Holiday 2023
Chocolate Lovers Platter
How to Order Place your order by Monday, December 18th at 5pm P a l m er s d a r ie n . c o m / o r d er - o n l i n e- h o l id ay (203) 655–2077 (Ext 1) holiday@palmersdarien.com
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The Food
Place your order by Monday, December 18th at 5pm
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Butcher Shop Beef
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Butcher Shop Pork/Turkey
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Hors d'Oeuvres
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Platters
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Entrées
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Pick Up Procedures
Cakes
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CATERING, BAKERY & FLORAL: Sunday, December 24th | 7am–3pm Pick-up your order from the tent in our main parking lot on Sunday, December 24th. We require that you pick-up your order during the time window you select when placing your order.
Cupcakes
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Pies
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Dessert Platters
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Flowers
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Gifts
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Fruitcake
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Holiday Sweets
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All of the food from our Holiday Menu is prepared for you to serve yourself, with little to no assembly. Items meant to be served hot will come cold with heating instructions. Dietary Key
DF Dairy Free
GF Gluten -Free
VE Vegetarian
VG Vegan
If you miss your pick-up window for your Catering, Bakery & Floral order, you can pick-up your order from the deli anytime between 3pm–6pm. BUTCHER SHOP ORDERS All items ordered from the butcher shop will be sent raw. Butcher shop orders can be picked up in the Meat Department, between 7am - 6pm on your selected date.
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Standing Rib Roast
The beef tenderloin roast is the most tender of roasts and creates a stunning centerpiece to an unforgettable meal. These roasts are carefully selected from the highest possible grade of the very best grain fed, pasture raised superior breeds. Our roasts come trimmed and tied—ready for easy cooking.
The king of all roasts! Our Prime Rib Roasts are abundantly marbled, wonderfully tender, and absolutely delicious. It's the perfect choice for holidays, dinners and special events. Roasts will be cut off the bone for easy carving but will be tied to the bone for flavorful roasting.
USDA Prime
USDA Prime
Whole Tenderloin Roast 4.5/lb avg. (serves 8) Half Tenderloin Roast 2.5/lb avg. (serves 5)
Sold by the rib (each rib serves 2 people)
USDA Prime is ranked in the top 10% of the nation's beef. An incredibly tender cut, this tenderloin is abundantly marbled, succulent and full of rich, juicy taste. Our Prime Tenderloin roasts are aged 28+ days for maximum tenderness.
Pineland Farms All-Natural
Beef is graded by the USDA based on marbling and just 4 to 5% achieves the grade of USDA Prime. Our prime rib roasts are aged 28+ days for maximum tenderness and handcarved by our master butchers. Each rib serves two people.
Pineland Farms All-Natural
No antibiotics or added growth hormones ever.
No antibiotics or added growth hormones ever.
Whole Tenderloin Roast 4.5/lb avg. (serves 8) Half Tenderloin Roast 2.5/lb avg. (serves 5) USDA Top Choice
Our Top Choice Tenderloin roasts are aged 28+ days for maximum tenderness.
Butcher Shop
Beef Tenderloin Roast
Sold by the rib (each rib serves 2 people) USDA Top Choice
Each of these special cuts include the fine grained center eye and the luxurious cap, considered to be the most tender and highly flavored portion.
Sold by the rib (each rib serves 2 people)
Whole Tenderloin Roast 4.5/lb avg. (serves 8) Half Tenderloin Roast 2.5/lb avg. (serves 5)
Thermometer Cook your food to perfection. The Escali Gourmet Digital Thermometer is stylish and ergonomically designed. An extra-long probe for extended reach and comfort ensure this premium thermometer is ready for prolonged use. Temperature Range: -49 to 392F
In-Store Only
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Fresh Turkeys
Nueske’s Spiral Sliced Ham
D'Artagnan Organic
This nationally-acclaimed smokehouse slow-smokes their hams over sweet Applewood embers. They hand-apply their honey glaze giving it an incredibly mild yet undeniably sweet flavor. A Palmer Family Favorite!
Half Spiral Ham Bone-In (serves 6-8) Heritage Berkshire Bone-In Pork Roast
These turkeys are raised free-range in the USA and fed a 100% organic, all vegetarian, non-GMO diet with no antibiotics or hormones. The result is an amazingly tender and moist turkey with superb flavor and 25% less fat than standard, commercially raised turkeys.
