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Upper Midwest Gourmet is a one-stop, wholesale distributor of specialty food service ingredients, Flamenco fair trade organic coffee, Italian gelato ingredients and equipment, hundreds of other gourmet beverages and foods, café equipment and machines, and environmentally-conscious supplies like cups, napkins, and eco-sleeves.
Upper Midwest Gourmet
1901 Traffic St. NE Minneapolis, MN 55413
Office: (612)728-7208 / Fax: (612)728-7227 / E-mail: info@uppermidwestgourmet.com
Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30am-5pm / Friday 9am-1pm (Central Time)
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By Sarah Bailey, on July 23rd, 2010
I recently found myself craving a “berry cheesecake” style desert and promptly decided to make some gelato with our Fabbri Ricotta base. I used blueberries, because this craving was a very specific one, but there are several berry options that would do quite nicely in this recipe, namely Fabbri’s Amarena (Cherry), Frutta di Bosco (Wild Fruits) or Fragolosa (Strawberry) Variegates. Luckily for me I have Fabbri’s imported Italian gelato ingredients and a Bravo Trittico 18 Mechanic “hot process” batch freezer at my fingertips. (You may also obtain these ingredients, this batch freezer, and a plethora of other products and equipment by contacting our office @ 612-728-7208, hint. hint).
For one 5 liter batch of the Ricotta gelato you will need:
750 grams Fabbri Ricotta base
1500 grams milk
175 grams sugar
200 grams fresh ricotta
Directions:
Add ricotta powder and sugar into milk, mix well. If using a cold process machine, heat milk so that the powders dissolve completely.
Once powders are mixed well, add in fresh ricotta and again mix thoroughly.
According to your machine, hot process your mix or move directly onto freezing.
When extracting the gelato from your batch freezer, stop half way through and layer in the fruit/berry variegate of your choice. Finish extracting the second half of the gelato, then layer your remaining variegate on top in an aesthetically pleasing fashion.
Proceed to serve this tasty treat to the delight of all!
By Sarah Bailey, on June 23rd, 2010
Here at Upper Midwest Gourmet, we carry Ghirardelli sunrise unsweetened cocoa, and as a baker looking to expand my horizons, I couldn’t help grabbing a sample of sunrise cocoa to try a few new recipes. (If you find that you have a similar urge, give us a call and we can send you a sample of your very own.) So, I decided on Red Velvet cupcakes and after finding them to be delicious, used some of the ingredients I had on hand for another recipe- buttermilk brownies.
Red Velvet Cupcakes:
Ingredients:
| 1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 fluid ounce red food coloring*
* This amount of red food coloring is required to get that pure “red” color, but I did not use nearly this much. It is a matter of looks and totally up to you, the baker to decide |
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup Ghirardelli Sunrise unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt |
Continue reading Ghiradelli Sunrise Recipes.
By David Chall, on June 22nd, 2010
Do you like Key Lime Pie? Me too. My favorite new Gelato flavor is Key Lime Pie using the Fabbri recipe from our recent Gelato workshop. It’s creamy and sour and little pieces of yummy graham cracker crust, oh, I feel like I’m in South Beach when I’m eating it. It’s the perfect summer flavor and it’s soooooo easy to make. Want the recipe? Give us a call and we’ll tell you how to make it.
Cheers, David
By Michael Applen, on June 7th, 2010
  
We had a blast at Coffee Fest Minneapolis this year and want to say “Thank You” to everyone that stopped by our booth and chatted with us.
Our Flamenco coffees were very well-received by all and we are glad that we waited until to this show to unveil our newest dark blend, Minnesota Mudd! The Rancilio Lever machine pulled some amazing Matador espresso shots to anyone that needed that extra caffeine.
The Barista Fria Smoothies and Frappes (with the awesome ice shaving machine) definitely caught a lot of people’s attention. Per usual, we were the only ones with Italian Gelato and Sorbetto that we made fresh for the show! Also starring in our booth were the new flavors from Cappuccine being blended on a Vita-Mix blender (Cafe Mocha Chip & Mint Chip Cookies and Creme) and the new flavor from Big Train being blended on a BlendTec blender (No Sugar Added Vanilla Smoothie).
It is customers like all of you that took part in the show that make our jobs as great as they are. We will continue to work as hard as possible to serve you as a leader in the cafe industry. At Upper Midwest Gourmet we pride ourselves on being more than just a distributor and a roastery, but a business that makes sure your busines is successful.
