Curbin’ Cuisine Treats the DMMB Team’s Tastebuds

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The DMMB Team was fortunate to have Curbin’ Cuisine cater our team meeting last Thursday night. If you haven’t met this dynamic duo at your local Farmer’s Market yet, you should. They offer catering services as well as an extensive line of all natural, gluten free, no preservatives, hand-ground spices. Check them out and “Eat Good and Feel Good.”

About the Owners

curbin cuisine ownersCurrently a Sous Chef at Briarwood Club of Ankeny, Chef Jarrod Fontanini owns and operates Curbin’ Cuisine along with his wife Misty. Misty is a Mortgage Processing Lead at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. They have three daughters: Hailey (14), Madison (12), and Lydia (9).

Curbin’ Cuisine is featured yearly at the Beaverdale Farmer’s Market, Beaverdale Festival, Animal Lifeline of Iowa Charity Event, Downtown Des Moines Farmer’s Market, and Firetrucker Brewery, among many other local Des Moines festivals, for not only their tantilizing spices but also their delicious cuisine made to order on their food cart.

Curbin’ Cuisine also offers small to medium sized caterings for receptions, graduation parties, or corporate events.

Hand-Blended Spices and Promo Code

curbin cuisine spices10 spices, perfect for your everyday pantry to your gourmet meals. All spices are all-natural, gluten-free, non-irradiated, and completely free of preservatives and MSG.

So many of us are concerned with the amount of junk included in spices found in the grocery aisles, and Curbin’ Cuisine solves all of your problems. If you’ve ever looked for spices that are gluten-free, MSG- or salt-free, you know how hard they are to find. Salt-free taco seasoning? They’ve got some El Taco Suave for you.

From their everyday gourmet “PRIMO” and their All-Purpose seasoning like “DELiSH,” to more specific seasonings like “Yumm-OH” hickory salt seasoning and “Jah-Mon” Jamaican jerk seasoning, there’s something for every cuisine.

Their website even has recipes to help out your meal planning.

Curbin’ Cusines has created a promo code for DMMB readers which gives you 10 percent off your entire purchase through March 31, 2015. Use DMB2015 on their website. I highly recommend you try them. Need more convincing?

Our Experience

Our Team got the chance to enjoy several tasty dishes and one of their signature drinks and we were thrilled with the menu:

1) Italian Bruschetta made with CC’s Delizioso Italian Herbs on a fresh baguette and our very own DELiSH dip.

What we thought: Think fresh garlic, mouth watering, savory topping on freshly toasted South union bread. My house smelled of an Italian bistro for the next day. 

2) Taco Bean/Pico spread made with CC’s El Taco Suave with fresh veggies and corn chips. This was a 100 percent gluten-free appetizer.

What we thought: Perfectly blended. A little spicy a little sweet with a perfect blend of crunch. 

3) DELiSH Dip made with organic sour cream and DELiSH All Purpose Seasoning.

What we thought: Think Ranch at its finest. The dip was the best version of creamy you’ve had. Great for a healthy alternative to ranch. Very flavorful for chips, veggies, or even as a salad dressing.

4) Fresh squeezed watermelon limeade.

What we thought: A Taste of summer. Light. Refreshing. Perfectly sweet. Gorgeous fresh limes and watermelon garnish completed it perfectly. A few of us added some Prosecco for a little mommy-drink. 

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Working with Misty and Jarrod on our event was seamless. They worked with our timeline, quick request, and food allergies! They brought it out, set it up and did all the work for us! Both are genuinely neat people to get to know, and it was so fun to learn about this amazing business they have built from the ground up.

curbin cuisine foodUpcoming Event at Firetrucker Brewery 3.11.15

Chef Jarrod and Misty are excited to be a part of Ankeny’s Firetrucker Brewery’s “Dinner with Brew” event March 11, 2015, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. What a great Valentine for your hubby or a fun night out with the girls!

Chef Jarrod and the Firetrucker Team will be pairing fine foods with killer craft brews in a private dinner event for 30. Tickets $50 and more info here.

Connect with Curbin Cuisine & Where to Shop Locally

Jarrod and Misty would love to help you plan your next event – big or small! They would also love to have you try their spices and incorporate them into your daily life!

Connect with them on Facebook. Or call Misty at 641-275-1226 or email [email protected].

You can purchase directly in their online store (don’t forget the promo code), but Curbin’ Cuisine Spices are currently sold in ALL of the following stores:

  • Hy-Vee (Mills Civic, Windsor Heights, Waukee [across from meat counter], Johnston, West Lakes, Newton, Ankeny [Prairie Trail – across from meat counter], Ames #1 & Ames #2, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City. If not notated, spices are located in the store’s Health Market section.)
  • Dahl’s (all locations – either on an end cap of their spice aisle or right next to their spices on the shelves)
  • The Woodsmith Store (in the kitchen section to the right of the entrance)
  • Campbell’s Nutrition (all over the store, on top of the meat counter, on end caps, and in their spice aisle)
  • Brickstreet Market in Bondurant (in their spice aisle)

Upcoming Demos & Events

curbin cuisine demoCurbin’ Cuisine will be at these upcoming events, so go experience them for yourself!

  • February 4th West Lakes Hy-Vee from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
  • February 6th Ingersoll Dahl’s from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
  • February 8th Johnston Hy-Vee from 1-3:30 p.m.
  • February 20th Waukee Hy-Vee from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
  • February 21st 156th Street Dahl’s from 10:30-1:00 p.m.
  • February 28th Fleur Dahl’s from 11-1:30 p.m.
  • March 6th Euclid Dahl’s from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
  • March 8th EP True Dahl’s from 11:30-2:00 p.m.
  • March 11th 6:30 p.m. **FIRETRUCKER BREWERY FINE DINING/BEER PAIRING** (tickets sold on Brewery’s website)
  • March 12th 33rd Street Dahl’s from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
  • March 20th Beaverdale Dahl’s from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
  • March 21st Merle Hay Road Dahl’s from 11-1:30 p.m.
  • March 22nd Ames (Lincoln Center) from 11-1:30 p.m. & Ames (West) from 2-4:30 p.m.
  • March 26th Ankeny Hy-Vee from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

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