Kevin Heald Malt & Mold, NYC
• Eat This Yum! Strawberry, Lavender Lemon Zest Preserve
• Boxcarr Handmade Cheese Cottonbell for Valentine's
• Casella's Prosciutto
• Tia Lupita Hot Sauce Red, Green or Chipotle
• The Truffliest Truffle Honey
VALENTINE'S FARE
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buyers' picks
Food gifts with whimsical and artsy packaging and
sweets and savories for the dinner table from near and
far, are Valentine must-haves, say specialty food buyers.
Ray Phelps, Above All Vermont, Manchester, VT
• April's Maple Dark Cocoa Maple Cream Truffles
• Dorset Maple Reserve Bourbon Barrel-Aged Maple Syrup
• However Wild Farm Vermont Comb Honey
• Potlicker Kitchen Pineapple Habanero Jam
• Tout De Sweets Black & Tan Sea Salt Caramels
"Customers should look for hostess gifts
with a wow factor to make ordinary recipes
seem special. Think truffle infused hot sauce
atop raw oysters or molasses with underlying
garlic umaminess drizzled over cheese."
—Hunter Fike, DiBruno Bros., Philadelphia, PA
Hunter Fike, DiBruno
Bros., Philadelphia, PA
• Di Bruno Bros Black Lava Cashews
• Mitica Piedras de Chocolate
• Parmigiano Reggiano
• Trüff Truffle-Infused Hot Sauce
• Wa Imports Black Garlic Molasses
Jana Werner, Market
Hall Foods, Oakland, CA
• Acetaia Leonardi Balsamic
Condiment Fine Heart Serie 5
• Acetaia Leonardi Beatrice &
Dante Balsamic Vinegar IGP
• Eros Tea by Mariage Frères
• La Maison Du Piment Sweet
Basque Cherry Confit
• Masseria Mirogallo Diavolicchi
Hot Peppers in EVOO
• Seka Hills Arbequina EVOO
PHOTOS
(CLOCKWISE
FROM
TOP
RIGHT):
CASELLA'S,
MICHAEL
GAGE
COSTA,
HOWEVER
WILD
FARM,
WA
IMPORTS,
MASSERIA
MIROGALLO,
SEKA
HILLS
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