- December 4th, 2015
- lisa
- Comments Off on Veruca Chocolates Gelt – Real Deal
Gelt Chocolate coins seem to come in one sort – the mesh bags of waxy tin-covered coins that barely satisfies any kind of want for candy. Thankfully the dear folks...
- April 24th, 2014
- lisa
- Comments Off on Jacobsen Salt – Finish A Meal Right
Really, truly good salt is a cornerstone of better food. Finishing food with the right salt to compliment and push the dish to it’s right place. Being complementary instead of...
- February 12th, 2014
- lisa
- Comments Off on Owl’s Brew Mixers – Full Leaf Blends
When it’s party time you want something fun, interesting, and delicious to drink down. Sure, beer and wine are just fine, but setting up a few mixers gives it whole...
- January 28th, 2014
- lisa
- Comments Off on Beehive Cheese – Crafted With Care
Under a stretched sky and green flecked mountains, just north of Salt Lake City is a “modern cheese operation where old-world craftsmanship is embraced” – Beehive Cheese. It started with...
- December 13th, 2013
- lisa
- Comments Off on Crafthouse Cocktails – Masterfully Minded Drinks
There are those times when you sit at a nice bar and ponder all the drinks in the universe – which would be best for this moment, for this occasion...
- September 17th, 2013
- lisa
- Comments Off on Tate’s Gluten Free Ginger Zingers – Shock & Awe Cookies
At Southport Grocery, we’re pretty big fans of Tate’s. They are basically the only other cookies to grace our shelves; their consistent and always flooring cookies keep us coming back....
- September 13th, 2013
- lisa
- Comments Off on Luquire Carolina Creole & Grits – Passed Down Perfection
Creole may be a sauce synonymous with the bogs and heat waves of Louisiana, but what happens when creole reaches the shores of the southern Atlantic – or in this...
- September 11th, 2013
- lisa
- Comments Off on Purple Door Ice Cream – Sweet Dreams Come True
Sometimes we have dreams as children of being a fireman or astronaut or president – but some have their future already keyed in. An ambition and dream not unlike those...
- August 23rd, 2013
- lisa
- Comments Off on Co-Op Hot Sauce Don AKA Strawbanero – Spicy Sweetness
We are about as healthy obsessed with Co-Op as you can be when it comes to that type of thing. We try to keep it packed on the shelf, but...
- August 22nd, 2013
- lisa
- Comments Off on Urban Accents’ Corn on the Cob Seasoning – Dash On Flavor
Why hello late summer, we’ve missed ye. The rows upon rows for dark green fencing here in Illinois makes it hard to ignore ‘cob season.’ Sometimes we’re traditionalist with just...