Cardona’s Market invites its customers to spend more time with family and friends and less time in the kitchen this holiday season with special heat-and-serve catering options. The family-owned, Italian specialty market and caterer is offering all-inclusive party packages and à la carte menu options for merry-making celebrations of all sizes.
New this year, Cardona’s will offer a variety of Italian-themed ornaments for purchase, while supplies last. Holiday tree ornaments include a cannoli; meatball sub; plate of spaghetti with meatballs; pasta and more.
Additionally, Cardona’s annual gift card promotion will be offered throughout the month of December. Purchase a Cardona’s gift card and receive an extra $10 for every $100 spent. The offer is valid in-store only and the extra Cardona’s $10 bucks will be added directly to the $100 gift card. Ornaments and gift cards are available at all three Cardona’s locations.
Cardona’s custom-curated gift baskets make for the perfect holiday gift – featuring Cardona’s jarred sauces, specialty pasta & procured Italian products. Italian gift baskets are available for pre-order, in small, medium and large sizes. Cardona’s also has baskets for sale in-store this holiday season, while specialty chocolates and a variety of Panettone are always on-hand.
Cardona’s has created four all-inclusive dinner party packages. The Holiday Appetizer Package comes with half pans of Cardona’s meatballs, arancini with marinara, antipasti salad and a small shrimp cocktail for $215. The Holiday Platter Package comes with antipasti, caprese, shrimp cocktail and dessert platters and serves six to eight people for $195.
Guests can also choose between a small and large Holiday Dinner Package. Serving 12 to 15 people, the smaller package includes half pans of Cardona’s meatballs, lasagna and garden salad, a medium antipasti platter and Italian bread for $275. Serving 24 to 30 people, the larger package includes full pans of Cardona’s meatballs, lasagna and garden salad, a large antipasti platter and Italian bread for $499.
Additionally, Cardona’s is offering à la carte menu options in half- and full-pan or small, medium and large sizes. Offerings include a variety of appetizers, specialty platters, sides and sandwiches; various salads and pasta dishes; Cardona’s classics, including eggplant parm, lasagna, stuffed shells and meatballs; chicken, beef and seafood entrées; and dessert platters featuring brownies, homemade cookies, cannoli and more. Homemade pies and cakes are also available.
“The holidays are about spending time with loved ones, and so often those special moments are sacrificed by time spent in the kitchen,” said Cardona’s Co-Owner and Executive Chef Robert Cardona Jr. “As a family-owned business, we know how important those moments are, and we’re offering our guests a delicious solution to spend less time in the kitchen and more time with friends and family.”
Cardona’s holiday reservations can be made online at CardonasMarket.com or by emailing [email protected]. Party packages and à la carte orders will be available for pickup Dec. 18 through Christmas Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 24. Cardona’s will offer hot or cold pickup Dec. 18 through Monday, Dec. 22, and cold pickup only on Dec. 23 and Dec. 24. Orders can be placed for pickup at all three market locations. Reheating instructions will be provided on Cardona’s website.
Cardona’s Market is located at 340 Delaware Avenue in Albany; 9 Cobbee Road in Latham; and 222 Washington Street in Saratoga Springs. The Albany and Latham markets are open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and the Saratoga market is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. All three locations are open Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Cardona’s Market was named 2024 Family Business of the Year by the Albany Business Review and was once again voted Best Caterer of the Capital Region for the fourth consecutive year by Times Union readers.
For more information about Cardona’s Market, call (518) 434-4838 or visit CardonasMarket.com.