Diestel
Sold by the rib (each rib serves 1 person) Make it a Crown Roast (10+ ribs required)
The Diestel Family Ranch has been family-owned and operated for over 70 years. Their pasture-raised turkeys were the first in the industry to earn the highest rating from the Global Animal Partnership—a GAP Step 5 rating. They’re raised entirely on open pastures, and they play a crucial part in the farm’s polyculture program, a traditional style of farming that actually uses agriculture to revitalize the land. And they taste as amazing as they sound. These turkeys are tender, juicy, and full of flavor.
Chairman's Reserve Prime Bone-In Pork Roast
Jaindl
Berkshire pork is renowned for its richness, texture, marbling, juiciness, tenderness and overall depth of flavor. It is thought by many to be the Kobe beef of pork. They are raised humanely with full access to pasture, and never given any antibiotics or hormones.
100% all-natural and are the “best of the best” in color, muscle texture, and marbling.
Sold by the rib (each rib serves 1 person) Make it a Crown Roast (10+ ribs required) Chairman's Reserve Prime Boneless Pork Roast
100% all-natural and are the “best of the best” in color, muscle texture, and marbling.
Sold by pound (3/4 pound per person)
Butcher Shop
Ham & Pork
Jaindl Farm has been family-owned and operated for more than 60 years. These unique broad-breasted turkeys produce up to 54% more white meat than leading brands. They also contain 55% less fat and 25% less calories than other raw turkeys. FUN FACT: Jaindl has been chosen for nearly 50 years to provide the turkeys for the holiday table at the White House.
Palmer's In-Store Brined Turkey
Our all-natural, antibiotic free turkeys are brined in a mixture of spices,brown sugar, tangy citrus zest & sea salt to ensure an exceptionally juicy & delicious turkey. The salt penetrates deep into the meat, drawing in moisture while adding layers of flavor.
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Holiday Cheese Platter Large Pictured
Platters
All Hors d'Oeuvres are sold by the dozen
Potato Chip Basket VE
Palmer’s Piggies Beef & Pork Franks in Puff Pastry
Mini Beef Wellington
Beef Tenderloin, Mushroom Duxelle, Puff Pastry
Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes Remoulade Sauce
VE Gruyère Cheese Puffs
Cheese filled Profiteroles, Sea Salt & Chives
Stuffed Mushrooms
Crumbled Sausage, Caramelized Onions, Parmesan Cheese GF Bacon Wrapped Dates
Gorgonzola Dolce
VE Raspberry & Brie Stars
Golden Raisins, Filo
DF GF VE Classic Deviled Eggs
Creamy Yolk, Chives
VE Three Cheese Arancini
Parmesan, Ricotta & Taleggio Risotto Balls, Marinara Dipping Sauce
Chipotle Chicken Cornbread Cakes Chipotle Aioli, Cilantro
Highly Addictive! Herb Potato Chips with Truffle Parmesan Dip
One Size (serves 12–20)
Baked Brie en Croute VE
French Triple Crème Brie, Pear & Cranberry Compote,All-Butter Puff Pastry. *Comes cold with heating instructions
One Size (serves 10–12)
Holiday Cheese Platter
Moliterno al Tartufo, Cranberry Wensleydale, Arethusa Camembert, Humboldt Fog, Mousse Truffee, Cranberry Jam, Charcuterie, Crackers, Nuts, Berries
Small (serves 8–12) Large (serves 15–20)
East Coast Cheese Platter
Arethusa Camembert, Vermont Creamery Herb Chévre, Thomasville Tomme, Great Hill Blue, Jasper Hill Oma, Red Bee Honeycomb, La Quercia Prosciutto, Salami, Crackers, Fruit
Small (serves 8–12) Large (serves 15–20)
Hors d'Oeuvres Platters
Hors d’Oeuvres
Vegetable Crudité GF VE
A colorful assortment of fresh Vegetables with Spinach & Herb Dip
One Size (serves 10–15)
Shrimp Cocktail Platter DF GF
Premium White Shrimp, Horseradish Cocktail Sauce, Lemon Wedges
One Size (serves 10–12)
Salmon Tasting Platter
Smoked Salmon, Gravlox, Blinis, Bagel Chips, Pumpernickel Toasts, Cucumber, Hard-Boiled Egg, Capers, Tomatoes, Dill, Lemon, Red Onion, Everything Bagel Cream Cheese
Salmon Tasting Platter
One Size (serves 10–12)
See the complete holiday menu online, and don't forget to stop in-store for gifts! We'll wrap all your gifts with a bag and a bow!
