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M E T R O P O L I TA N M A R K E T E V E N T S − M AY 2 0 15
Celebrating 30+ Years of Copper River Salmon:
The Freshest, Most Flavorful Fish
Raise the Steaks
This Year, Raise
Your Standards for
Better Steaks
Whoa, Mama!
Make the Mother
in Your Life Feel
Like a Queen
First in Flavor,
First to Market
Copper River Salmon
Arriving in Mid-May!
Cordova
Our
30-Year
Love Affair
The excitement builds at this time every year,
since we first introduced Seattle shoppers to
the unforgettable flavor of fresh Copper River
salmon more than three decades ago.
Each May, millions of salmon gather at the mouth of Alaska’s Copper
River in anticipation of their rigorous journey back up those freezing,
fresh waters. At the same time, about as many humans get ready to
celebrate the annual arrival of the world’s most delicious salmon.
In the mid 1980s, seeking to match the excellence
found in the best Japanese fish markets,
Metropolitan Market (then known as Queen Anne
Thriftway) partnered with food evangelist Jon
Rowley. Jon led us to discover the Copper River
salmon, the flavorful fish found in a then‑unknown
fishing community called Cordova, Alaska.
The Metropolitan Market Selection Standard
Just-Caught Freshness
Highest Oil Content
Expertly Handled
What is it about the Copper River that makes its salmon so special?
It’s the rugged rise of the river itself. The king and sockeye salmon have to
save up large amounts of fat and Omega-3 oils to swim the 300 miles and
4,000 vertical feet back to their spawning grounds. The salmon’s preparation
for its arduous journey is what makes this celebrated fish taste so delicious.
Best Taste Scenario :
It’s Good to Eat King
One of the rarest fish to find in these parts, the Copper River king (Chinook) salmon has become a hot
commodity — for good reason. Kings are prized for their intensely rich flavor, flaky texture, and high fat
content, which makes it easier to cook to melt-in-your-mouth perfection, while providing a bonus dose
of heart-healthy Omega-3 oils. Of the few that pass through Seattle stores each season, there’s a good
chance that most are heading to Metropolitan Market.
Why Copper River King is King:
Delicious: Fat equals flavor — and Copper River kings have the most.
Easy to cook: More fat means they are less likely to dry out or burn when cooking, giving you
more preparation options.
Freshest: A Perfect
Pairing!
COPPER
RIVER
Copper River salmon are the first of the season, just caught and flown straight to Met Market.
Once owner Dick Rhodes tasted the rich flavor of
Copper River salmon, he knew we had to have it
immediately, and we changed our whole Seafood
Department to display its greatness. Metropolitan
Market became the first grocery store to champion
the beautiful Copper River salmon in 1984, and
we’ve never looked back.
Pinot Noir,
You’re a Star!
Copper River King at Cordova, AK.
Aside from a small handful of Seattle’s best
seafood restaurants, we enjoyed 10 years as the
only store offering Copper River salmon before
others began to catch on. Today, three decades
after we first brought Copper River salmon to
Seattle, our fish are rushed by air from Alaska
throughout the brief season to bring you the
freshest, tastiest fish you can get.
The Northwest’s abundance of
the finest and freshest salmon
in the world is a point of pride
for seafood lovers. Likewise,
Oregon’s Pinot Noir wines are
among the best in the world.
And wouldn’t you know it, the
structure and flavors of Oregon
Pinot pair beautifully with
Copper River salmon.
Wine Steward Picks:
Savoureux 2012 Pinot Noir
Pete’s Mountain
Volumes of dark, ripe, satiny
fruit with lovely enhancements
of spices and herbs.
What Chefs Say
“I love it, and I love the
ceremony that surrounds it.
It has raised the value of all
other salmon. In certain years,
the Copper River is the best
salmon I’ve ever had.”
– Tom Douglas
“I think it is awesome fish, and
all the attention the Copper
River gets is great for all wild
salmon. It benefits everyone.”
– Chef Thierry Rautureau,
Loulay Kitchen & Bar
Taste it at the Kiosk...
Solena 2012 Pinot Noir
Willamette Valley
Salmon
with Salty’s
Seasoning Salt
Grilled Salmon
with Peppercorn
Rosemary Sauce
Salmon in a
Pinot Noir
Reduction Sauce
Sleek and lithe, with juicy
cherry, black dark fruit, and
gentle spiced flavors. Tannins
lend a long, vivid finish.
