Local farm-fresh restaurant group 10 Acres makes it easy for everyone to enjoy restaurant-quality meals from the comfort of home with its .
With local delivery and pick up, anyone can bring 聽home with a wide variety of local and seasonal fresh grocery items, ready-to-go meals, a selection of BC wines at liquor store prices, treats and pastries, fresh daily baked bread, locally made provisions, local cheeses, and custom meal kits.
鈥淲e鈥檙e trying to give our guests the same experience that they would get in the restaurant,鈥� 10 Acres executive sous chef Katrina Archibald says.
鈥淭hat means ensuring quality, flavour, and incorporating our farm products seasonally and all-year-round with our preserves.鈥�
Archibald encourages everyone to check out the Market鈥檚 offerings online or browse in person at one of two locations, downtown Victoria or Sidney. For special occasions, it鈥檚 easy to order ahead.
鈥淭his gives people a chance to take some of the stress out of their lives,鈥� Archibald says.
鈥淧eople are busy. They鈥檙e getting home from work, or they might be having family over for the first time in a long time and aren鈥檛 used to cooking. At the Market, they鈥檒l be able to find a delicious meal that鈥檚 easy to heat up and serve.鈥�
It鈥檚 easy to elevate any meal by purchasing an accompanying wine selected by 10 Acres award-winning sommelier, Adriano Cartuliares. All wines are priced at, or better than, liquor store prices and have a local B.C. focus.
Not sure where to start? Archibald shares some of her favourite Market picks:
Pork chop kit
鈥淭he pork chop is a real hidden gem on the online market,鈥� Archibald says.
鈥淭his is the same pork chop we use at the restaurant. It鈥檚 killer. So, so good and very popular.鈥�
10 Acres meal kits are ready prepared ingredients that require some construction and cooking.
鈥淚 love the meal kits because it鈥檚 more of an opportunity for people to bond and cook at home,鈥� Archibald says.
The porkchop meal kit comes with two bone-in Berryman Farm pork chops brined in a 10 Acres special recipe, potatoes au gratin, farm vegetables and crimini mushrooms, and a demi-glace.
Steak and ale mushroom pie
This pre-cooked, frozen meal is exclusive to the 10 Acres Market. All it requires is to be heated in the oven.
The meat pie features tender-braised beef in a rich Driftwood Brewery porter, Espagnole sauce with mushrooms, potatoes, carrots, onions and rosemary covered in a flaky puff pastry.
鈥淭he cooks are always trying to steal it when I make it,鈥� Archibald laughs.
Farm hot sauce
Made with a sweet and hot blend of peppers from the 10 Acres Farm, the hot sauce is one of Archibald鈥檚 favourite preserves that the Market offers.
鈥淚t goes on anything,鈥� Archibald says.
鈥淚t has a nice zip. Spicy, but not bad for people who are terrified of heat.鈥�
Archibald recommends it for people who are fans of Frank鈥檚 Red Hot. It鈥檚 great for chicken wings, especially if you melt butter into it to give it a little richness.聽
Tiramisu
鈥淲e say this is two-person sized, but once you try it, you may want to eat it all by yourself,鈥� Archibald says.
鈥淚t鈥檚 super decadent.鈥�
What sets the 10-Acres tiramisu apart is that it鈥檚 built in a jar instead of on a large tray, which means they use fewer stabilizers, creating a rich and fluffy dessert.
Created with mascarpone, espresso, kahlua, dark rum and lady fingers, this take-home treat is 鈥渟omething else,鈥� Archibald says.
Fresh ingredients
Archibald is a big fan of the Market鈥檚 homemade ingredients, which help you build your dinner from scratch. This includes fresh, hand-rolled pasta and a special Bolognese sauce that isn鈥檛 available in restaurants.
To shop online for local delivery or pick up and learn more about what鈥檚 in stock at the 10 Acres Market, visit .