Here are some pictures from the festival:
 
 
 
If you have interest in these products or working with us, please Contact Us. Thanks again,
By Michael Applen, on May 3rd, 2010
UMG is happy to announce some new products:
  
- Sugarcane Plates: 6″ & 9″ round plates (perfect for any food, hot or cold, and completely biodegradable/compostable!)
(For pricing or additional product information, please Contact Us. Thank you.)
By Michael Applen, on April 5th, 2010
Hooray for Spring!
Please check out our newest Brewsletter – Volume 40 – Spring 2010
Also, please go to the Brewsletters Page on our website to download and read previous Brewsletters. They contain lots of useful information!
Enjoy and thanks again from all of us at UMG!
By Michael Applen, on February 18th, 2010
Please click below for an updated Flamenco Offerings List – February 2010
Thanks again to all of you that love your Fair Trade Organic coffees from Flamenco Organic Coffee Company.
Feel free to Contact Us for more information or Order Yours today!
By Sarah Bailey, on February 16th, 2010
Many of you may be familiar with our Italian product line Fabbri, which produces a variety of gelato and pastry ingredients. The most common application for these products, specifically with the delipaste, is to flavor gelato. Well, this weekend I went home with a few samples of the Pistachio Fine delipaste, some rose extract oil and a mind set on experimentation. I love baking and I really don’t do it often enough, yet I have all of these exotic and delicious ingredients at my fingertips. Well, I decided enough is enough. It’s time to start taking advantage of the Fabbri products and commence experimental baking.
On Friday, I found a recipe for Pistachio cupcakes and Rose Petal buttercream online. I tweaked the recipe in order to accommodate my flavoring ingredients and improvised on quantities a bit. I’m a true believer in “to taste” baking, at least with flavoring ingredients. This recipe is a chiffon-style cake and can be labor-intensive and/or tricky, but never fear. The end result is delicious and well worth the effort.
So here it is:
Pistachio Cupcakes
36 regular cupcakes / 350 degree oven
*2-3/4 cups cake flour sifted
1-1/4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons baking powder
**1/2 -3/4 cup grape seed oil (or vegetable oil)
8 egg yolks (approximately 6 ounces)
1/2 cup water
4-6 ounces pistachio delipaste
10 egg whites (approximately 10 ounces)
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cream of tarter
Continue reading Pistachio Rose Cupcake Recipe
By Kevin Selig, on February 5th, 2010
Wisconsin Food Expo Milwaukee, WI; March 8th through the 10th, 2010 - Booth 748
Ah yes, the show season is soon to be upon us. For starters, Upper Midwest Gourmet will be showing off our duds again this year in Milwaukee Wisconsin at the Wisconsin Restaurant Associations annual Expo to be held at the Airline Center in downtown Milwaukee on March 8th trough the 10th (Mon-Wed). Go to www.wirestaurant.org/expo/ for more details on this show and to register. As in the past years, UMG has a boat load of FREE PASSES for Wednesday the 10th, the last day of the show. Please contact us direct at 612-728-7208 or contact Kevin direct at 612-250-8277 or Kevin@umgcoffee.com and we will mail you the tickets. You will need to register them once you have the ticket code. This can be done the day of the show at the door. This year we will be highlighting our new line of Ce Organic and Fair Trade, all natural flavoring syrups, our new International Paper Insulated Hold & Go Hot cups, Angela Marie’s Mega Marshmallow Munchies crisp rice bars, Pacific Foods Organic Simply coffee & tea ready to drink products, Deep River all natural chips and snacks, and our new Flamenco Organic Coffee Direct coffees. We will also have a new espresso machine on hand for your review, use and sampling of our espressos.
This is one of those shows that our staff ALWAYS looks forward to because of the amount of you that take the time to visit with us there and the many new customers we are lucky enough to meet each year. Of the many food & coffee shows that we show at, this has always been the best run and most fun to attend so I encourage you to try to make it if you can, you will not be disappointed!
Coffee Fest Minneapolis, MN, June 04 – 06, 2010
We are very excited to announce that the folks at Coffee Fest have scheduled one of their 2010 show right here in Minneapolis this year in June. Coffee Fest is still one of the better coffee focused shows in the industry so we expect nothing less at this show. We among many other local, regional and international companies will be showing. This Upper Midwest region of the country is finally getting the recognition we have so rightfully earned in the coffee world so this show should be full of useful information for any café owner in this market. As more details come in, we will continue to pass them on to you so please stay tuned or go directly to www.coffeefest.com for more details and to register for this show.
We always love to see our customers at every show we attend so please do come and say hello at one or both of these shows. Upper Midwest Gourmet will also be announcing our annual picnic/open house very soon so please stay tuned for that date to be made.
