OUR SPECIALTY GROCERY
Surdyk’s Cheese Shop is proud to offer a wide selection of local, organic, fair trade, and sustainably produced foods and products.
- Shepherd’s Way Sheep’s Milk Cheeses from Nerstrand, Minnesota
- Pastureland Dairy Local Cheese and Butter grass fed, organic
- Northern Lights Blue from Fairbault, Minnesota
- Donnay Dairy Goat Cheese local, organic
- Carr Valley Cheeses from Wisconsin
- Pleasant Ridge Cheeses from Wisconsin
- Hooks Dairy Cheeses from Wisconsin
- Hope Creamery local, organic butter
- La Quercia
- Proscuitto Americano, pancetta, Coppa, lardo and more: All humanely raised, Iowa local, some items are organic, all are growth hormone/antibiotic free, free range
- Organic Valley eggs and milk from Wisconsin
- Kadejan Chicken from SW Minnesota, free range, no hormones
- Pump House Creamery Ice Cream from south Mpls, made from organic ingredients
- Morning Star Coffee Roasters Coffee Beans located in Seward neighborhood of south Mpls, uses organic, fair trade beans
- Rogue Chocolatier Fair Trade Chocolate, roasted and produced in NE Mpls
- B.T. McElrath Chocolates produced in NE Mpls
- Northwoods Organic Produce Pequot Lakes
- Two Pony Farm Tomatoes Long Lake
- Coop Partners Produce -Suppliers of Local and organic produce
- Bramblewood Cottage Shortbread Produced in NE Mpls
- Heartland Mills Organic flour and flax seeds.
Olive and specialty oils:
Our Olive Oil shelves bring together premium selections from around the world and right here in the United States. We offer an amazing range of olive oils including organic, unfiltered, and vintage oils. All of our olive oil is Extra Virgin and never chemically treated in any way. Below is a sampling of what you'll find in store:
Italy: Laudemio, Olio Verde, Crespi, Liry's, Riscossa, Ravida, Olio Carli, Tenuta de Numeruno and many more. Spain: Nunez del Prado, Zoe, Mas Portell, L'Estornell, and Olivar de la Luna. France: Moulins de la Brague and a wide selection from A L'Olivier. Portugal: Joano & Joao Oliveira. United States: Pasolivo, "O" Olive Oil, Olio Beato, Sciabica, and Balzana. Australia: Lakelands Olives, Yellingbo, and Brookfarm. New Zealand: Moutere Grove. Argentina: Armando Mansur.
We also carry a selection of other oils ranging from macadamia nut and hazelnut to walnut and sesame oils. There is also a wide variety of flavored oils like basil, garlic, citrus, porcini and truffle, and more.
A wide range of vinegars, including aged Balsamic like Villa Manodori and Fini, White Balsamic, Sherry Vinagre de Jerez from Spain, Champagne, Red, and Herbed White Wine Vinegars, Saba, Verjus, Vinaigre de Banyuls Epice, Vinaigre Aperitif, Martin Pouret flavored wine vinegars, Cassis, Cuisine Perel, and assortment of Rice Vinegars, and flavored vinegars like fig, herb, and berries.
Meat:
A variety of specialty meats including Fra Mani Salumi of Berkeley, California, Salumeria Biellese, Parma Prosciutto & Organic Prosciutto Americano, Smoked Duck Breast, Mortadella, Jambon Francais, Molanari & Sons Salamis, Thumann's Deli Meats, Smoked Salmon, Sopressata & Genoa Salami, and many more.
Chocolates:
We have a wide variety of chocolate in stock to please the most discerning sweet tooth; choose from Chocolatiers like B.T. McElrath artisan chocolates, Callebaut by the pound, Scharffen Berger chocolate and cocoa, Valrhona, Dolfin, Organic Chocolate from Dagoba, Marieke Belgian Chocolate, Lake Champlain, Cafe Tasse, Fudge is My Life Sauces, Michel Cluzel Single Estate, Chuao Chocolatier, Cote d'Or, and Chapon.
Gourmet Crackers:
Many varieties from Carr’s, Jacobs, and Yarra Valley water crackers to American Vintage Wine Biscuits, Italian imported Crostini, La Panzaella, Italian Breadsticks, Star Ridge, Matiz Sweet & Savory Tortas, Waterwheel Waterthins, and an assortment of Nairn's Oat Crackers.
Desserts:
A wide variety of specialty desserts from Three Chocolatiers- tortes, cakes, cheesecakes, plus homemade Cookies, biscotti and Shortbread; and a range of fruit pastes like Fig Almond, Pear, Apricot, Plum, and Quince Membrillo. Don't miss our favorite dark chocolate cognac brownies and our city-famous Almond Palmiers...
Coffee:
Many varieties of fresh roasted whole bean coffee roasted locally, many of which are organic and fair trade certified plus a full selection of organic coffee and espresso drinks and cold-press iced coffee.
Butter:
Several varieties of butter including Plugra, Vermont Cultured Butter, Celles sur Belle French Butter, President, Hope and Pastureland Minnesota made butter, White and Black Truffle butter, and local Duck Fat seasonally.
Mousse and Pâté:
A variety of meat pâtés including Truffle and Black Peppercorn Mousses; Black Mushroom, Mediterranean Chicken, and Country pâtés, Duck Rillette, and Truffled Mousse of Foie Gras. Local Foie Gras is available seasonally and by special order.
Condiments & Sauces:
Gourmet mustards like Maille, Beaufor, Terrapin Ridge Balsamic Herb & Brown Sugar Pecan Mustards, Vilux, Edmond Fallot, Edinburgh of Scotland and Fruit Mostardas from Casa Forello and Senga like Green Tomato, Pear, and Red Onion. Pasta and Bread Dipping Sauces from around the world including Life in Provence, Rustichella d'Abruzzo, and a full line of Francis Coppola Sauces like Arrabbiata, Puttanesca, Matriciana, Empolese, Porcini Marsala, and Pomodoro Basilico. A bevy of sweet and savory Preserves, Jelly, Comfiture, Jams and Chutneys from brands like Life in Provence, St. Dalfour, Dundee Marmalades, English Fruits for Cheese, Casa Forello and Hediard Paris.
Salsa:
A great line of specialty Salsas from mild to extreme including El Paso Chili Company, and Desert Pepper Trading Company.
Pastas and Grains:
Rustichella d'Abruzzo, Gerardo di Nola, Traditional Egg Pastas from Piedmont, Rainbow Pastas from Tradizioni di Puglia and Morelli Flavored Pastas; Gnocchi and a variety of imported rice and grains like Matiz Paella Rice and Sapore Arborio Rice.