Readers, What Should $50 Get Me at Dean & DeLuca?
My parents got me a $50 Dean & DeLuca gift card for, um, Christmas. I know, I know. I still have money on similar Christmas cards from Borders and LL Bean, too. Seems they’re all burning the slowest of holes in my pocket.
My question is, dear reader, what the hell should I buy with my D&D card? Do you have a favorite food item there? Something you’ve always meant to try but never have?
Should I get a Wagyu burger, dabble instead in some exotic spice, or pick up a conversation piece like coffee oil? Go the decadent route? Or just hit their cafe? I’m at a loss.
Leave your suggestion about which edible that costs around $50 (give or take) I should pick up either in comments or by shooting me an email. I’ll buy the best suggestion, and let you know how it worked out.
4 comments posted
Posted by: Dave G. - 05/07/2008
Top-quality salt and smoked paprika. Their Chinese five-spice blend is particularly sharp. It’s always fun to pick up items not typically sold elsewhere, like super-fancy canned fish, uncommon mushrooms, rare small birds, a weird cheese, or old cured pork… Perhaps you could do five-spiced squabs stuffed with matsutakes or something like that. For more immediate satisfaction, their little meatloafs (meatloaves?) from the cafe are great.
Posted by: Chavi - 05/07/2008
I can’t tell you what else to buy … but I insist that you buy at least the Sugar Tower (on sale for $20!): http://deandeluca.com/pantry/baking-ingredients/sugar-tower.aspx
Who do you know has a sugar tower? Really?
Posted by: Pete Guither - 05/08/2008
I’d probably go to the cheese counter and ask the salesperson to surprise me with a sampler of $50 worth of imported cheeses.
Posted by: Jessica Lee - 05/12/2008
Cheese for sure. I would go for the epoisses and also get proscuitto de parma ($30/lb). They also have amazing Norwegian cured salmon.
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