Happy Friday the 13th, everyone. Duluth has been either raining or cold and dreary all week, and it shows no signs of letting up. Eating Well magazine dropped by for a follow-up photo shoot for an interview with Eric, and caught some iconic Duluth weather—a little bit of Mother Nature's drama to frame our products. And this weekend we're heading down to the Metro area to showcase our wares for Classic Provisions.
School is back in session! Duluth's semi-permanent student population has entrenched itself, just as the final pushes of midweek tourism have come to a close. In honor of the students, and as an easy solution for the parents and guardians still hoping to send love and support, we've come up with the Study Buddy gift box. Fuel those late night night study sessions with a six-pack of select snack sticks, hausmade cheddar crackers, and haus-seasoned cheese curds.
The first week of September was supposed to see the launch of our final Sandwich Lab 2019 special, the G.O.A.T., but we've decided to push it back until the end of September to improve our options for locally-sourced apples. The G.O.A.T. is toasted strips of Smoked Andouille Sausage, creamy chèvre, apple slices, and lettuce, on a toasted Lake Superior Bakehouse bagel.
We have a cute merchandise area in our deli. This isn't necessarily new, but it just might be newsworthy. Our storefront changes all the time, and our inedible swag often goes unnoticed. For those without the luxury of seeing the merch stand in-person, here's our growing merch page on our website.
5 of our top 7 best-selling sandwiches are fish sandwiches. The official ranking, at the time of writing is:
#1 Cajun Finn
#2 Cold Turkey
#3 Northern Bagel
#4 Sitka Sushi
#5 Great Summer Caper
#6 Pastrami Mommy
#7 Slammin' Gordon
This probably merits a closer look, for an in-depth analysis of our fish sandwiches next week.
It is looking up to be a steady-to-busy weekend due to the Northshore Inline Marathon and Duluth Oktoberfestival taking place this weekend, so I should get back to work in the deli. Salad dressing ramekins don't fill themselves!
See you next time on 5 Things™!