely now available at the store.
 
May is Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage month. Let’s celebrate their amazing cultures and contributions to American society. We also would like to wish a Happy Memorial Day to all veterans who have served and continue to serve this country and keep us safe.

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

We’ve been through a lot over the last two and a half years. Now that there is some semblance of normality, the store is implementing some changes so we can better serve you.
 
The first thing you’ll notice is our hours of operation. The store has new hours, and we open daily at 8 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. The second biggest change we’ve put in place is the start and end day of our weekly special. New specials start on Wednesday and end the following Tuesday. These changes were necessary so we can get the best pricing and best deals for you.
 
Our scoop-what-you-need bulk department is open again. Baking supplies, bulk nuts, spices, dried herbs, grains, rice, and much more are self-serve minimizing over buying and waste.
 
Our deli is now open again on weekends from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A limited number of breakfast and lunch items will be available along with espresso drinks and hot tea. Sliced-to-order deli meats and cheese are also available while the deli is open and at the department after 4 p.m.
 
If you’ve been in the store lately, you’ll also notice we’ve moved some things around. The apples are now consolidated into one case and are no longer in two separate locations. Case packs of seltzer water are now in the old apple case. Specialty refrigerated olives are in the deli case and all the vegan and vegetarian items are in the dairy case. Packaged shredded cheese and bricks are now located in the cooler next to the kitchen and the meat department, near the specialty cheese case.
 
All this moving around makes it more convenient for you to find what you need. In the coming weeks, we will add more variety and bring in more of the things you want to buy. Stay tuned, change is in the air!

Add Some Spring Onions in Your Step

You know spring is in full swing when bunches of this green vegetable start to show up on our produce shelves. BBQ Spring Onions, so named because they are delicious grilled.
 
BBQ Spring Onions look like scallions (green onions) with bigger bulbs averaging 1"-2" on the root end. The bulbs are smooth, firm, crisp, and succulent. The tubular leaves have a stiff, thick, and crunchy consistency that go from dark green to a pale green tone near the bulb. The edible leaves have a stronger taste with herbaceous, onion-like flavors with grassy nuances. Spring onion bulbs contain more sugars and are devoid of the gases present in more mature bulbs. This results in a sweet mild, and mellow flavor ideal for eating raw.
 
Thinly slice spring onions and toss them into salads or add a delightful crispy layer onto your sandwiches. The best way to enjoy the inherent sweetness of this vegetable is to brush the whole plant with olive oil, season with sea salt and pepper, and grill it over an open flame. Cook it long enough for char marks to form and then turn it over and repeat the process. Use this as side dish with your favorite grilled meats. Spring onions pair well with other spring vegetables such as asparagus, peas, radishes, and baby lettuce.
 
Spring onions were popularized by famous American chef Alice Waters when she used them raw in a sandwich with butter and sea salt. She was inspired by a similar dish created by Portland native and culinary giant James Beard, who had served it at his catering company in New York.
 
If you would like to try these delicious spring morsels, come in soon. Spring onions are only available for a short period in the spring before onions grow out of their juvenile stage. They are available for purchase in store, via Instacart, curbside pickup, or home delivery.

New Chocolate Varieties So You Feel Less Lonely

Tony’s Chocolonely is a fair trade, slave free, and sustainably sourced chocolate maker in The Netherlands. Their core mission is to end slave labor practices in the chocolate making process.
 
The company was founded in 2005 by Dutch television producer and journalist Teun van de Keuken. In 2002, he began producing programs about the abuses within the cocoa industry for his show and soon realized the inequalities in the chocolate making process and the industry’s reliance on unfair practice of slave labor.
 
Van de Keuken was inspired and confident he could make tasty chocolate without the usual industry pitfalls and Tony’s Chocolonely was born. When unwrapped, the chocolate bars are unevenly divided, symbolizing the inequal distribution of incomes in the chocolate industry. His delicious, oversized bars were an instant hit and the product soon spread across Europe. In 2015, Tony’s Chocolonely was introduced to the U.S. where they opened their first international office right here in Portland, Oregon.
 
Tony’s Chocolonely is one of our best-selling chocolates at Sheridan. They recently introduced a bevy of new flavors to their lineup of large 6.35 oz. bars. First up is the super simple Milk Chocolate Wafer Cookie bar made with 32% cacao silky smooth milk chocolate enrobing a crisp wafer cookie.
 
Next up is Milk Chocolate Caramel Cookie, a delicious combo of creamy, dreamy 32% milk chocolate, crunchy biscuit bits and great big gobs of chewy caramel. This bar will disappear down your gullet before you know it.
 
If you’re a fan of gianduja, you’re going to love their new Milk Chocolate Hazelnut Cookie bar. Impossibly creamy milk chocolate filled with finely chopped hazelnut bits and delicately crunchy wafer. It’s a little bit fancy but a lot of delicious.
 
Finally, there is the Dark Chocolate Cocoa Cookie Citrusy Caramel bar. It is made with incredibly rich 51% dark chocolate filled with crunchy, citrus-spiked caramel and crispy dark chocolate choco cookies. This bar is super pack with flavor but somehow remains bright due to the citrus.
 
There are a couple more new bars we have not been able to get our hands on including their creamy and rich 42% Dark Milk Chocolate and the Milk Chocolate Caramel, Almonds, Pretzel, Nougat, and Sea Salt. When they are available, they will be added to the line up.
 
In the meantime, give these new bars a try. We’re sure you’ll like them.