Sunterra Market

MARCH 2015

FRESH PICK

Colour your plate with this tangy tropical fruit.

Papayas

rank Talarico has five children – three girls, a boy and Alberta Cheese. They’re all grown up now, but Frank still wakes up in the middle of the night to check on one of them.

“He works so hard,” daughter Franca says. “He’s 73 years old and he comes in to work at 2 a.m.”

Frank’s been working that hard since opening Alberta Cheese in 1976. Born in Italy, he moved to Ontario as a boy and grew up watching his dad make cheese there. Inspired by the booming city, Frank decided to move his family to Calgary after attending university. They bought some land at Glenmore Trail and Shepard Road and watched the city develop around them.

“We grew up in this place,” says Franca. So did her sisters and brother, and they all work there now. Loriann is usually at the front counter, Sarah upstairs in the office, Franca meeting with customers and Mike on the production floor, although they all lend a hand where it’s needed.

“We work well together as a family because that’s what our father taught us,” says Franca. He also taught them how to make some darn fine cheese. Like ricotta that keeps a small army of regulars coming by every Thursday when the cheese is fresh off the line, or pizza-perfect mozzarella used by many of your favourite restaurants from Victoria to Winnipeg.

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F And the cheese we use in the Sunterra kitchens? Franco’s.

We get to observe this delicious cheese making firsthand with a tour of the 30,000-odd square foot facility. But not before strapping on red hairnets, blue booties and matching blue lab coats. Franca explains that health and safety is a priority at the federally inspected facility. It’s well worth getting all dolled up anyways, just for one whiff of the production room. That smell! Not overpowering but distinctively cheesy – a scent you could bathe in. The shiny new 19,000 litre vats are being cleaned when we arrive, having already produced whole fat curds for mozzarella that are now spread out on a gigantic curd table. The curds have been salted and are now resting until the pH level goes down.

While we wander around the floor we are introduced to what seems like all 30 employees at Alberta Cheese. There are husband and wife teams, people who have been there for decades and Minh, who has worked there for 30 years. In the hallway we run into head cheesemaker Niklaus and in the milk receiving bay we spot Frank himself, wearing black rimmed glasses, a hairnet and a smile.

“It’s the pleasure of owning your own business,” says Frank of the long hours and odd jobs. “But being a family business in Calgary is quite special.”

This month we visited Alberta Cheese in Calgary to talk family, business and Franco’s brand cheese.LEFT TO RIGHT: The store front at Alberta Cheese, just-made provolone, milk quality testing, mozzarella curds

BakerySingle cookie ($1.19) ................................................................. 48 ptsMuffin, scone, or sliced loaf ...................................................... 72 ptsSquare or brioche cinnamon bun ............................................. 76 ptsScone or muffin 2-pack ........................................................... 124 pts Full square pan ........................................................................ 360 pts All fruit pies (9 in.) ................................................................... 440 pts

JuiceFresh squeezed juice (470mL)................................................. 140 ptsFresh squeezed juice (940mL)................................................. 240 pts

DeliYogurt & granola cup .............................................................. 132 pts Greek yogurt parfait ................................................................ 140 pts Soup of the day ....................................................................... 156 pts All sandwiches ......................................................................... 260 pts Grab ‘n’ Go meal ($6.49) ........................................................ 260 ptsGrab ‘n’ Go 6 in. pot pie or quiche ........................................ 280 ptsGrab ‘n’ Go pizza (uncooked) ................................................. 300 pts Boxed salad ............................................................................. 320 ptsGrab ‘n’ Go meal ($8.99) ........................................................ 360 pts Grab ‘n’ Go meal ($12.99) ...................................................... 520 pts Grab ‘n’ Go 9 in. pot pie or quiche ........................................ 520 ptsGrab ‘n’ Go dinner ($15.99) .................................................... 640 pts Friday Night Feast for two (1 pack) ...................................... 1,280 pts

march stockboy specialsThe Grizzly Paw soda (341 ml) .................................................. 76 ptsGlacéau Vitamin Water (591 ml) ............................................... 80 pts WOW gluten free cookies (78 g) .............................................. 84 pts BeautySweeties (125 g) ........................................................... 160 pts POP! Gourmet Popcorn (48-127 g) ........................................ 184 pts WOW gluten free cookies (227 g) .......................................... 192 pts The Grizzly Paw soda (12x341 ml) .......................................... 840 pts Glacéau Vitamin Water (12x591 ml) ....................................... 880 pts

march FeaTUReSMarinated Fior Di Latte (100 g) .............................................. 100 ptsFranco’s Fior Di Latte (270 g) ................................................. 168 ptsCarmen Creek Roasted Bison (100 g) .................................... 180 pts

The following items can only be redeemed by filling out a redemption form. Ask a cashier or fill one out online at sunterramarket.com

GifT CaRds$20 ......................................................................................... 800 pts$50 ...................................................................................... 2,000 pts$60 ...................................................................................... 2,400 pts$100 .................................................................................... 4,000 pts $150 .................................................................................... 6,000 pts$200 .................................................................................... 8,000 pts

Cooking ClasSesSunterra Lunch ’n’ Learn Cooking Class for 2 (Calgary Only) .....1,360 ptsSunterra Private Cooking Class for 10 .............................. 25,200 pts

CaTered MealsSunterra Catered In-home Dinner for 10 (Standard Menu) .... 23,200 ptsSunterra Catered In-home Dinner for 10 (Premium Menu) ... 28,000 pts

Pay with points! It’s as easy as pie. Use your Fresh Rewards points at a cashier’s till to take home many of the items below. Sunterra gift cards, cooking classes and catered meals can be paid with points, just not at the till. Ask a cashier for a redemption form or fill one out online at sunterramarket.com

Unless you pull a curd or two at home on the weekends,

you won’t find fresher cheese than this. The family at

Alberta Cheese take a lot of care making this ultra-

creamy cow’s milk cheese, also known as milk’s flower.