All Stores:
Sat. 5/23, 11-2PM & 3-6PM
All Stores:
Sun. 5/24, 3-6PM
Torii Mor 2012 Pinot Noir
Willamette Valley
Local seafood restaurant
Salty’s makes a mean rub,
with their secret family recipe
dazzling diners for years.
Savory, earthy salmon with
addictive sauce. Recipe #635
is available at the Kiosk or online
at metropolitan-market.com.
Admiral, Proctor, Kirkland,
Sand Point, Magnolia:
Thurs 5/28, 4-7PM
The Northwest’s best
meet in the middle in
this savory dish.
Rich and juicy with black cherry
and spice, soft tannins, elegant
texture, and lively acidity. A
long, sweet finish.
Beef Up Your NY Steak Knowledge:
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Wagyu cattle store high
volumes of marbling within
the muscle, resulting in
rich, buttery flavor and
meat that often exceeds
the highest USDA Grade.
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Classically zesty and savory to the
core, this always popular preparation
is a sure crowd-pleaser for those of
you who want to bring a little taste of
the steakhouse home.
Jacobsen Lemon Zest Sea Salt &
Ghost Chili Sea Salt-Rubbed Steak
All Stores: Fri. 5/20, 4-7PM
What’s zesty, bright, and ready to kick you in
the mouth a bit? Jacobsen Lemon Zest Sea
Salt and Smoked Ghost Chili Pepper Sea Salt.
They’ll be on display in the Kiosk as Culinary
Artists give our great steaks a little rub down.
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Wagyu Beef *
GRADE 4
PRIME
GRADE 3
CHOICE
GRADE 2
SELECT
GRADE 1
TRY: NATURAL
All-natural beef, USDA
Choice Grade or higher,
hand-trimmed in your store.
* All of our beef is local – only the grading system is Japanese.
Metropolitan Market Steak:
Size Matters
We’ll always custom cut your steak to your preferred thickness, but
here’s a quick guide to the best way to prepare a New York steak:
New York Steak with
Jacobsen Stumptown Sea Salt Rub
Admiral, Proctor, Sand Point, Kirkland, Magnolia:
Thurs. 5/21, 4-7PM
Oregon’s finest sea salt teamed up with Stumptown
Coffee Roasters to make a cold-brew-fueled kicky
finishing salt. It makes an awesome steak rub as
well, and our Culinary Artists are out to prove it.
Previously found only at top
steakhouses, Prime beef is the
highest grade of all beef that is
produced in the US. It’s known for
its rich flavor due to its high fat content.
Choice beef has a good amount of marbling, but less
than Prime. This is ideal for people who want a bit
leaner meat and think Prime beef is too fatty.
Select grade beef has a very low fat content which is
healthier for your diet but lacks enough fat to make a
great-tasting steak. You won’t find Select at Met Market.
While Prime beef is commonly found in our cases, many
of our ranchers are too small to grade meat separately,
so it is all graded as Choice. But keep an eye out —
much of the beautifully marbled beef you see in our
cases would easily make the grade as Prime if it were
coming from a larger ranch.
Everyday
Steaks
Metropolitan Market
STANDARD
Taste it at the Kiosk…
Horseradish Crusted
New York Steak
All Stores: Wed. 5/20, 4-7PM
What do we mean when we say that all
of our steaks are USDA Choice or higher?
Two Beef Grading Systems
The top 2% of beef produced
in the US, Prime beef is known
for its rich flavor and high fat
content. Juicy and tender, Prime
meat has significant marbling.
TRY: DRY AGED
All-natural beef, USDA Choice
Grade or higher, becomes more
tender and gains remarkable
depth of flavor through dry aging.
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We have at least four varieties of New
York steak at Metropolitan Market.
How do you know which one’s for
you? Let us help!
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Making the Grade:
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New York is the city so nice they
named it twice, but it’s also the name
of our current favorite cut of steak.
Also known as strip, club, or Kansas
City, it’s cut from the short loin and is
a steakhouse favorite. It has a good
marbling of fat — and fat means
flavor — but without the large pockets
of fat found in ribeye. This makes it
easy to cook and a real people pleaser.
best beef?
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How do you select
YOUR PRIME CHOICE for the Perfect Steak
THICK
VS
THIN
• Best flavor
• Quick cooking
• Great to grill
• Great for
stovetop
• Awesome panseared rare to
medium
• Impressive looks
• Awesome for
steak and eggs
• Fajitas, anyone?
