Join us for a night of entertainment and education, as Chef Sarah Grueneberg fills our atrium with the heavenly smells of her beloved Italian cooking. A James Beard Award-winning chef and co-owner of Chicago’s renowned Monteverde Restaurant & Pastificio, Chef Sarah will delight the crowd with some of her favorite dishes, while exploring the art of becoming the…
Here’s a question you might have trouble answering: When was the last time you cleaned your dishwasher? Not “when was the last time your cleaned with your dishwasher,” but when was the time you actually cleaned out the dishwasher itself? For many, the answer will be months, years, or possibly even “never.” It’s not something most of us think about,…
One of the things we look for in a recipe is a finished product that tastes like it took us hours of slaving away to create, but in reality required a minimal amount of prep and cooking time. Just like a recent favorite, the pizza bombs, these Mini Quiches are built on a pre-made base to save time,…
Abt is basically your friendly neighborhood electronics and appliance store, but with a neighborhood that covers thousands of square miles and a four-state area. Although there’s only one Abt, as we’ve grown, so have our delivery and service operations. What started with a few deliveries a week has grown into a bustling machine that makes somewhere between a…
Mario Kart is coming to Abt! After our recent Madden and FIFA Xbox gaming tournaments, we received a lot of feedback requesting a more family-friendly event, something that younger gamers could enjoy. So on Saturday, April 14th, we’ll be hosting our first-ever Mario Kart gaming tournament. Open to gamers of all ages, the tournament will be run double-elimination…
These days, the home theater room is almost a mainstay in the modern American home. Rapidly advancing technology means you can get a great setup with surround sound and a beautiful display for a fraction of what it would have cost ten years ago. And with the price of a night at the movies getting ever more expensive,…
We’re nearly through the first round of the 2018 NCAA National Championship tourney, and brackets are being busted left and right. We’ve been on the edge of our seats since the tournament started, keeping one eye on the TVs and one on the Abt Bracket Challenge leaderboard. All of that fretting can work up an appetite. And since…
Abt is a family company through and through. We’re not only run by family, but we consider everyone who works here to be part of one big extended family—1,443 (at last count) folks working together to keep this machine running smoothly 362 days a year. Going the extra mile for our customers is what has helped us keep…
We’re always on the lookout for exciting new products to add to our catalog, so some of our team spent the day at the International Home + Housewares Show to get the scoop on what tomorrow’s best kitchen wares will be. Here are some of the things we loved, and hope to have on our shelves very soon.…
March 17th is right around the corner, and this Shamrock Ice Cream cake is the perfect recipe for a St. Paddy’s Day party. And with warmer weather on the way, it also has a good chance of becoming your go-to dessert for any kind of get-together. It’s so easy to make that it’s basically impossible to screw up—although…