Sold in brine, it will keep up to four weeks, but trust

us; it’ll be gone long before that time. Take it out of the

fridge half an hour before eating, and enjoy it on salads,

pasta, pizza or just straight up with a pinch of salt.

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Speed Dating with a Red Caribbean Papaya

Q: WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A L IV ING?

A: Well, I have a sweet personality so I love helping people. During the winter I help people fight off cold and flu viruses with vitamin C,E,A and K. Otherwise I’m usually improving digestion and trying to prevent heart disease, arthritis, lung disease and eye disorders. I guess you could say I’m a nutrition guru.

Q: DO YOU HAVE ANY HOBBIES?

A : I love yoga! I can contort into all sorts of shapes; cubes, slices, wedges – you name it, I can do it. I know I tend to have a hard outer shell, but once you cut through you’ll see that I’m a softie inside.

Q: DO YOU L IKE TO COOK?

A: Yes. You probably think that I have a sweet tooth, but I’m a hard-core carnivore. I love salmon and halibut, but I’m also into meat sandwiches.

Q: ME TOO! OKAY, TELL ME SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT YOURSELF.

A: Well, my friends call me Angel, as in “fruit of the angels.” But you can call me anytime ;)

Q: SO WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

A: I’m from Mexico, but I have a lot of family in Central America. I see my Brazilian cousin Strawberry Papaya often, but things really get colourful when my uncle Solo Papaya visits from Hawaii!

FRESH PICK

CARMEN CREEK ROASTED BISONNew this month, we’re roasting up top sirloin from Carmen Creek. Spruce up your sandwiches with this naturally raised bison free of additives, antibiotics, hormones and stimulants.

Regular Price $4.99/100gMar. Stockboy Special $4.49/100g

POP! GOURMET POPCORN Satisfy your senses with crunchy popcorn in sweet and savoury flavours, including the wildly popular sriracha hot chili.

Regular Price $5.49Mar. Stockboy Special $4.59

TrendspottingSpicy popcorn, candy that doubles as a beauty product and naturally raised roasted bison are some of our favourite things this month.

FIOR DI LATTEThe family at Alberta Cheese take a lot of care making this ultra-creamy cow’s milk cheese. Sold in brine, it will keep up to four weeks, but trust us; it’ll be gone long before that time.

Regular Price $4.99/270gMar. Stockboy Special $4.19/270g

March Cooking Class Schedule

BEAUTYSWEETIESThese jelly hearts are packed with fruit juice, fruit pieces, coenzyme Q10, aloe vera and collagen. Yes, you read that right. A beautiful taste for your beautiful self.Regular Price $4.79Mar. Stockboy Special $3.99

CALGARY* call 403-263-9759

Mar. 4 Social Kitchen: One Pan Wonders 6 p.m. | $49.99

Mar. 5 Perfectly Paired: Wine & Cheese 5 p.m. | $24.99

Mar. 5 Social Kitchen: Caliente 6 p.m. | $49.99

Mar. 6 Lunch ‘n’ Learn: Kachumber & Butter Chicken | 12 p.m. | $15.99

Mar. 12 Perfectly Paired: Beer & Sliders 5 p.m. | $24.99

Mar. 12 Social Kitchen: Thai Kitchen 6 p.m. | $49.99

Mar. 13 Lunch ‘n’ Learn: Quinoa Salad & Chimichurri Salmon 12 p.m. | $15.99

Mar. 14 Kids Kitchen: Mac ‘n’ Cheese 1 p.m. | $14.99

Mar. 18 Social Kitchen: Caliente 6 p.m. | $49.99

Mar. 19 Perfectly Paired: Wine & Cheese 5 p.m. | $24.99

Mar. 20 Lunch ‘n’ Learn: Kale Salad & Pasta Carbonara 12 p.m. | $15.99

Mar. 20 Social Kitchen: All About Pies 6 p.m. | $49.99

Mar. 25 Social Kitchen: Hawaiian Luau 6 p.m. | $49.99

Mar. 26 Perfectly Paired: Beer & Sliders 5 p.m. | $24.99

Mar. 28 Kids Kitchen: Easter Treats 1 p.m. | $14.99

EDMONTON* call 780.426.3807

Mar. 24 Easter Entertaining 6:30 p.m. | $49.99

*Calgary classes held at Sunterra Market, Keynote. Edmonton classes held at Sunterra Market, Commerce Place. Visit sunterramarket.com for more information.

LET’S SPOON

Are you a soupie? If you’ve gotta have

some hot stuff, grab a bowl of our scratch-made soup.

Friday Night Feast ScheduleMARCH 6

Black bean soup

Chicken and sausage gumbo on rice

Fresh fruit flan

MARCH 13

Minestrone soup

Porchetta with garlic potatoes and roasted vegetables

Tiramisu

MARCH 20

Artichoke and spinach salad

Southwestern spiced salmon on jasmine rice pilaf with seasonal vegetables

Key lime pie

MARCH 27

Green chickpea salad

Beef shepherd’s pie

Black Forest cake

Our Friday Night Feast menus change weekly, find the schedule in our newsletter or online at sunterramarket.com

$15.99 per person. Each bag contains two dinners for $31.98 or 1,280 Fresh Rewards points

1,280 pts

FRiDaY NigHt Feast

paY WitH PoiNtS

We don’t mind slaving over a hot stove all day, really. Enjoy a three-course meal prepared from scratch - just reheat and eat, simple as that. Finally, a meal worthy of the best night of the week.

FEATURE FRIDAY NIGHT

FEAST

MARCH 27

beef sHepherD’s pie