FreshDirect's Tastiest Seder to not 'Passover'

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Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:00am EDT

New York's Leading Online Grocer Delivers Delicious Meal Options for the
Passover Holidays

LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- This Passover,
FreshDirect is answering the all-important fifth Seder question, "What's for
dinner?" New York's leading online gourmet food purveyor and delivery service,
FreshDirect, is offering all the wonderful ingredients and restaurant-quality
meals to make this Passover one to kvell about.
    Instead of schlepping around town for Passover ingredients, FreshDirect
will deliver delicious ready to heat meals and beautiful prepared Seder plates
straight to New Yorkers' front doors for the ultimate in quality and
convenience.  Passover guests can nosh on mouth-watering entrees like hearty
beef brisket with gravy and delicate farm raised lemon dill salmon.  Each meal
includes yummy matzo ball soup, the choice of four tasty side dishes like
brussels sprouts with herb butter or potato gratin with rosemary, and a
tempting dessert.  All of the prep work is already done with chef-prepared
meals and heating instructions are even included with delivery, so New Yorkers
can spend less time kvetching in the kitchen and more time with friends and
family.
    Visitors to FreshDirect's online "Kosher for Passover" section will find a
variety of kosher products including kosher wine, meat, dairy products,
snacks, desserts and more.  Also, FreshDirect's one-click Passover recipes are
perfect for those hoping to quickly put together a great-tasting holiday meal
without the hassle and stress.
    The Passover 2008 menu options include a main course, four sides and one
dessert:
    Main Courses:
    -- Farm-Raised Lemon-Dill Salmon (Serves 4-6)  - $89.99
    -- Coriander-Sage Cornish Hens (Serves 4-6) - $99.99
    -- Beef Brisket with Gravy (Serves 6-8) - $119.99
    -- Leg of Lamb Roast Au Jus (Serves 4-6) - $129.99
    -- Frenched Racks of Lamb (Serves 4-6) - $149.99
    -- Filet of Beef with Mushroom Sauce (Serves 10-12) - $199.99


    Sides:
    -- Brussels Sprouts w/ Herb Butter
    -- Broccolini w/Garlic Chips
    -- Grilled Asparagus
    -- Garlic-Sauteed Spinach
    -- Green Beans w/ Caramelized Apples
    -- Butter-Glazed Carrots
    -- Mushroom Risotto
    -- Potato Gratin with Rosemary
    -- Sweet Potato Kugel
    -- Rosemary-Garlic Roasted New Potatoes
    -- Almost Perfect Mashed Potatoes


    Desserts:
    -- Fresh Berry Trifle
    -- Flourless Chocolate Cake
    -- Coconut Macaroons


    Seder Plate:
    -- An attractively blue-scripted white platter full of all the essentials:
a cooked lamb shank, a hard-boiled egg, parsley, romaine hearts, our nutty-
sweet charoset and fresh horseradish root.
    Please note: The Seder Plate and Chef Prepared Meals are not certified
Kosher.
    FreshDirect's Passover chef-prepared meals are now available at
www.freshdirect.com.
    About FreshDirect
    Founded in 1999, FreshDirect is one of the nation's leading online meals
and fresh food manufacturing and delivery services. FreshDirect is setting a
new standard for fresh food production and distribution by offering
unparalleled quality, product customization, and value pricing from its state-
of-the-art kitchen and facility in Long Island City. The company is expanding
and currently serves most of Manhattan and locations in Queens, Brooklyn,
Staten Island and the Bronx, as well as parts of New Jersey, Westchester, and
Nassau County. The company's vision is to change consumers' lives by providing
the ultimate shopping experience for impossibly fresh food and meal solutions.
FreshDirect employs nearly 1,700 employees and is an equal opportunity
employer with comprehensive benefits and competitive wages. The company
currently has over 250,000 customers and has fulfilled over 6 million orders
since opening for business in September 2002. Additional information can be
found at www.freshdirect.com.
SOURCE  FreshDirect

Robyn Schweitzer of MWW Group for FreshDirect, +1-212-827-3761,
rschweitzer@mww.com
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