Abbey Brown Soap Artisan has introduced three new Chicago Neighborhood soaps

Abbey Brown Soap Artisan at the Chicago French Market has introduced three new Chicago Neighborhood soaps, just in time for holiday gift giving. Featuring three neighborhoods, West Loop, Gold Coast and West Town, soaps are a wonderful gift to keep on hand and to use as stocking stuffers. Neighborhood soaps are creatively wrapped and offer some of Abbey Brown's most popular scents. Neighborhood soaps are priced at $5 each. Also new for the season is its Chocolate Mint soap priced at $8.50.

Abbey Brown Artisan Soaps Beloved Pumpkin Soap Now in Stock

Abbey Brown Artisan Soaps will be featuring its Pumpkin Bars this month. A perfect hostess gift for Thanksgiving and the holidays at only $8.50 per bar, Abbey Brown Soap Artisan creates handmade natural Olive Oil soaps, soothing body oils and relaxing bathing essentials. They make all of their fine products in house, infusing homegrown herbs and botanicals with pure essential oils. 

Abby Brown is a vendor at the Chicago French Market (131 N. Clinton St., Chicago IL, 60661; 312-575-0306). For more information visit http://www.abbeybrown.com/

Chicago French Market Harvest - Thursday, October 10 to Saturday, October 12

Chicago French Market will be celebrating the fall with its three-day Market Harvest, Thursday, Oct. 10 through Saturday, October 12. Vendors will be offering specials, samplings and showcasing new products.

 

Enjoy deals including 10 percent off all Tea Kits and Tea Accessories at Bello Tea. "It's the perfect time to stock up for upcoming hostess gifts and holiday gift-giving," says owner Tammy Reddy.

 

Swing by Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, October 10 for a complimentary cider tasting. Pastoral will be pairing these ciders with some of the best artisanal cheeses from coast to coast in conjunction with American Cheese Month.

 

During the Market Harvest, Delightful Pastries will be sampling a variety of its brownies.  Also, on October 11, Delightful will be celebrating World Egg Day. For only $1 extra, diners can add egg and cheese to their popular Three Piggly Wigglys sandwich ($10) with Polish ham, lean crispy bacon, pan-fried-pork-cutlet, and pickles served on an "everything" bun.

 

"October is the perfect time to celebrate the fall harvest," says Nico Hua, partner of Delightful Pastries. "We encourage our guests to enjoy our savory offerings including homemade, gluten free Butternut Squash Soup, The Thanksgiving sandwich, or enjoy a combination Sandwich and Soup for $10.25.

 

Finish your meal with the pumpkin cayenne pepper cheesecake brownie, a pumpkin-shaped all butter sugar cookie, or take home a loaf of the pumpkin bread, all perfect for the Harvest Fest.  

Spicy Monkey will be offering pumpkin spice soup and its Thanksgiving Grilled Cheese sandwich; Superior Nut and Candy will have special hand-dipped candy and caramel apples; Oh Olive! will feature Red Apple and Cranberry Pear Balsamic, Autumn Harvest and Pumpkin Patch Teas, and Butternut Squash Sauce. Fumare Meats and Deli adds Harvest Kale Soup to its Harvest Fest menu, Frietkoten features American Craft and German Oktoberfest Beers, and Abbey Brown Artisan Soap show its Pumpkin Pie Soap.

 

Thursday, October 10 Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine - Cider Tasting 
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Complimentary

 

Just in time for fall!  Swing by Pastoral 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 10 for a complimentary cider tasting. Pastoral will be pairing ciders with some of the best artisanal cheeses from coast to coast in conjunction with American Cheese Month.

American Cheese Month activities continue at Pastorial Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine with their "Meet the Cheesemaker" series as Matthew Scott of Twin Maple Farm in NY showcases his award winning cheese, Hudson Red, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, October 12. This is a unique opportunity to taste this one-of-a-kind American original and to meet the man behind the curd.

Abbey Brown Glass Diffuser Sets are back in stock

After a brief hiatus, Abbey Brown is pleased to announce that the highly demanded Glass Diffuser Sets are back in stock. Available in seven signature scents that will uplift, calm or balance an office or room of your choice, available for $30 or add a soy Signature Candle for only $12 more.

Chicago French Market - Abbey Brown Soap Artisan August Specials

Abbey Brown Soap Artisan August Specials

Busy event schedule this summer? Abbey Brown’s owner Deborah Kraemer reminds; “never go empty handed to a summer get together.” Take a Small Custom Gift Box, made-to-order, now $5 OFF at the Chicago French Market (131 N. Clinton St., Chicago IL, 60661)

Gifts are not just for the host, do something nice for you this summer; Treat yourself to a Large Silk Milk Bath. This mix of Dead Sea Salts and Milk is the perfect way to sooth achy muscles and leave you with healthy moisturized skin normally $12 is now $2 OFF. Is your skin itchy, cracked or sunburned? Abbey Brown Soap Artisan’s Shea Balm Special, 2 for $16, is for you.
For more information call 312-738-2290 or visit http://www.frenchmarketchicago.com/vendor/abbey_brown

Chicago French Market August Specials and Features

Abbey Brown Soap Artisan

 Abbey Brown Soap Artisan, the Chicago French Market vendor that creates handmade natural Olive Oil soaps, soothing body oils and relaxing bath essentials, is now launching a men’s line called Terra Firma.  Terra Firma will debut featuring 5 soaps with matching soaks (bath salts). 

The new soaps will feature masculine scents including Coastal, Territory, Zone, Ground and Terrain.  All products are created and packaged with men in mind and will offer larger bars made with natural oils and great packaging designs.

For the month of August, Abbey Brown Soap Artisan will be offering a 10% discount when you purchase one soap bar and matching soak from the new men’s line.   

Lavazza Espression

Lavazza Premium Espresso will be offering the Blendissimo® as its feature drink for the month of August.

This unique coffee-based frappe features a cool blend of espresso, vanilla gelato and caramel and is topped off with whipped cream.  The Blendissimo® also is available in the following combinations:  Mocha, Orange Mocha, and Hazelnut Mocha.

 In conjunction with the Magnificent Mile Shopping Festival, Lavazza Premium Espresso will be hosting the “Falling in Love with Coffee” promotion, August 24 - September 6.  Use your MasterCard to purchase a Kilo of Whole Bean Coffee and receive a limited edition Lavazza Coffee Tin.

Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine

If you plan on doing some summer entertaining, remember a few of the delicacies from the 2^nd Annual Pastoral Artisan Producer Fest to include in your spread.  New products from the fest are now available for sale at Pastoral.  Take home a few servings of locally produced fresh goat cheese from Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery in Urbana-Champaign.  Cheese maker Leslie Cooperband creates a super creamy goat cheese with notes of lemon and wildflowers called Fresh Chevre.  It’s sure to please your guests. 

Add artisan charcuterie from Creminelli Fine Meats in Salt Lake City to your menu.  Cristiano Creminelli learned his craft from his father and grandfather in Piedmont, Italy. Now you can enjoy their specialty meats like Calabrese, a mildly spicy Calabrian-inspired salami with a nice garlic undertone or Milano, an everyday salami with a mild but slightly peppery flavor profile.

Lastly, pull all these artisan treats together with some remarkable spreads and Tapenades.  The Gracious Gourmet in Bridgewater, CT will help you do just that with Fennel Blood Orange Tapenade. Slowly caramelized fennel and red onions mixed with Kalamata olives and blood oranges create this Sicilian inspired tapenade. Also available is the Spiced Sour Cherry Spread, a mix of whole and pureed sour Morello cherries, tart dried cherries and spices simmered in red Burgundy wine.