Thanksgiving weekend is upon us, and the Olliffe team is ready to enjoy plenty of delicious food and good company in the days ahead. Let’s hope this glorious weather continues! The mix of sunshine, (slightly) cooler temperatures and gorgeous fall colours has been absolutely spectacular, and will be a real treat for anyone who’s cooking outside this weekend.
Thanks to Chef James for this incredible recipe! This dish can also be made as a full-sized sandwich, if you prefer. Please note that all of these ingredients (except for the fresh arugula) can be found online or in store at Olliffe. Thanks for shopping local and supporting regenerative food in your community!
Thanksgiving is just over a week away, and we’re looking forward to a delicious meal shared with family and friends. If you haven’t ordered your favourite local products yet, please use our website to place your order from our Thanksgiving feast collection. Plus: we’ve got a free gift for pasture-raised turkey customers who choose in-store pick up! Read on for details, and please contact us if you have any questions or would like assistance placing your order. The Olliffe team would be glad to help.
With Thanksgiving just over two weeks away, many of our customers are busy planning a family meal: ordering a fresh local turkey, prime rib and other holiday favourites, deciding which side dishes they’ll be serving alongside that delectable Ontario roast, and otherwise preparing the house to host family and friends. It’s a lot of work, but it’s all worth it in the end!
This year, Thanksgiving falls on Sunday, October 12th—just over three weeks from today. If you’re ready to place your order for fresh local turkeys, delectable beef and pork roasts, Ontario lamb, flavourful hams and more, please visit our holiday collection. This exceptional selection of high quality local products has been curated by our expert butchers for your convenience. It’s the best of the best—exactly what you’re looking for this holiday season.
If you have any questions or would like assistance with your order, please contact us or visit our Yonge Street butcher shop. Our team would be pleased to ensure you have everything you need for the upcoming Thanksgiving weekend.
We love a perfectly roasted turkey with all of the fixings, but some families prefer a different type of meal on Thanksgiving Sunday—prime rib, a rack of lamb or a delectable pork roast, perhaps. If you’re cooking for a larger group, you may want to offer two or more proteins along with your favourite holiday side dishes. Here are a few options to consider when planning your meal:
We also offer delectable prepared side dishes for your pleasure and convenience. And don’t forget about brunch, charcuterie and hostess gifts—we’ve got you covered there, too.
Olliffe is pleased to offer home delivery to local customers. Holiday products will be available for delivery between October 4th and 12th. In-store pick up will be available during the same time frame. We’ll ask you to confirm these details when placing your order online, in store or by phone. If you have any questions, please contact us—an Olliffe team member would be pleased to speak with you.
This holiday season and always, the Olliffe team is grateful for your support of our proudly independent, Canadian business. When you order your Thanksgiving favourites from our butcher shop, you support local farmers and food producers while contributing to regenerative outcomes in your community. It’s a choice you can be proud of!
If you’d like any help selecting delicious, high quality local products for your family’s Thanksgiving dinner, please contact us. We look forward to serving you.
We understand that you may not be ready for this post yet. The first official day of fall is over a week away, and a lot of people don’t want summer to be over. But let’s face it—the days are getting cooler, there’s a chill in the evening air, pumpkin spice is on the menu everywhere you go, and a plate full of your favourite warm, delicious, fall comfort foods sounds pretty fantastic. In conclusion: fall is (essentially) here, so let’s embrace it.
The days are growing shorter, Labour Day has come and gone, and school is back in session. If you’ve got kids at home, this means you’re back to making school lunches five days a week—and by June, that adds up to a lot of lunches! Even if your children are old enough to pack their own lunch bags—a truly underrated parenting milestone—it means stocking your kitchen with family-friendly, school safe items that will actually get eaten. It can be a challenge, but your local butcher shop is here to help.
Summer always seems to fly by—year after year, the stretch between Canada Day and Labour Day passes in an instant. Whether you’re ready for fall or clinging to the last few weeks of this gorgeous season, we hope you’ve got something fun and relaxing planned for the long weekend. And if you haven’t made plans yet, might we suggest an end of summer BBQ?