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Herb Roasted Turkey Breast DF GF
Meat Lasagna
Citrus Brined
Mozzarella, Bechamel, Bolognese Sauce
4 lb. average (serves 8)
Half Pan (serves 8-10)
Filet of Beef DF GF
Vegetable Lasagna
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Herb Rubbed & Roasted
Mozzarella, Bechamel, Roasted Vegetables
4 lb. average (serves 8)
Half Pan (serves 8-10)
Beef Wellington
Poached Filet of Salmon GF
Beef Tenderloin,Mushroom Duxelle,Puff Pastry
Entrees
Entrées
Sauce Verte
Platter (Serves 8-10) Half (serves 4) Also Sold by the portion Whole (serves 8)
Poached Filet of Salmon Platter Beef Wellington Lots more in store | Open 7-8 Daily | 264 Heights Road, Darien, CT 06820
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Tiramisu
Let it Snow! Bûche de Noël
Vanilla Cake, Chocolate Buttercream, Chocolate Buttercream Bark, Frosted Winter Forest, Enchanted Wonderland of Snow
One Size (serves 10-12) Sprinkle Wonderland Cake
Vanilla Christmas Sprinkle Cake, Alternating Rings of Candy Cane Red & White Vanilla Buttercream, Holiday Sprinkle Dreamland with Childlike Nostalgia
6" Cake (serves 6-8)
Deck the Halls Cake
Chocolate & Vanilla Marble Cake, Tuxedo Buttercream with Oreo Crunch, Chocolate Drip, Adornments of Classic Red & Green Dollops, Sprinkles and Gold Stars
6" Cake (serves 6-8)
Angel Food Cake
Cupcake Collection "Santa's Favorites" Cupcake Collection Collection includes 3 of each of the following cupcakes
Gingerbread Latte
Gingerbread Cake, Ginger Snap Cookie Crunch, Espresso Buttercream & Mini Gingerbread Cookie
Very Merry-Fetti
Christmas Marble Cake, Green & White Snowcap Vanilla Buttercream, Christmas Sprinkles, Trees & Nonpareil Snow
Desserts
Cakes & Desserts
Milk & Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cake, White Chocolate Ganache, Cookie Dough Buttercream, White Chocolate Italian Meringue Buttercream, Mini Chips & Cookie
Chocolate Peppermint Bark
Chocolate Cake, White Chocolate Ganache, Candy Cane Swirl Peppermint Frosting, Peppermint Bark & Candy Cane Crunch
Chantilly Cream & Fresh Berries
9" Cake (serves 8-10) Chocolate Flourless Cake GF VE
Cheesecakes
8" Cake (serves 6-8)
Black Forest Cheesecake
Dark Chocolate Ganache, Toasted Almonds & Fresh Raspberries
Tiramisu
Chocolate Cookie Crust, Amarena Cherries, Whipped Cream & Chocolate Curls
6" Cake (serves 6-8) 9" Cake (serves 10-12)
Classic Vanilla Cheesecake
Coffee Kahlúa Soaked Lady Fingers with Marsala Mascarpone Creme
Crème Brûlée GF
Vanilla Bean Custard with Crunchy Caramel Topping in a porcelain dish
10" Dish (serves 8)
6" Cake (serves 6-8) 9" Cake (serves 10-12)
Graham Crust, Sour Cream Topping, Fresh Whipped Cream & Berries
6" Cake (serves 6-8) 9" Cake (serves 10-12)
Tarts VE Pear Almond Tart
Pate Sablée Crust, Apricot Jam, Almond Frangipane Cake, Vanilla Bean Poached Pears
8" Tart (serves 6-8)
Linzer Tart VE
Pecan Cookie Crust, Raspberry Preserves, Pecan Lattice Crust
8" Tart (serves 6-8)
Do all your shopping in just one store, from dinner, to gifts, to flowers and more!
