Upper Midwest Gourmet

Two new tasty flavors from Cappuccine!

Kona Mocha & Coconut Cream

Now in stock at UMG!

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The newest flavor from Umpqua Oats oatmeal is a total hit!

Everyone loves the addition to Umpqua Oat’s already great selection of flavors.

Raspberries, Strawberries, Blackberries, and Pecans and awesome oatmeal! YUM!

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Just ask us about your options next time you order!

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We are really excited to finally have this awesome delipaste flavor in stock.

It can be used to make blackberry gelato or sorbetto and can even be used in pastry and savory applications as well!

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Brand New Iced Teas from Numi Organic

BERRIED TREASURES – Delicious and fruity, this brilliant ruby Fruit tea blends dried hibiscus, currants, pineapple, apple, cherries, and bananas. Its naturally sweet taste makes it a true gem.

HIGH MOUNTAIN BLACK – The finest black iced tea made with single-estate, whole leaf, organic black tea leaves, bursting with rich flavors. It brews to an amber liquor low in astringency and clean on the palate.

CLASSIC BLACK – Organic and Fair trade brisk black tea brews a smooth flavorful glass.

CITRUS GREEN – Organic and Fair trade smooth green tea infused with a refreshing lemon zest.

TROPICAL SUNSET – Organic and Fair trade black tea blended with exotic fruits for a tropical flavor.

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We pride ourselves on being ahead of the curve when it comes to industry innovations and the new Elmeco Quickream soft serve ice machine is no exception!

This 110 volt, counter-top machine has a small footprint and an awesome price point. This is a great way to offer soft serve ice cream or even soft gelato using the Fabbri ingredients from Italy. We believe this will be great for smaller-sized cafes and restaurants that want to offer homemade ice cream/gelato on site without needing the space or money for a traditional gelato set-up (batch freezer, display case, etc…).

We will have this machine in our new training cafe, UP, and really think it will be a easy addition for any business looking to add ice cream to their offerings!

It works great with our new Dairy or Non-Dairy soft serve ice cream base from Pacific Natural Foods flavored with Fabbri delipastes from Italy and will be an exceptional machine for using the Fabbri Simple products (fully balanced mix of base powder, sugars, and all-natural flavors).

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We are very pleased to announce that we now offer the awesome Synesso Espresso Machines! That’s right, the The Cyncra™, The Hydra™ and The Hybrid™ are all available from Upper Midwest Gourmet.

We met a bunch of the great people from the Synesso company at SCAA, Portland and are really excited to be working with them. This opportunity to have what we consider to be the “best of the best” available to us is very cool and we even plan on showcasing one of these sweet machines in the new cafe, UP.

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We are really excited that the Blended Beverage & Soft Serve Bases from Pacific Natural Foods are going to be part of our offerings soon!

Here are few of the reasons why we like it so much:

• Simply blend with ice and espresso, or fresh fruits and juices to create indulgent frappés and smoothies.
• USDA Organic and Certified to the Source® ingredients, No Powders!
• Convenient, 32 oz. aseptic packaging – No refrigeration required (until opened).
• Available in Dairy (Gluten Free) and Non-Dairy (Gluten Free & Vegan) versions.
• Also performs perfectly in your soft-serve machine!

Here are some information sheets about this awesome product that we will have in stock very soon:

Blended Beverage Base – Dairy & Non-Dairy – Pacific Natural Foods

Soft Serve Base – Dairy & Non-Dairy – Pacific Natural Foods

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Here’s a few pictures of the truffles I made using Ghirardelli chocolate chips and cocoa powder, Fabbri delipaste and a bit of cream and butter.

Fairly simple. Absolutely delicious. Feel free to contact me for the recipe.

There’s nothing quite like the nutty, syrupy sweetness of a good porter.  There’s nothing quite like the soft sweetness of  hand-crafted gelato. So, imagine if you will combining this two fantastic flavor sensations into one delightful frozen treat.

Lo and behold, Moka Porter Gelato made with Town Hall Brewery’s Porter and an assortment of Fabbri delipastes.

A match made in heaven.

For more information on this gelato experimentation at Fat Lorenzo’s see my full blog post.

That’s right, we are bringing pour-over coffee brewing to the forefront in the Upper Midwest and we want you on board!

We will be doing it with the help our newest offerings from Hario and Chemex.

Both companies make some amazing brewing devices and we are very excited to work with them.

Here are links to the Hario and Chemex products:

Hario

Chemex

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As many of you know, things always seem to take a little longer than expected to get up and running when opening a cafe.

UP will be an open to the public cafe serving Flamenco Organic coffee and espresso roasted on site, Italian gelato made fresh on site, and tasty baked goods and panini’s all made from local ingredients.

The best part for all of you is that this cafe will be our brand new fully operational training cafe and state-of-the-art showroom. We will be able to have you come in with your staff to get full company trainings. In areas like espresso, coffee, and gelato preparation, this can be very beneficial to everyone!

If you have any questions about the UP, please Contact Us.

Yes, the rumors are true, Newco no longer makes their OSC coffee brewers.

We just sold the last one we had in stock and, unfortunately, won’t be able to get more in the future.

We do have the replacement carafes still in stock though should you ever need those.

• Newco Replacement Carafe for OCS-12:  Steel lined 12 Cup
• Newco Replacement Carafe for OCS-8:  Glass lined 8 Cup

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It’s never too early to start thinking about the next trade show.

That is why we are already telling everyone now that we are in booths 100/102/104 at Chicago Coffee Fest in June 2012.  We will be making gelato on a Carpigiani Coldelite batch freezer and displaying in one of the new Ciam Pozzetti display cases.  We will definitely be serving our award-winning Flamenco Organic Coffee along with a ton of other great products for you to check out and sample.

Here are the basics:

When – June 8th-10th 2012

Where – Navy Pier, 600 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611

Registration Information

Early Bird is $20 per person if registered by Sunday, 5/20/2012. $30 per person after that.

Onsite Registration Hours: Trade Show and educational Classes
Friday & Saturday: 7:00am to 4:30pm
Sunday: 7:30am to 3:30pm

Show Hours:
Exhibition Hours:
Friday & Saturday: 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Sunday: 12pm to 4:00pm

Educational Training
Friday & Saturday: 8:00am to 6:00pm
Sunday: 8:00am to 4:00pm

If you have any questions about the trade show, please Contact Us.

This process, although taking longer than expected, is really getting us excited for this new cafe and training space that we plan to have completed in the next few months.

Our newest additions include new full length windows (will add a ton more natural light into the cafe), leveled floors, finished floors in the new kitchen, new electrical, and we are almost ready to start on the ceilings and finish the floors.

Here are some pictures to help you the idea:

New kitchen floor:

We hope you enjoy our updates and can’t wait for you to visit once we are “Up!” and running!

We are happy to announce that one of our favorites from Deep River Snacks, the White Cheddar Popcorn, is back!

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