Joan MacIsaac, Founder, Effie's HomeMade, https://effieshomemade.com/; Kate McAleer, Creator, Bixby Chocolates, https://bixbychocolate.com/; Alexis DeBoschnek, https://www.alexisdeboschnek.com/, To the last Bite
Catching up with Two Old Friends
Paula Lambert, Founder, The Mozzarella Company, Pioneer in American Specialty Cheeses, https://www.mozzco.com/; Sotiris Kitrilakis, Big Picture Foods - Products from Greece. https://bigpicturefoods.com
The 1st at Forty, Sensational Spices, Saucy Italian
Lisa and Sally Ekus, The Ekus Group, https://ekusgroup.com/, invented Food & Dining PR; Ori Zohar, Burlap and Barrel, https://www.burlapandbarrel.com ,Spice News; Anna Vocino, Eat Happy Kitchen https://eathappykitchen.com/..
Stoking the English high-life fever
Countess of Carnarvon, Seasons at Highclere Castle (Filming site for Downton Abbey); Jane Churchill and Emily Astor, Entertaining in Style, Cliveden.
Food Producer Stand-Outs
Robin Pearl, Founder & Partner, SunShrimp, https://sunshrimp.com/; Nialls Fallon. Founder, Minnow World, Importer of Canned Seafoood, https://minnowworld.com/; David Habib, Yo-Mama. Heirloom Pasta Sauces, https://yomamasfoods.com/.
Successful women in Food
Cathy Barrow, https://www.cathybarrow.com/, Bagels, Schmears, and A Nice Piece of Fish; Erika Bruce, Le Beau Gateau, https://www.lebeaugateau.com/; Linda Yinger, American Farms Produce, https://www.americanfarmsproduce.com/.
A Dining Diary in Queens, Baking in Cast Iron, Bagels from NY to the West
Ethan Frisch, Partner, Burlap and Barrel, Queens NY, https://www.seriouseats.com/ethan-frisch-5118681, Roxanne Wyss and Kathy Moore, http://www.pluggedintocooking.com/, Plugged In, The Best Cast Iron Baking Book; Angelina McClean and Francesca Fericano, Little Shop of Bagels, https://www.ashlandlittleshopofbagels.com/about-us/,
A Truly Mixed Bag of New Taste Sensations, Granola, Crackers, Salt
Diane Cowdrey, Inventor, Sweet Diane’s Granola, https://sweetdianes.com/; Jovani Prince, the Cracker King, Artisan Gluten Free Crackers, https://thecrackerking.com/; Samantha Skyring, Oryx Desert Salt from SW Africa, https://oryxdesertsalt.com/.
A Vegan Cookbook To Thrill your Palate, Spice Collections to Stir Excitement Every Day
Kathy Katin-Grazzini, Kathy's kitchen. Editor, Vegworld , https://www.cathyskitchenprescription.com/, Love the Foods that Love You Back; Brett Cramer, Founder, The Spice Lab,& Recent Buyer of Nom Nom Paleo Seasoning Collections, Rubs and Dips, https://cms.thespicelab.com/.
Ladies at the Top of their Game
Mary Lindemann, Pine River (Many Flavor) Cheese Food Cups, Newton WI, https://www.pineriver.com/; Eileen Gannon, Sunday Night Foods, Fabulous Chocolate Sauces, Frederick MD, https://sundaynightfoods.com/
Go West for Some Fascinating Taste Sensations – Jam, Salsa, Sea Treats
Eric Haeberli , We Love Jam, San Francisco, https://www.welovejam.com/; Rippy and Sukhdev Singh, Khalsa Salsa, Beaverton OR, https://www.khalsasalsa.net/; Chelsea Goucher, Foraged and Found, Ketchikan AK, https://foragednfound.com/.
