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Posts tagged “Independent Artisans”

Infused Vodkas (and DIY Tips!) from Sub Rosa Spirits
Straight Up Cocktails and Spirits

Here at The Kitchn, we’ve talked a lot about the welcome new “culinary” approach to cocktail-making. About the growing interest in cooking up homemade syrups and garnishes, in juicing fresh, sea...

Storyville Coffee Company: Fresh Coffee at Your Door

We recently had the opportunity to try out fresh coffee beans from Storyville, a Seattle coffee company that sends their beans direct to your door. But this isn't just any mail-order coffee service. S...

Ice Cream Artisan: Delicieuse

2503 Artesia Blvd. Redondo Beach, CA 90278 310.793.7979 www.icedreamonline.com When it comes to ice cream, my partner and I could not have more different tastes. He is an ice cream fiend, known to s...

Source for Stone-Ground Grits: Anson Mills

And since we're writing about grits, we thought we'd give you a good mail-order source for an exceptional, stone-ground variety. Anson Mills in Columbia, SC, grows organic, heirloom corn and sells ...

Source for Salumi: Boccalone in San Francisco

Even if you don't live in San Francisco, it's worth a peek at this salumi store's website, if only for the tagline: "Tasty Salty Pig Parts." There are also recipes and the opportunity to sign up for a...

Would You Eat This? Foie Gras Ice Cream

It's Ice Cream Month at The Kitchn, and we've got a plethora of ice cream recipes to share. However, we ran across this, and we couldn't help but wonder: would you eat this? Pretend for a minute tha...

SF Report: Avedano’s Holly Park Market

My first visit to Avedano’s market was in December of 07 when my friend Mimi and I sought them out for our second annual marrowbone holiday feast. When it comes to marrowbones, you see, we wanted t...

Online Store Review: Didi Davis Foods

We stumbled upon Didi Davis and her line of artisan sugar blends, salts, oils, and other condiments when she appeared at the Copley Square farmer's market at the tail end of the season a few years bac...

Boston (and New York) Store Review: Formaggio Kitchen

Our problem with Formaggio Kitchen is two-fold: 1. They actively encourage our addiction to fine cheeses and cured meats. 2. Their selection of of these items is so vast that we haven't yet been able...

Web Resource: Zingerman's

The images above are exactly why we love browsing the Zingerman's website. All of the products are illustrated in the store's characteristic, whimsical style. And aren't cheese illustrations so mu...

NYC Best Food Stores: A Foodie Walking Tour of Bleecker Street

Whenever food-loving visitors come from out of town, we take them to our favorite markets and restaurants. And we're always sure to lead them on a foodie walking tour of Greenwich Village's Bleecker S...

Company Profile: Terroir Coffee Company

Looking for a new coffee to wake you up first thing Monday morning? Look no further than Terroir Coffee Company, a small Massachusetts roaster trying to to make some big changes in the coffee industr...

Web Resource: iGourmet

We've mentioned before that we love online shopping for gourmet food items. Another of our favorite online resources is iGourmet, who we really like for cheese purchases....

Web Resource: D'Artagnan

We have a nice collection of cookbooks from top gourmet chefs, and every so often, we enjoy treating ourselves (and others!) to an unique gastronomy experience. However, many of these cookbooks conta...

NYC's Arthur Avenue: An Italian American Culinary Treasure

If you've never been to Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, you're missing out on one of New York's greatest culinary treasures. This tight knit and thriving Italian-American neighborhood is full of old-schoo...

Small Business Spotlight: La Quercia Artisan Cured Meats

These days, whenever we mention the Midwest, it seems like all we talk about are the politics of corn, CAFOs, or other unpleasant realities of our current food culture. So it's nice when a small busin...

Equal Exchange: Online

What if you could buy all the organic goods you loved in one spot, and you knew the profits were going to a good cause? Welcome to Equal Exchange, one of our favorite web shops. Organic coffee, tea,...

Chocolate Artisan Profile: The Whiz Kid

Colin Gasko of Rogue Chocolatier makes artisan chocolate from beans to bar in a factory the size of your bedroom. We just saw Gasko in a feature on the new Gourmet website, and we couldn't have been...