Need ideas for Valentine’s Day? Fairfield business offers a cheesy idea

VALENTINE’S DAY JUST AROUND THE CORNER. DON’T PANIC. IT IS THIS SATURDAY. BUT IF YOU’RE STILL LOOKING FOR THAT PERFECT WAY TO SHOW YOUR LOVE. WELL, IT NEVER HURTS TO GET A LITTLE CHEESY. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT CHARCUTERIE. AND WE’RE ALSO JOINED TODAY BY VALERIA FIORITO, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF TRUE STORY FOODS, A FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS BASED IN FAIRFIELD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. WE ALWAYS LOVE TO TALK ABOUT CHARCUTERIE, SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. YES, THESE BOARDS, THEY SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES, BUT WE’RE GOING TO GET TO THAT IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS DO AGAIN, BECAUSE YOU’RE BASICALLY BASED IN OUR REGION. HOW LONG HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN PUTTING TOGETHER THESE, THESE LOCAL PRODUCTS. YEAH. SO WE HAVE BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 2011 AND WE REALLY HAVE EVERYTHING FROM YOUR TRADITIONAL DELI MEATS LIKE TURKEY AND HAM TO HOT DOGS AND BACON AND OF COURSE, A LOT OF CHARCUTERIE ITEMS WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IN THE PLATTERS THEMSELVES. OKAY, SO LET’S GET TO THE MAIN EVENT. TELL US WHAT YOU BROUGHT. BECAUSE HERE’S THE THING I ASKED YOU. I’M LIKE, YOU GOT THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHARCUTERIE BOARDS HERE. I DIDN’T REALIZE THAT YOU COULD START OFF YOUR DAY WITH ONE. SO TELL US. LET’S START HERE. SURE. WHAT IS THIS ONE? SO THIS IS A LITTLE TAKE ON BREAKFAST IN BED FOR VALENTINE’S DAY. SO IT’S OUR BREAKFAST BOARD. BREAKFAST BOARD. SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS BACON MADE WITH OUR HERITAGE BREED PORK. WE HAVE OUR VERMONT MAPLE BREAKFAST SAUSAGE. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR CHICKEN SAUSAGE IN THE PATTIES AS WELL. I COULDN’T HELP BUT NOTICE NO FRITOS IN THERE. I DON’T KNOW IF BRANDY WOULD LIKE THIS PARTICULAR BREAKFAST. BRANDY. IT’S FANTASTIC. THAT WAS HER BREAKFAST THIS MORNING. OKAY, NO, BUT THIS IS GREAT BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS IS A NICE WAY TO START THE MORNING. EXACTLY. AND YOU CAN PAIR IT WITH OTHER BREAKFAST ITEMS, LIKE SOME EGGS THAT WE HAVE HERE. LITTLE SWEETNESS WITH SOME MUFFINS AND OF COURSE SOME FRUIT. VERY NICE. OKAY, LET’S MOVE TO THE LARGEST ONE OF THESE. YES. THIS IS OUR CLASSIC CHARCUTERIE BOARD. SO AMAZING. YEAH. SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS OUR PROSCIUTTO IS MADE HERE IN THE US, BUT IT USES OUR TRADITIONAL ITALIAN METHOD. SO CURED FOR AT LEAST TEN MONTHS AND JUST POUR CONSULT VERY CLEAN INGREDIENTS. YEAH THAT KIND OF SPEAKS TO A LOT OF THE MEATS THAT YOU PROVIDE, DOESN’T IT? RIGHT. YEAH. ALL HUMANELY RAISED MEATS AND ALL CLEAN INGREDIENTS WITH ALL OF OUR PRODUCTS. WE ALSO HAVE OUR GENOA SALAMI, A VERY NEUTRAL TYPE OF SALAMI THAT’S EASY TO PAIR WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. SO WE HAVE HERE A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHEESES, EVERYTHING FROM YOUR TRADITIONAL BLUE, IF YOU LIKE, A LITTLE BIT OF A STRONGER FLAVOR. AND THEN OF COURSE GOUDA AND MANCHEGO AND ALSO PAIRED WITH OTHER SAVORY AND SWEET THINGS. YEAH, YOU GOT DATES GOING OVER HERE. YOU GOT A LITTLE STASH SHOWS. OF COURSE. CHOCOLATES. YEAH. YOU GOT TO HAVE THE LITTLE CHOCOLATES IN THERE. SO VERY TRADITIONAL. BUT THIS. DID YOU PUT THESE BOARDS TOGETHER? WE ACTUALLY A FRIEND OF OURS DID. SO SHE’S SHE’S SHE’S AMAZING. SO BOARDS ARE IMMACULATE. OKAY. THIRD, BUT NOT LEAST THIS IS ACTUALLY FOR THE OTHER LITTLE LOVES IN YOUR LIFE FOR KIDS BOARD. SO WE HAVE EVERYTHING FROM OUR SO IT’S SIMILAR HERE. AND THEN WE HAVE THESE LITTLE TURKEY AND HAM LITTLE BITES THAT COME IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THAT LOOK IS GREAT FOR BOARDS, BUT ALSO YOU CAN THROW IT IN A LUNCHBOX SO EASY. ALSO PAIRED WITH SOME MORE NEUTRAL CHEESES FOR KIDS. AND THEN OF COURSE SOME SWEETS LIKE GUMMY BEARS, YOGURT COVERED PRETZELS AND SOME FRUIT AS WELL. OH MY GOD, THE BOARDS ARE AMAZING. I’M NOT GOING TO LIE, THE BREAKFAST BOARD MIGHT BE THE ONE THAT’S STEALING MY ATTENTION. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, SO WHEN IT COMES TO TRUE STORY FOODS, WHERE CAN WE FIND YOU? YOU CAN FIND US IN NATIONAL CHAINS LIKE WHOLE FOODS, SPROUTS, AND TARGET. ALSO LOCALLY, NUGGET, SAFEWAY. YEAH. SO AND YOU CAN ALSO FIND US ON TRUE STORY FOODS.COM. AND AGAIN BASED OUT OF FAIRFIELD. CORRECT. VERY NICE. ANYTIME YOU BUY SOME OF THESE PRODUCTS OF COURSE YOU’RE SUPPORTING A LOCAL BUSINESS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU. I’M GOING TO DIG IN TAMARA. SO WE’RE GOING TO TOSS BACK TO YOU. IS THERE ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR THAT YOU WANT ME TO SAVE AND MAKE SURE ME SOME SALAMI AND CHEESE, SALAMI AND CHEESE. THAT IS THE WAY MY HEART. NOT CHOCOLATE SALAMI AND CHEESE. OKAY, WE GO