Specialty Foods + A Happy Book
Specialty Foods + A Happy Book: Nazie & Billal Sidiq, Bolani Flatbreads, Spreads & Sauces, SF CA; Ann Riffice and Lisa Maute. Frescobene Artisan Sauces, Fairfield CT; Leah Hyslop, The Brownie Diaries,Reading UK
Great New Cookbooks – Rule Britannia and Vive La France
Great New Cookbooks – Rule Britannia and Vive La France: Jane Churchill and Emily Astor, Cliveden, Entertaining in Style; George Benard, Ferrandi. Paris, Fruits and Nuts
Where to Find Outstanding Indulgences; Caviar and Chocolate
Jeff Sedacca, CEO and Myra Tallerico GM, Sterling Caviar, Elverta CA, Farm raised Sturgeon Fish and Caviar; https://sterlingcaviar.com/; Amy Rosenfield, Owner, Mon Aimee Chocolat, Pittsburgh, https://www.monaimeechocolat.com/.
How to Eat Cake, Southern Style
Hayden Crawford, Partner, Collins Street Bakery, Fabulous Fruitcake for a Century, https://collinstreet.com/; Matt Haines, The Big Book of King Cake, Not just for Mardi Gras, https://www.matthaineswrites.com/.
Exciting New Pasta Shape, Innovative Snack Foods
Steve Gonzalez, Sfoglini, Pasta, Cascatelli, Made in the USA, ; https://www.sfoglini.com/, Mark Andrus, Mark’s Mindful Munchies, https://www.specialtyfood.com/organization/246992/marks-mindful-munchies-inc/
Congratulations to Restaurant L’Enclume on a Third Michelin Star, & All About Eggs
Much Celebration in Cartmel, Cumberland, UK for our Good Friend Chef Simon Rogan on his much-deserved 3rd Michelin Star, https://www.lenclume.co.uk/; Then Lisa Steele, The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook, https://www.fresheggsdaily.blog/p/lisa-steele.html; & George Weaver, Nature's Yolk Eggs/Utopihen Farms, https://utopihenfarms.com/.
Practically a Lifetime in Pickles, What’s Happening in Food, Robert from Melissas Knows
Scott Kaylin, Kaylin & Kaylin Pickles, Keeps On Inventing, https://www.kaylinandkaylin.com/; Robert Schueller, Melissas Produce, Knows What's Hot in On-Line Groceries, https://www.melissas.com/.
Absolutely Top Shelf Bourbon and Other Fine Spirits + A New Beverage Sensation
Jeff and Jenny Pennington, Pennington Distilling Company, Nashville TN, https://penningtondistillingco.com/; Andy Whitehead, FigBrew, Huntington AL; https://figbrew.com/.
Unique Single Source Spices, Pairing Salts Enliven Recipes
Ori Zohar, Burlap and Barrel, NYC, Unique Single Source Spices & B&B's exciting Spice Club, https://www.burlapandbarrel.com/pages/contact-us; Atsuko Boyd, Pairing Salts--a new concept, Philadelphia, https://pairingsalts.com/.
Paleo Recipes and Memories from around the WORLD; Baking in the Heart of the City
Michelle Tam, https://nomnompaleo.com/, San Francisco, Nom Nom Paleo Lets Go, Dee Rattali, London, https://www.fortitudebakehouse.com/ Baking with Fortitude
A Native American Curandera, Recipes from An NFL Spouse
Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz, Earth Medicines, https://www.kitchencurandera.com/; Christy Denney, Scrumptious, https://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/.
Following Julias Footsteps in Provence; Utah-located Cheese Producer
Britton Walsh, Beehive Creamery, Ogden UT, https://beehivecheese.com/; Makenna Held, The Courageous Cooking School/ https://www.lapeetch.com/ Grasse France.
Ideas in Food
Corey Mintz, The Next Supper: The End of Restaurants as We Knew Them, and What Comes After, Winnipeg Canada; Dr. Jonathan Carp, The Miracle Noodle, https://miraclenoodle.com/
Travel to SE Asia through two new cookbooks
Anne-Solenne Hatte, Tasting Vietnam: Flavors and Memories From My Grandmother’s Kitchen; Vina Patel, From Gujarat with Love: 100 Authentic Indian Vegetarian Recipes
