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This festive celebration was established in October 1810 by Prince Ludwig of Bavaria in celebration of his marriage. Over 200 years later, year after year, the celebration is held at the same location. “Wisen” (the local term for the celebration) is a Bavarian event that has become a celebration of life not only for the Bavarians and all Germans but also worldwide, with some form of Oktoberfest event in breweries and cities around the globe.
Oktoberfest now lasts 16 days, beginning ..read more
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, a two-day celebration that begins in early autumn on the first day of Tishrei (the seventh month of the Jewish calendar). Rosh Hashanah begins the High Holy Days which end ten days later with Yom Kippur. It is a time for introspection, looking back at the mistakes of the previous year and planning changes to make in the new year.
During the holiday, it is customary to refrain from bitter, sour and tart foods, ..read more
Original recipe by California Avocado Commission
Ingredients: Makes 4 servings
4 large potatoes, baked 2 ripe, Fresh California Avocados, seeded and peeled 1 cup nonfat Greek yogurt 1 Hatch Chile, roasted, seeded, peeled and chopped 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup minced chives 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese Hatch Chile powder to taste
Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
You know what goes great with a foggy chilly San Francisco day—a Mollie Melt. Who doesn’t love an oozing tasty grilled cheese sandwich?
Our Executive Chef experimented to find the very best Mollie Melt flavor combos and then grilled these sandwiches to perfection. They’re now available at all Mollie Stone’s Markets locations except Sausalito.
Have one of these masterpieces for your next meal:
When we were kids and my grandmother was making soup, she would take meat or chicken bones and boil them for hours with favorite vegetables. The house smelled great on those Friday afternoons when Grandma was brewing her chicken soup for our Friday night dinners with family. No one even thought of getting a box of manufactured broth from the store, well, couldn’t, in fact.
Whenever someone was sick in our family, chicken soup was the cure. Tradition tells us that ..read more
Mollie Stone’s will be hosting our very first series of pop-up lunches around the Bay Area at our different locations. Find Mollie’s Traveling Chefs at their pop-up tents outdoors firing up the grill this summer! See the current schedule above. We’ll be serving up delicious grilled sandwiches like Pesto Portobello Mushroom, Smokey BBQ Aioli Chicken Breast, Roasted Red Pepper Honey Aioli Tri-Tip and more. If you’re not a fan of sandwiches, we’ll also be offering these gourmet proteins as plates.
See you soon!
American Craft Beer Week runs from May 16th-22nd. It’s a wonderful time to stock up on these local West Coast craft brews, get together with friends and taste the greatness. Here are our picks to commemorate American Craft Beer Week:
We’re so excited to be carrying Real Coco, a product that’s 100% all-natural coconut water. Real Coco is naturally subtly sweet and deliciously refreshing. Even better, it’s a fat-free, potassium-packed health drink with 5 essential electrolytes to help you revitalize your body with natural hydration! All this with no added preservatives, Real Coco is the super drink for keeping you and your family vibrant and healthy.
Real Coco was the first product by Real Foods, a company with a mission to ..read more
“Nicasio Valley Cheese Co. has been making award winning organic farmstead cheese for 6 years. Mollie Stone’s was the first chain to feature our products. We will always be grateful for the opportunity given us by Mollie Stone’s. We heartily congratulate Mollie Stone’s for their commitment to excellence for 30 years! They are all any business could aspire to be. With a focus on service, quality and local support we are all so fortunate to have Mollie Stone’s Markets in ..read more
We all do our best to recycle, reduce and reuse year-round, but Earth Day (coming up on April 22) is a good reminder to think up additional ways to lessen our ecological footprints. (Take the Earth Day Network’s Ecological Footprint Quiz here to find out what impact your lifestyle has on the planet.)
Many small changes by individuals can amount to a big impact across the entire population. Keep reading for easy suggestions on how to reduce waste, save water, conserve ..read more