When it rains, it pours—but sometimes, that’s a good thing! It’s been a busy summer at Olliffe, and there’s no sign of things slowing down any time soon. Believe us, we’re not complaining. Between an exciting television appearance, some Haldimand County farm tour planning, the last stretch of summer holidays and the fall season ahead, there’s a lot going on at your favourite neighbourhood butcher shop (and it’s wonderful).
Here are a few quick updates from the Olliffe team. Thanks for reading—we hope to see you in our Yonge Street butcher shop soon.
In case you missed it: Cory Van Groningen will be welcoming customers, food service operators and other local food enthusiasts to Hillview Farm every Wednesday afternoon in September. Cory is a farmer, holistic management expert and local food advocate who co-founded Harvest to Gather (Olliffe is part of the Harvest to Gather family of companies alongside Rowe Farms, VG Meats and Ecosystem Hub Ontario). Cory and his family live at Hillview Farm where they raise cattle, poultry, lambs and more. All of the farm tour details are available here—we hope you’ll join us! And if you have any questions or require assistance signing up for a farm tour, just let us know. Our team would be pleased to help.
Did you catch Harvest to Gather on episode 3 of the new culinary program, TASTED HERE? It aired on CHCH last night! Cory and Kyle Van Groningen both appeared in a fantastic segment on Ontario beef. We’ll post a link to watch the episode online as soon as it’s available—keep an eye on our social media channels for the clip! We’re excited to share it with you all.
Olliffe is pleased to share that we’ll be hosting a number of in-store events in the weeks ahead including butcher and cooking demonstrations, sampling events and more. Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram for more details—we’ll share timing, dates and information about the event itself. You can also speak to one of our culinary experts in store—we’d be glad to see you in our Yonge Street butcher shop and welcome your questions/feedback.
While we’re hesitant to say goodbye to summer, we do love a long weekend—and Labour Day is coming up fast. Olliffe will be sharing long weekend meal ideas on the blog next week but in the meantime, you can start stocking up on our pastured poultry, handmade sausages, burgers, kebabs and more. You can also register your FREE Solar Dollar Rewards account to gain access to exclusive offers, flash sales and more!
With the end of summer comes the return of school days. That means planning lunch boxes, easy weeknight dinners and after-school snacks for the whole family. We’ll focus on this topic in an upcoming blog post, but let this serve as a reminder: stock up on your favourite local products now, because that school bell will be ringing soon!
Thank you as always for choosing our family-owned, independent, Canadian business. Olliffe has been serving Rosedale since 1975, and we’re proud to be a part of this beautiful community. Stop by our Yonge Street butcher shop to choose from a large selection of high quality, delicious Ontario beef, poultry, lamb and pork products—we look forward to serving you.
If you’d like to know more about where your food comes from, how it’s raised and what regeneration looks like in action, we’ve got good news—you can now use your Solar Dollars to book a tour of Hillview Farm in Haldimand County! This is Cory Van Groningen’s own farm where he and his family raise cattle, chickens, ducks, lamb and more. The first tour of the season will be on Wednesday, September 3rd starting at 1pm with additional tours on September 10th, 17th and 24th. Each farm tour will be approximately two hours in duration.
We love the summer months for plenty of reasons: the sunshine and warm weather, the beauty of nature in bloom, and delicious meals cooked outdoors. Another reason to love summer is our pasture-raised poultry—a delectable line of seasonal products that includes Olliffe’s pasture-raised chicken and pasture-raised duck. These products are raised here in Ontario and offer tender, delicious, flavourful meat—a true seasonal delicacy.
We love the August long weekend. The midway point of summer, it’s known for beautiful weather, fun in the sun and plenty of opportunities for rest and relaxation. Whether you’ll be camping at a provincial park, staying here in Toronto, visiting the cottage or lounging poolside, we hope you have a wonderful Civic Holiday!