USDA Choice
Grade or Higher
All-natural
X
X
PCC
X
Whole Foods
X
QFC
X
Costco
X
Safeway
Wine Steward Pick:
A Steak’s Best Friend
Savoureux 2013 Cabernet
Sauvignon, Walla Walla
For the second year of our
exclusive bottling of gorgeous
Savoureux Cabernet Sauvignon,
we’ve popped out all the stops.
This full-bodied beauty is made
from grapes grown on some of
Walla Walla’s finest vineyards.
These Are a Few of
Her Favorite Things
Bunches & Bunches
Provisions Mole Sauces
All Stores: Sun. 5/3, 3-6PM
Taste the Portland company’s
authentic red mole, made in small
batches then cooked up in the Kiosk by
our Culinary Artists for a great meal!
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Spicy and bold chipotle peppers are
blended smooth for Olo’s Chipotle
Paste, a convenient tube packed
with huge flavor. Add it to hummus,
enchilada sauce, kale chips, or ketchup
for a twist on your favorite foods.
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Handmade traditional tamales,
available fresh in the Deli, come in several
varieties, including beef with red sauce,
chicken with green sauce, and sweet corn
with Monterey Jack cheese.
Winking Girl’s tomatillo-based
salsas come in Medium, Hot, and
Chipotle varieties, with a fresh taste
and just the right amount of heat.
Cookwell & Co. Queso is a bold and
creamy dip available in two great flavors.
The Queso con Salsa Escabeche is made
from a blend of cheddar and blue cheeses
combined with fire-roasted tomatoes,
onions, diced jalapenos, and lime. Queso
Blanco con Chile Verde is made with fresh,
fire-roasted tomatillos, Hatch chiles, onions,
and Monterey Jack cheese.
Taste it in the Kiosk
Los Chileros Taco Seasoning,
Taco Tuesday featuring
Los Chileros Taco Seasoning Posole Mix, Chipotle Salsa Mix
All Stores: Sat. 5/2, 3-6PM
All Stores: Tues. 5/5, 4-7PM
Anatomy of
a Sandwich
THE MOJO
SUCCULENT PORK
is marinated in a mojo of
fresh citrus and slow-cooked
for 12 hours until it falls
apart into tender hunks
of flavorful meat.
FRESH-BAKED BREAD
soaks in citrusy mojo, creamy
aioli, and carmelized bits of
onion while mantaining
a firm, wonderfully
shattering crust.
You don’t have to travel far
PICKLED
JALAPENOS
lend a zesty
hint of spice.
If the lady in your life is
collecting Le Creuset pieces,
now’s a great time to add to
her collection. An enameled
stoneware cake stand will
hold all the pies, quiches, and
cakes you can bake or buy,
with style. Still looking? Peruse
our enormous Le Creuset
collection, or special order any
piece you want with one of our
Housewares Specialists.
New to the bakery, made just for
Metropolitan Market — and just in time
for Mother’s Day! — éclairs have arrived.
We’ve partnered with a local bakery for
these demi-sized desserts, small enough
so you can try more than one! Stop by for
a rotating assortment, including flavors
like Passionfruit, Pistachio, Matcha
Green Tea, and Classic Vanilla.
to enjoy the flavorful, citrusy
freshness of the Caribbean with
our new Mojo sandwich. The
Natural and 100% vegan and cruelty-free,
Oregon-made Pacifica lotions are inspired
by the founders’ travels along the West
Coast and their love of surfing.
Simply Baked cookware is beautiful
and functional, with whimsical
patterns decorating oven-safe baking
pans and cups. Their line even
includes cute paper straws, trays,
and serving containers. Throw a
colorful party or give a sweet hostess
gift with patterned fancy.
The Jonboy Caramels guys are
celebrating their fifth year making small
batch confections. The Ballard company
uses the best local ingredients for delicious,
finely textured treats. In stores mid-May.
It’s a proven fact that moms
love chocolate and flowers. So, a
Chocolate Bouquet featuring PDX’s Olympic
Provisions is the ideal gift, wrapped up just for
you in our Cheese Department. The three “salami”
included are all made of chocolate ganache, with
flavors inspired by Spain, France, and Italy.
Metropolitan Market Deli is a
vacation destination for your
tastebuds, with the perfectly
balanced, roasted and bright,
slow-cooked pork sandwich of
your dreams.