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Apple Pie
Holiday Cookie Platter
Our Pies Feature A Handmade All-Butter Crust 10" Pie Serves 8-10
Cookie Platters Russian Tea Platter
Pecan Cookies dusted in Powdered Sugar
Pumpkin Pie VE
Classic Creamy Pumpkin Spice Filling, Whipped Cream, Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
Apple Pie VE
Tart Apples, Sugar & Spice Blend, Double Crust
Apple Cranberry Crumb Pie VE
Tart Apples, Dried Cranberries, Sugar & Spice Blend, Brown Sugar Pecan Crumble
Maple Pecan Pie VE
Toasted Pecans, Vermont Maple Syrup, Bourbon, Orange Zest
Cherry Pie VE
Sweet & Tart Cherry Filling, Sugared Lattice Top
One Size (serves 8-10) Coconut Macaroon Platter
Mini Coconut Mounds dipped in Chocolate
One Size (serves 8-10)
Desserts
Handmade Pies
Sugar Snowflake Platter
Classic Sugar Cookies covered in Sparkling Sugar
One Size (serves 8-10) Vanilla Spritz Platter
Festive Spritz Cookies filled with Marshmallow Frosting
One Size (serves 8-10) Holiday Cookie Platter
Coconut Macaroons, Raspberry & Apricot Thumbprint, Gingerbread Men, Vanilla Shortbread, Chocolate Hazelnut Shortbread, Spritz, Chocolate Peppermint, Sugar Snowflake, Russian Tea, Chocolate Lace, Toffee, Chocolate Covered Cherries
Small (serves 12-15) Large (serves 20-25)
Chocolate Cream Pie VE
Valrhona Dark Chocolate Pudding, Whipped Cream, Chocolate Shavings
Lemon Meringue Pie VE
Creamy Lemon Curd, Toasted Swiss Meringue
Dessert Platters Chocolate Lovers Platter
Milk Chocolate Cake Truffles, Dark Chocolate Dipped Chocolate Chunk Cookies & Coconut Macaroons, Chocolate Covered Strawberries, Triple Chocolate Fudge Brownies, Mudslide Cookies, Chocolate Covered Pretzels, White Chocolate Covered Oreos, Dark Chocolate Cookie Dough Truffles, Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Caramel Squares, Lindor Hazelnut Milk Chocolate Truffles, Ferrero Rocher
Small (serves 12–16) Large (serves 20–25)
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Fresh Flowers Holiday Floral Collection A beautiful seasonal mix of Winterbell Helleborus, Snowberries, Anemones, Priwine Cymbidium Orchids and Explorer Roses.
Available in three sizes. 5” Glass Vase 6” Glass Vase Long & Low
Flowers & Gifts
Giftware In-Store Only
Fun and Festive Cheeseboards
Cheese Boards are a gift everyone loves! We have a huge selection of boards to choose from. Pair them with a cheese knife & festive cocktail napkins. We’ll wrap them all up for you with a bag and a bow, and you’ll have the perfect hostess gift!
Luxury Cocktail Set
We just love the elegant marble handles on this bar set! Another great gift for the hostess with the mostess.
HOLIDAY MUST-HAVES
Christmas Mitts and Towels
One of our favorite activities of the Holiday Season is baking! We have a fabulous selection of aprons for kids and grown-ups too, pot holders, festive dish towels, and, of course, fun trays to put those cookies for Santa on. Check out our kitchen shop in the back of the store!
Holiday Cocktails Book
Time to celebrate the season, and what would be better than with a delicious cocktail?! With over 100 recipes, you’ll be able to wow your guests in style.
We Have An Entire Kitchen Store And Gift & Flower Shop Right Inside Our Market!
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Aunt Clara's
Fruitcake
In-Store Only This secret Palmer family recipe has been passed down from generation to generation. The current recipe holder is our very own CEO, Megan Palmer Rivera. We can’t tell you the secret ingredients, but we can tell you it’s jam-packed with – Prunes, Blenheim Apricots, Dates, Golden Raisins, Figs, Warm Spices, Molasses & more!
Limited quantities of this magical Fruit Cake can only be found at the Bakery Counter during the holidays.
Holiday Sweets
Holiday Sweets Our shelves are chock-full of the finest sweets from around the world In-Store Only
Tiptree The Wilkin family have been farming at Tiptree, Essex, since 1757, and making quality preserves and spreads since 1885. Free from artificial colors and flavors, they inspect and prepare their fruit by hand and cook in small batches using traditional, copper-bottomed pans. Their traditional Christmas Steamed Puddings are made from the highest quality ingredients.
Wicklein Lebkuchen Cookies
Wicklein is the oldest gingerbread bakery in Nuremberg, Germany, traced back to 1615. Unlike a crisp gingerbread man cookie, lebkuchen is soft, dense gingerbread with a texture somewhere between a cake and a cookie. Flavored with spices like cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg and sweetened with honey, molasses or sugar.
Stollen - Kuchenmeister
Kuchenmeister has been producing Germany's most delicious stollen since 1884 in Soest, Germany. This traditional Christmas loaf is baked with a scrumptious sprinkling of raisins, candied fruit, special spices and marzipan filling infused into rich bread and covered in powdered sugar. It makes a perfect pairing for your morning coffee, or a memorable ending to a holiday meal.
Our store is brimming with a curated selection of Holiday sweets and treats for grown-ups and children alike.
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Fall Cupcake Collection "Santa's Favorites" Cupcake Collection
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