HNB Gourmet

Fed Ex knows how to eat

2007-12-03T18:56:00.000-08:00

HNB Gourmet is Feeding Fed-Ex/Kinkos !!

Today HNB Gourmet and Fed-Ex Kinkos put pen to paper and signed a catering agreement for the elite sales crew for the Fed-Ex Kinkos Southern Region based out of Dallas, Texas.

HNB Gourmet, based out of Plano, Texas, known for their unique spin on specialty cakes and top end catering would seem to have found their niche with the upper echelons of the executive catering sector.

As both Robert's and Heidi's previous careers were in the corporate catering world, their experiences have always been that catered events would seem to feature the proverbial rubber chicken buffet lines with bland foods that neither excite anyone's palate or turn it off.

Fed-Ex Kinko's menu will feature items such as Chicken Marsala and Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin.

All Hail The " Cake Shot"

The best tasting coffee I've ever had

2007-04-23T10:18:00.000-07:00

Good Morning,

This is Toni from Melissa. I was in your store yesterday and bought bags of your Signature Blend and Carmel flavored coffee. Made my first pot of Signature Blend this morning....delicious! Had 2 more cups before leaving for work. Forget "Star_ _ _ _ _ " and those other coffee houses. This was the best tasting coffee I've ever had. Thank you! Will make the Carmel tomorrow. I plan on getting some teas for my "tea lover" Dad for Father's Day.

Enjoyed learning all about your store, coffees, teas and your gourmet dishes. I plan on bringing my husband along on the next trip....(we want to try the hamburgers).

Thank you again for such a nice friendly experience,

"Toni in Melissa"

Gourmet goodies

2007-04-17T07:48:00.000-07:00

HNB Gourmet
Bloody Mary Consomme

$10.50 per serving
Imagine a bloody Mary clarified (we make it a clear broth) and intensified with flavor! Ask anyone that got this for Valentine's Day and they will tell you that this is well worth the wait! (A minimum of three hours prep time is needed for this one!)

THIS IS AWSOME !!!

ENTREE'S
Tequila Lime Chicken Pasta
Marinated Chicken Breast
With Fusilli Pasta
Red Bell Peppers and just the slightest hint of heat
From Jalapeno Peppers
$9.50

Gnocchi Pasta with an a la Vodka Sauce
And Sautéed Garlic Shrimp
$14.50

NY Steak
With a Spicy Mushroom Parmesan Sauce
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
And a Terribly Delicious call on your choice of vegetables!
$14.50

4101 E Park Blvd. #160
972 423 9540
Plano, Texas 75074
11:00AM-7:00PM

Hand Made Old Fashioned Burgers
Gourmet Burgers in E. Plano/Parker/Murphy

The Deep East
100% Angus Beef. Cheese, lettuce, tomato, thousand island dressing.
$5.25
The Hula
100% Angus Beef. Pineapple, teriyaki sauce, lettuce, & tomato.
$6.25
The Blues Burger
Blue cheese dressing, lettuce, & tomato.
$6.25
Tex-Mex Chicken Sandwich
Chicken breast w chipotle aoli, bacon, and avacado.
$6.25
Veggie Burger
Vegetable patty w/ lettuce, tomato, thousand island dressing
$6.25

Sandwiches

Chicken Caesar Salad Sandwich
Chicken breast w/ romain lettuce, caesar salad dressing & parmesan.
$6.25
HNB Club
w/ ham, smoked turkey, smoked bacon, lettuce tomato, and mayonaise.
$8.50
BLTA
Bacon, lettuce, tomato, and slices of avacado with an herbed aioli.
$7.50
Black Forest Ham
Black forest ham with honey mustard, brie cheese and grilled onion.
$7.50
Roasted Sirloin Sandwich
Horseradish sauce, lettuce, tomato, mozzarella cheese.
$8.50

The Stinking Rose @ HNB Gourmet

2007-04-13T07:50:00.000-07:00

Friday & Saturday Menu

Fresh BREAD!!!! Fresh cupcakes!!!! (These are darling!!! They look like flowers!!! Look for them around 2 p.m.)