OUR SECRET
RECIPE AIOLI
is a revelation in condiments,
with deep, roasted garlic
flavors, and impossible
creaminess.
SWEET ONIONS
are roasted until they
caramelize, intensifying
their heady flavor
for ribbons of supple
vegetal flavor, with a
slight bite.
BRIGHT,
CRISP ROMAINE &
FRAGRANT CILANTRO
round out the mouthwatering sandwich with the
snap of just-picked texture
and herbaceous
freshness.
FREE
Event
for Kids
Mother’s Day Cookie Decorating
Proctor: Sat. 5/9, 12-2PM
Decorate a delicious cookie for your mom.
Fran’s Chocolates are always a holiday
favorite, and the bright green box full of
truffles signals the start of spring in the most
delicious way.
Show the mom in your life she deserves the
best blooms available, with hand-tied
bouquets custom made for the occasion.
Gather her favorite flowers for a personalized
touch or let Metropolitan Market’s talented
florists put one together for her.
What’s On Our Plate:
Eat Better In Store
Metropolitan Market
Cinnamon Rolls
& Metropolitan Market Coffee
Admiral, Sand Point, Uptown,
& Kirkland: Sat. 5/9, 11AM-2PM
Finger-licking, sticky cinnamon
rolls made with Saigon cinnamon
and gooey frosting pair superbly
with Met Market coffee, locally
roasted and blended just for us.
Community
Events
Stonewall Kitchens Popover and Cinnamon Bun
Mixes with Harney & Son’s Paris Tea
Admiral, Proctor, Sand Point, Uptown, & Kirkland:
Fri. 5/8, 12:30-3PM
Light and airy popovers and warm, homey cinnamon buns
are captivating morning traditions. So, how about a hand
in whipping up a batch? Taste them alongside our favorite
Harney & Sons Paris tea, with flavors of fruity black tea
leaves and hints of vanilla, caramel, and juicy Bergamot.
West Seattle 5K Run
Sun. 5/17
Met Market will be cheering
runners on with refreshments.
For event details, visit
westseattle5k.com.
How Do You Say Rosé in French?
New releases of rosés are just starting to hit the market, and we’re drinking the
best from France. They’re brilliantly hued, aromatically enticing, and pair wonderfully
with the seasonally delicious foods of spring and summer.
3 FOR TEA
Saget La Petite
Perriere 2014 Rosé
This lightly colored 100%
Pinot Noir exhibits elegant
notes of rose petals and
fresh, summer red fruits,
with hints of strawberries,
raspberries, and red
currants, rounded out with
bright acidity.
Domaine le Pive Gris
This wine from
southern France
expressively displays
strawberry and black
currant fruit with fine
balance between acidity
and roundness. A perfect
summer wine with
grilled seafood.
ONLY AT
Owl’s Brew is a tea crafted for cocktails. Try the
three delicious flavors: Pink & Black with darjeeling,
hibiscus, lemon peel, strawberry, and agave; CocoLada, a blend of black tea, coconut pieces, chai
spices, pineapple juice, and agave; and Classic
English Breakfast with lemon and lime. The makers
recommend mixing Owl’s Brew with beer, wine,
sparkling wine, or liquor for inventive concoctions.
Domaine Barcelo Il
de Beaute, Corsica
ONLY AT
This bottle boasts a
wonderful intensity,
with notes of melon,
almond, and quinine. As
the pale color suggests,
the fruit is beautifully
tamed and framed by floral
and mineral elements.
Republic of Tea Sonoma
cannisters feature wine
varietals like Chardonnay,
Cabernet, Rosé, and
Zinfandel in the aromatics.
Grape skins are mixed with
fruit and spices for iced or
hot tea in a snap.
Taste of West Seattle
Benefit for West Seattle Helpline
Thur. 5/21, 6:30PM
Supporting a great cause at The Hall at
Fauntleroy, Met Market will tease palates
with our Private Label favorites.
For event details, visit wshelpline.org.
Available in nine flavors, Harney & Sons brings
their popular hot tea flavors — available in
the Coffee Shop — to shelves in a ready-todrink cold, brewed tea format. With flavors like
Organic Green Tea with Citrus and Organic
Lemonade, it might be hard to pick just one of
these refreshing bevvies. But hurry in, because
they’re only available at Metropolitan Market.