FEATURED PRODUCTS

OBX Chocolatier

OBX Chocolatier are handmade chocolates by Kelly Walker. Her chocolates are made by hand and Kelly can be found swirling chocolate here at Tommy's as well as our sister store, Bagels to Beef Cafe, right in front of you so you can sample handmade chocolates made only with the finest single-origin Venezuelan chocolate. Give us a call and we will share her scheduled appearances with you. Kelly encourages chocolate lovers to 'think outside the chocolate box', as she loves to mix sweet and savory together to create a truly unique experience. Look for flavors like Strawberry-Balsamic Truffle, Ginger-Peanut Caramel and Habannero-Mango Truffle, just to name a few. Every confection of OBX Chocolatier contains natural ingredients, a lot of love, and a healthy portion of AWESOME, but you won't find preservatives or funky stuff (artificial flavors).

Kelly Walker's Story: In the early 1920's her great (great, great) Uncle Al made his living making marshmallows and fruit gummies for the Wunderly's Candy Company in Philadelphia. Her great grandmother, Mabel, carried on the tradition with her smooth vanilla and orange butter creams and rich caramels. Mabel spent some years working as a chocolatier for Wannamaker's Department Store. Eventually, Mabel and her daughter, Mary, set up a shop in the cellar of their Pennsylvania home. They wanted to be able to share tasty treats with family and friends, and give it as gifts. "I'll never forget what it was like as a child to see how those delightful candies were made. To smell bittersweet chocolate in the air, to taste the first piece from the batch. It was a child's dream. When I was 19 years old my grandmother Mary passed her knowledge onto me. Today, I still want to share that magic with my family and friends, and hope you will share it with yours", says Kelly Walker.

Black & White Bean Salsa

A hearty blend of black and white beans mixed with just enough spice. Use as a dip or side dish as your would refried beans.

WINNER: 2010 Fiery Food Challenge Award,

2009 Fiery Food Challenge Award, 2008 Hot Pepper Award, 2007 Hot Pepper Award - As impressive as the above results are, especially the sweep in the salad dressing category, it should be noted that they only add to the long list of awards won by Gunther's Gourmet over the past three years. All told, the company has garnered a total of twenty-eight awards from judged tasting competitions in Texas, New Mexico, and New York; making it one of the most award winning salsa companies in the country. If you consider that salsa now vies with ketchup as the number one food condiment in the United States and is produced by all manner of companies, from the gigantic to the miniscule, winning so many awards in such a short period of time is no small feat.

Adding to the company's accomplishments is the fact that none of its salsas or marinades contain artificial ingredients or preservatives, or use high fructose corn syrup, pepper extracts, or large amounts of salt in order to create a false sense of flavor or heat. Instead, and unlike so many competing products, each salsa and marinade from Gunther's Gourmet is made using only all-natural ingredients which, after being combined and arranged into distinctive layered flavors and proportioned levels of heat, create fresh crisp clean tastes; tastes that some people claim are a little bit addictive.

Try a few salsas and marinades from Gunther's Gourmet and taste why that little company from Virginia is making such a big splash on the salsa circuit. If you are like many of us, you might even find yourself saying "Virginia" the next time someone asks you where the best salsa comes from.

For more information visit www.gunthersgournet.com

Lemon Wasabi Sauce

Our personal favorite and our top selling sauce for salmon, shrimp and crab cakes. We usually end up with more than one jar in the refrigerator since everybody brings it home with their crab cakes just in case we don't have enough to make it through dinner. A bold blend of lemon, wasabi and raspberry vinegar makes this Lemon Wasabi Sauce wonderful. Serve as a traditional dipping sauce for Sushi. It is excellent with crab cakes, smoked salmon and egg rolls. It also makes a marvelou condiment for roast beef or turkey sandwiches. This is a Kosher product and is Gluten free.

For more information vist www.robertrothschild.com

Grill Charms

How many times have you cut into your steak and it’s too rare, or too well done, and then you switch with someone at the table? Or you have to use mild barbeque because only a few guests like it hot? Ok, so no big deal if you're trading steaks with your daughter at the table. But you might want to get it right for your guests and we know how hard that is especially if the cook is enjoying the libations as well. So a gal right here in the Carolina’s invented Grill Charms, a dime-sized, solid stainless steel charm that is placed in the food before grilling. The charms identify individual preferences; the Steak Collection has letters R (for rare) MR ( for medium rare) etc. The Spicy Collection has 6 charms designed with peppers representing the varying degrees of heat. Purchase the Pink Collection and 10% of the proceeds go to fighting Breast Cancer. The Charmed Life Collection features sailboats, a tropical vacation and other items representing a “Charmed Life”. Grill Charms are a great gift and a must for grilling the perfect Angus Steaks from Tommy’s Gourmet Market while vacationing on the Outer Banks.

For more information visit www.grillcharms.com

Peanut Brittle from Bertie County

Our neighbors across the bridge from the Outer Banks were chosen as the Best Candy award winner in the 2008 Best of Atlanta Competition. My father-in-law, who grew up in Eastern NC has always said Bertie County Peanuts are the best, guess he’s always had a taste for good food. I have to agree, from the first time I tasted their peanuts and especially the Peanut Brittle, I found myself grabbing a jar off the shelf for an afternoon snack at work.

For more information visit www.pnuts.net

Tommy’s Dry Packed Sea Scallops

Big, Beautiful and absolutely delicious! These giant deep water sea scallops are a rich, meaty treasure. Never treated or soaked no added water or chemicals to increase the water content. Our scallops are the best of the best!

Sea scallops are about 1 1/2 inches in diameter and should be translucent beige, creamy color. Some will be slightly pink. The best quality is "dry" or "dry pack" sea scallops. Because scallops don't live well out of water (as clams or oysters can) they are shucked when caught and kept chilled on board the fishing boat. For years, many scallops have been treated with sodium tripolyphosphate (STP). These chemicals help to retain the natural moisture, but in excess, STP promotes the absorption of water into the scallop. This can increase the weight by as much as 25% and makes for a wet gummy scallop. The STP-treated scallops have a bitter chemical flavor. Look for scallops labeled "chemical free or dry packed”, the only kind you will find at Tommy’s Gourmet Market.