Delavignes Gourmet Foods & Gifts

09/10/2026

Join Chef Laura in collaboration with the Arethusa Farm Foundation for a hands on class featuring canning & food preservation. Each attendee will get to make & take home a jar of jam as well!
Class will be held Tuesday, September 15 at 7PM at the Arethusa Farm Foundation, Litchfield CT.

Please visit the Arethusa Farm Foundation website for class details and to sign up. Class attendees will explore topics including:
* Equipment needed for safe canning.
* The role and function of Pectin as a gelling agent for Jams & Jellies, and how to choose the correct pectin for varying fruits or vegetables if needed.
* The role and function of sugar in Jams and Jellies (it’s not just for sweetness!)
* The roll of naturally occurring acidity of fruit or the addition of citrus or other acids and how both sugar quantity and acid affect the firmness of the jelly, the food safety, and shelf-life stability of the finished products.
* How to read your batch of jam, what visual indicators to look for when making jam.
* Standard practices and steps for filling, capping, and cooling the jars, and how to store them.

Learn about end of season preserving, such as tomato puree, tomato sauce, salsa, pickled green beans, pickled green tomatoes, vinegar pickles, and others.

09/10/2026

Get tickets and join us next week for a hands on canning class at the Arethusa Farm Foundation. More information can be found in their website. This will be a 2 part class, first we learn about sweet jams and jellies and then fall harvest canning for savory classics like tomato sauce and pickles.

09/08/2026

Focaccia Bread & Hearty Soups
Cooking Class Tickets Available! September 11, 12 & 13th
Chef Laura shares her secrets for super easy and delicious homemade focaccia breads, crispy outside and soft and airy center- perfect for snacking and dunking in sauces or soups. While the breads bake, learn how to turn simple, fresh, and locally grown ingredients into hearty & wholesome soups, ideal for dunking the fresh made breads. Class includes 2 different fall inspired soups. Class will each take home fresh dough to bake at home, as well as finished breads made in class. Her traditional Northern Italian style focaccia will be your new favorite thing to make. This class details the importance and ease of a make ahead dough, the methods for flavoring and seasoning the breads, and techniques for making perfectly dimpled crusty focaccia. Class attendees each make their own dough, and get to take home fresh made raw dough to bake at home, as well as bake their own focaccia in the class. Class includes recipes & instructions for all preparations discussed and demonstrated in the class. Classes are fun and educational. Bring your aprons and your appetites, the classes are full of great things to sample and taste during the event! More information and tickets can be purchased at our website.

Class details and descriptions links are listed below, or go to our events page. We limit class size for a better experience, so classes do sell out. Private classes for your own group of 8 or more can be accommodated. If you see a class program you like and would like to re-create as a private even...

08/29/2026

Heirloom Fresh herbs to pair with our olive oil and balsamic vinegar! $2 per bundle today only. Including: 4 types of basil- variegated, Pluto, purple, and cardinal. Rosemary, thyme, sage, and pineapple sage!

08/04/2026

Tart & Refreshing- our Cherry Balsamic is the perfect summer salad dressing! Stop in for a tasty sample or shop online today.

07/24/2026

It’s focaccia Friday! Stop in for a sample of our signature breads.

07/17/2026

Focaccia Friday! Bread is ready, stop by for a free sample!

07/03/2026

Focaccia Friday! Stop in for free samples !

We are open Friday July 3rd from 10-3
- We have fresh traditional style Focaccia Breads & Sourdough baguettes 🥖 ready for 10 AM, we close early at 3PM. Then find our amazing olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and fresh baked focaccia breads at the Bantam Community Farmers Market from 3-6.

We are closed, Saturday July 4th. Happy 250th Independence Day!

07/03/2026

Focaccia Friday! We are open Friday July 3rd from 10-3, and will have fresh traditional style Focaccia Breads ready for 10 AM, we close early at 3PM- then find our amazing olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and fresh baked focaccia breads at the Bantam Community Farmers Market from 3-6. We are closed, Saturday July 4th. Happy 250th Independence Day!

06/02/2026

Montesi Family Private Reserve is back in stock! Organic Extra Virgin olive oil imported from the heart of Italy and bottled at our Waterbury CT facility.