Let me know how you like tonight’s menu!!! For those of you that got the a la Vodka Family Meal, it looks like I’m going to have to make another trip for more Vodka to get the meals done! Thank you everyone that called in to say that the a la Vodka was “the bomb”!

Today and tomorrow only, we’ll be having a “Date Night” Special for our NY Strip Sirloin menu items. Purchase two NY Strip Sirloins and get one burger with fries free for the little guys!

Also, for the youngsters, we have a special for our burgers with fries…

Tonight and tomorrow (Saturday) only, burger and fries for $5.

So sit back and relax. You know that the kids are taken care of and enjoy!

The “Stinking Rose”
NY Strip Sirloin Steak
With a Parsley Garlic Dijon Cream Sauce
Parmesan Garlic Mashed Potatoes
And Asparagus
$14.50

NY Strip Sirloin Steak Au Poivre
With Truffled Mashed Potatoes
And Buttered Green Beans
$14.50

Marinated Chicken Breast with a
Mushroom Sauce and Caramelized Onions
With Garlic Mashed Potatoes
And Broccoli with Shallots
$13.50

Southwestern Meatloaf
With a Mushroom Chipotle Sauce
Choice of Sides
(serves 4 to 5 EASILY)
$28.00

Gnocchi Pasta with an a la Vodka Sauce
And Sautéed Garlic Shrimp
$14.50

Todays Menu @ HNB Gourmet

2007-04-08T21:12:00.000-07:00

HNB Gourmet
972 423 9540

Don’t miss this menu!! This one is really TASTY!! Let us know if you would like to see any of these items on another day this week and we’ll see what we can do!!

Holiday Reminders:

Don’t forget your “Right Hand” men and women on April 24th! It’s Administrative Professionals Week! (Wednesday is the official “observed holiday”.) Don’t forget to reserve cupcakes, cakes and catering needs for your office events!

Monday’s and Tuesday’s Menu

Soups (because it’s been COLD and BLUSTERY!)

Savory Pumpkin Soup with Bacon or Baked Potato Soup

Small: $3.50 Large: $5.50

Daily Sandwich

Bob’s Kinda California Sandwich
Glazed Pork Tenderloin
On a Ciabatta Bread
With a Spicy Cream Cheese Spread
And Spicy Bean Sprouts
$6.50

Vegetarian Entrée!

Fiesta Omelette
With Corn, Eggs, and Cheddar Blend
$8.50

Side Selections

Everyone asks for their own sides so… Let’s make it permanent!

Choose from one of the following starches:
Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes, Truffled Mashed Potatoes, and Garlic Parmesan Risotto.

-and-

Choose from one of the following:

Candied Baby Carrots, Broccoli, Buttered Green Beans, and Garlic Parmesan Creamed Baby Spinach (this is my FAVORITE!!)

Entrees

NY Steak with a
Gorgonzola Butter
$18.50

Chicken Schnitzel with a Dijon Cream Sauce
Braised Red Cabbage
$15.50

Shrimp in a Coconut Curry Cream Sauce
On a Bed of Curried Risotto
And Cilantro Candied Carrots
(you can substitute your sides, but these really will
compliment this dish!)
$17.50

Bow-Tie Pasta
With Chicken and
A Garlic Cream Sauce
$10.50

Pasta Pesto
Bow-Tie Pasta with HNB's own Pesto Sauce
$8.50

Pasta Carbonara
A Bacon Pepper Cream Sauce tossed with Fresh Fettuccine Pasta
$8.50

Pasta a la Thomas
A Creamy Bacon Pesto Sauce with just a hint of Smoky Chipotle Cheddar
$8.50

Gnocchi Pasta with Bacon
Bourbon and Blue Cheese Sauce
$10.50

Burgers

The Deep East _
100% Angus Beef. Cheese, lettuce, tomato, thousand island dressing. _
$5.25 _

The Hula _
100% Angus Beef. Pineapple, teriyaki sauce, lettuce, & tomato. _
$6.25_

The Blues Burger _
Blue cheese dressing, lettuce, & tomato. _
$6.25_

Tex-Mex Chicken Sandwich _
Chicken breast w chipotle aoli, bacon, and avacado._
$6.25_

Chicken Caesar Salad Sandwich _
Chicken breast w/ romain lettuce, caesar salad dressing & parmesan._
$6.25_

