- August 14th, 2014
- lisa
- Comments Off on Three Queens Maple Syrup – Pancake Royalty
Simply put, maple syrup can be the touchstone to a perfect pile of pancakes. We think a good, quality maple syrup will lead your taste buds to a new level...
- August 14th, 2014
- lisa
- Comments Off on Prohibition Spice – Criminally Tasty Dashes
Picking up a seemingly innocuous package of Prohibition Spice, you’d not think you were holding one of the finest meat spice crafted here in the city – but the truth...
- July 31st, 2014
- lisa
- Comments Off on Bittercube Bitters – A Cocktail Trove Of Flavor
Recently we’ve been intensely focused on cocktails. Couple years now we’ve added some quenching breakfast drinks, picking up more and more cocktail mixers, crafting our own syrups, and putting together...
- July 28th, 2014
- lisa
- Comments Off on Boat Street Pickles – Paired Perfect Preserves
As avid preservers of locally grown produce, we’re always keen on those who do the same. We ran across a couple jars of Boat Street Pickles and were intrigued. A...
- July 5th, 2014
- lisa
- Comments Off on Metropolis Coffee’s New Skin – Style To Boot
If you have had issue finding Metropolis Coffee on our shelves, you may have been looking for the wrong bag – that is because those lovely coffee slingers brought us...
- July 3rd, 2014
- lisa
- Comments Off on Lucky Peach Magazine – Food Reads for Real Nerds
In an era when the majority of our daily reading comes from a glowing screen, either a handheld or wavering block at the opposite end of the desk, it seems...
- July 3rd, 2014
- lisa
- Comments Off on Hazzard Free Farm Grits – Locally Grown Jewels
When you taste the real thing, it’s hard to go back. Belly up to real actual corn grits, or small batch rolled oats and the difference is shocking. Heritage is...
- June 25th, 2014
- lisa
- Comments Off on Rancho Gordo’s Cassoulet – California’s Tarbais
For many, it just isn’t a cassoulet if it doesn’t contain the Tarabis bean, which can be priced $30 or more per pound when not in season. Thankfully our old...
- June 13th, 2014
- lisa
- Comments Off on Zarlengo’s Gelato Cup – Carry A Scoop of Heaven
It’s simple enough, real ingredients, churned into a delicious frozen treat powered behind the force of real flavors. Amongst the rumble-stripped Joe Orr road, as if dropped from above, a...
- June 9th, 2014
- lisa
- Comments Off on SenTEAmental Moods – Hand-Blended Chicago Teas
Pick up a container of SenTEAmental Moods and prepare to be whirled into a delicious frenzy of teas, herbs, fresh dried veggies & fruit. Each blend is mixed to an...