Your best kept secret for culinary adventures
By Paul D Mercier on December 11, 2024
These days, it is a challenge to find decent prices on quality food. There is a little known secret on campus at NAIT for this. It is the NAIT Artisanal Food Market.
You can choose ingredients for your next meals through the fresh cut meat selections.
You can also pick up expertly prepared and seasoned ready-to-eat meals that are prepared daily.
These meals are well prepared foods made with quality ingredients and decently priced.
When I am preparing meals for the week, I look for inspiration, and I find it in this market.
Aside from the fresh cut meats, there are other prepared ingredients that are chilled or frozen.
The Artisanal Food Market has:
- Beef cuts
- Pork cuts
- Various poultry cuts
- Fish
- Cheese
- Prepared sausage varieties
- Pate
- Seasonings
- Sauces
- Ready-to-eat meals
- Soups
- Ice cream
- Baked goods
Be open to getting inspired!
Start with a pen and paper and peruse the aisles.
Write down selections that catch your attention.
Look through your list and determine a priority of what ingredients will fit into your meal planning ideas.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions!
Students from the Meat Cutting program, Merchandising program, Baking and Pastry program, Cooking program and Culinary program are present to help you.
They will know things about the products that might not be obvious to most customers. These students are trained and equipped to help you with your choices.
They might even have some extra ideas for ingredients to plan your meals.
If you are looking to save money and get quality ingredients for your next meals, the Artisanal Food Market is a great destination to fuel your culinary journey!
The market is open Monday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Tuesday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will be closed during the Winter Break, so be sure to shop weekdays until December 17th, 2024.
It is in the O building on NAIT’s main campus. It is right beside the Common Market.
Let it be known that the Artisanal Food Market is NAIT’s best kept secret.
Share the secret! It is worth the visit.