We thank you all for your continued support and patronage. We are nothing without our great customers and we are driven by your support to continue to improve our services and offerings to you!
See you at the shows!
By Michael Applen, on January 1st, 2010
All of us at Upper Midwest Gourmet would like to wish you, your family, your friends, and your staff a very Happy and Healthy New Year in 2010! We truly believe that your success creates our success and we promise to continue to support and serve you as much as possible!
Please always know that we are just a phone call or email away. UMG has been on the cutting edge of the coffee shop and cafe industry for almost 20 years! We have seen the latest and greatest fads come and go, but there are a few constants that will always remain the same. Coffee drinks and blended beverages are your bread and butter because of their great profit margins. I agree with my previous statement, but I’ve learned that to be truly successful offering retail sales and food is a must.
One constant that makes any businesss successful is a self-motivated staff with ambitious goals along with a desire to always work hard no matter if it is within their job description or not. This is something amazing that I witness everyday working at UMG, but also something that is very obvious in many of the most succesful cafes that we work with. Striving to always be better is something that rarely breeds anything, but success.
Our guarantee to you, our customers, in this new year and decade is that we will continue to strive to always be better. In fact, we will be taking a coffee origin trip to Dominican Republic to meet our Flamenco Direct Relationship coffee friends and their families in February. This will give us a better understanding of all aspects of coffee production, but will more importantly build a stronger relationship with people we care about, just like our customers. We want you to know that there may be other companies that sell similar type products, but you will never find a company with more personal dedication to their customers than us.
We aren’t just a Midwest distributor of coffee shop products or just a Fair Trade Organic coffee roastery in Minnesota or just a gelato equipment and ingredient company. We are so much more than all of those titles and all we want is a chance to prove that to you this year!
Please Contact Us if you have any questions about what we can do for you.
Thanks for your support!
By Michael Applen, on December 28th, 2009
Check out UMG and Flamenco Organic’s own, Charles Roberson, hanging out with some of the Vikings O-Line, Pat and Kevin Williams, over the Holidays!
Who else thinks Charles should be trying out for the Vikes next year?
By Kevin Selig, on December 21st, 2009
By Michael Applen, on December 1st, 2009
First of all, thank you to everyone that came and voted for Flamenco Organic Coffee Company at the 20th Annual Calhoun Coffeefest!
Flamenco Organic Coffee Company is very proud to announce that AGAIN we WON 1st place decaf coffee and also 1st place specialty coffee at this years Calhoun Coffee Fest!
Flamenco’s own – Beans & Beards!
We love taking part in the Calhoun annual coffee festival in Minneapolis every year and are ecstatic about our 1st place finishes in the coffee competition. The festival is a great cause (raises enough money in one day to feed 20,000 homeless people) that showcases Minnesota’s top coffee roasters.
Here are the results: http://www.calhouncoffeefest.com/vendors.php
Feel free to Contact Us for more information or Order Yours today.
If you are a customer that is already ordering, there is a good possibility that a sample of the winning coffees will be in your next order.
Happy Holidays!
By Sarah Bailey, on October 29th, 2009
We now have Press pots in 2, 3, 6 and 8 cup sizes. French press is a great way to brew at home. Home coffee pots may not be able to reach ideal temperatures, but with a press pot you use boiled water that will extract all the flavor from your coffee or tea. Consider using these at your own homes or stocking them in the retail section of your store. The holidays are fast approaching and gifts like these won’t stay on your shelves! Contact us today to get your own French press.
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By Michael Applen, on October 12th, 2009
With snow already on the ground around most of the Midwest we decided to run a promotion on some great products that are sure to warm up you and your customers in these chilly months ahead.
During the rest of this month (October 2009), UMG will be offering a FREE box of Marshmallow Munchies (12 count box) (Rice Crispy Treats) with the purchase of (1) case of either the:
- Innovative Beverage Company/Mocafe – Azteca De Oro Original (Bulk) (4×3 lb) Same great product, new lighter bags, no higher price!
- Ghirardelli ”Double Chocolate” Premium Hot Cocoa (Bulk) (4×2 lb) Just Mix with Water!
- Big Train Hot Cocoa (Bulk) (4×3.5lb)
- Enlightened “Spicy” Chai (Bulk) (5x3lb) Just Mix or Froth with Water! No Trans Fat.
BUY  or  or  or 
GET  FREE!
Please make sure to mention promotion when ordering.
Also, there is no limit on this special. If you buy a case of each product, you get 4 FREE boxes of the Marshmallow Munchies!
(For pricing or additional product information, please Contact Us. Thank you.)
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