American Artisanal
Wood Prairie Farms, best artisanal food gifts, potatoes
Many of the artisans in my book, American Artisanal, create products that make terrific gifts. Even some unlikely artisans, like Wood Prairie Farm, have a very nice gift program such as their "Potato Sampler of the Month." The recipient gets an eight-pound gift box of hand selected, 100% Certified Organic potatoes.
I've highlighted these other artisans for my holiday list because they are exceptional in every way, and their products are particularly suited to the season: the time when we celebrate the abundance of the land and fall harvest with game, bolster our spirits from the cold and dark with the warmth of coffee, and always allow for a bit of celebratory decadence with sweets.
Tennessee T-Cakes
tennessee t cakes, best artisanal food gifts, southern
Tennessee T-Cakes are tiny cupcakes, individually wrapped in a cellophane aura of bubble-rainbow translucence and packaged in a pretty white tin. One bite and they beg the question: How can something so small and delicate taste so full of flavor, have such might? With a gentle sweetness, the subtle flavors of the light, perfectly moist cake combine to create a taste sensation that is significant. These little cakes are a true Southern comfort, a perfect gift.
Barrington Coffee Toasting Company
Barrington Coffee Roasters, artisanal food gifts, Rebecca Gray
Barth Anderson and Greg Charbonneau, owners of
Barrington Coffee Toasting Company, understand that coffee is personal. And they know how to highlight the beans' smell, intensity, and complexity of flavors through their skills in roasting and their selection of quality beans. They create for you a wonderful flavor moment--and they can do it for you everyday. What a gift!
Broken Arrow Ranch
broken arrow ranch, venison, deer, artisanal food gifts
Broken Arrow Ranch supplies primarily high-end restaurants and produces what is arguably the best commercially sold venison. Its venison comes from free-range, wild deer, not those raised in fenced-in areas or provided feed. This is wild deer, harvested in a perfectly controlled manner, to produce the best possible venison.
L.A. Burdick Chocolates
Burdick Chocolates, LA Burdick, artisanal food gifts
"Fine chocolate has as much complexity of flavor as a good wine. Chocolate, however, is a complete food and doesn't need to be accompanied by anything else."--Larry Burdick
Burdick bonbons exemplify this chocolate belief system. The rush of flavor comes first from the perfect chocolate; followed less dramatically by a raspberry, or vanilla, or honey, or pistachio, or cognac; then subtle touches of ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, or lemon pepper.
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