Veggie Burger_
Vegetable patty w/ lettuce, tomato, thousand island dressing.
$6.25

hnbgourmet

2007-03-27T18:46:00.000-07:00

Gourmet-on-the-go provides fast track to fabulous food

When it’s time to get dinner on the table, where can you turn for a meal that combines the convenience of fast food with the quality of a fine dining establishment? Simply turn in to HNB Gourmet and pick up a ready-to-enjoy, chef-prepared meal that rivals those served at the finest restaurants.
Heidi Whitehead, who owns HNB with her husband, Robert, is a Cordon Bleu-trained chef who prepares lunch and dinner entrées, sides, and desserts in the traditional French fashion.
“We don’t compromise on the quality or the quantity of our food,” Mr. Whitehead says. “In the French tradition, we use only the purest ingredients, and strive to make everything the best we can. High-quality butter, the purest cream, even the sea salt we use – everything is a cut above the ordinary” he adds.
Each day, HNB Gourmet offers a wide-ranging lunch menu available to take out, or to enjoy at one of the restaurant’s handful of tables. Dinner offers an ever-evolving selection of three to ten entrée choices, each carefully based on the freshest ingredients available – and everything is packaged in special containers that keep the food warm for 30 to 45 minutes, Mr. Whitehead says. He adds that while the containers can be microwaved, he and his wife suggest enjoying the food as soon as possible after it’s picked up, to ensure optimum flavor.
A recent dinner special, Mr. Whitehead’s favorite, was the surf-and-turf entrée, which features four large shrimp, a bacon-wrapped filet mignon, garlic mashed potatoes, and asparagus with prosciutto – all packed to take home and enjoy, priced at $26.50. “The same meal at a quality restaurant in this area would run at least $45,” Mr. Whitehead explains. “Our prices reflect the fact that we’re not paying exorbitant overhead and we don’t employ a large staff. We stay focused on serving the highest-quality food.”
That commitment to quality extends to the simplest lunch items as well. “One of our customers’ favorite items is the Cajun chicken salad sandwich. We have people driving from Coppell and Irving for it, and they even buy the chicken salad by the pound to have on hand at home,” he adds.
Even that lowly lunchtime staple, the cheeseburger, is elevated to gourmet status at HNB. “We do our hamburgers in the style of In-N-Out Burger of California,” Mr. Whitehead says. As with that famed west-coast hot spot, only fresh – never frozen – Black Angus beef is used, and Mrs. Whitehead seasons the beef and shapes each burger by hand. Toppings of Tillamook cheese and fresh condiments ensure a dining experience that’s unrivaled. Add a side of the hand-cut fries, and the drive-through burger will fade from memory.
To make the HNB dining experience even easier, the eatery provides call-ahead service – simply phone in your order with a requested pick-up time, and your meal will be piping hot and waiting for you to enjoy with your family – or that special someone. HNB also offers an e-mail service that alerts customers to the day’s specials.

Catering is also available for dinner parties as small as four guests, or for parties of 200 or more. That catering option makes entertaining as easy – and impressive – as a mid-week meal from HNB.
The Whiteheads moved to the Dallas area from California, where Mrs. Whitehead had worked for many years in the restaurant industry following her Cordon Bleu training. “When we came to Dallas, Heidi turned down offers from some of the best restaurants in town,” Mr. Whitehead says. However, the couple decided to open their own establishment, designed to allow them time with their children. In fact, the full name for HNB Gourmet is Harry, Nat & Bernie’s, after three of their four children. Mr. Whitehead explains that their fourth child came along after the name was conceived.
“We wanted to do our own thing so we can be with our kids, and so Heidi can have some semblance of a normal life and still do what she’s passionate about,” Mr. Whitehead says.
That passion shows through in every dish Mrs. Whitehead serves up. To discover for yourself all the fabulous to-go dining options HNB Gourmet provides, visit their website at www.hnbgourmet.com, where you can join the e-mail list and peruse the menu – or drop by HNB Gourmet at 4101 East Park Boulevard, on the northwest corner at Los Rios. HNB is open from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For more information, phone HNB Gourmet at 972-423-9540.