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LESLEY STOWE FINE FOODS
Salty Date and Almond Raincoast Crisps
PARISIAN-TRAINED CHEF LESLEY STOWE STARTED HER BUSINESS IN
1985 as a catering operation and purveyor of desserts to the restaurant
industry in Vancouver, British Columbia. Eventually, she opened a specialty
food store offering house-made prepared dishes and hard-to-find imported
products such as cheeses, breads, olive oils and vinegars.
From that very store, Stowe and her team developed Raincoast Crisps
for their catered events and retail. Raincoast Crisps were born out of her philosophy to
create an innovative snack food that happens to be healthful, she says. Stowe came up with
the salty date and almond crisps when her husband suggested she make a salty version of
the original Raincoast Crisp.
The sofi Award Winner is baked in small batches. Other flavors of the Raincoast Crisps
are original, rosemary raisin pecan, cranberry hazelnut, and fig and olive. The company also
offers wheat-free Raincoast Oat Crisps in cranberry, rosemary raisin, and oat and seed.
Stowe says the artisanal crackers are delicious on their own or pair beautifully with cheese,
dips and antipasto. The company also sells Raincoast Cookies, in flavors such as apricot,
ginger and slivered almond; dried cranberry and toasted hazelnut; and dark chocolate, cherry
and pecan. Suggested retail price: $5.99–6.99/6 ounces. Contact: Susan McVee, Lesley Stowe
Fine Foods; 604.238.2184; susan@lesleystowe.com; lesleystowe.com.—D.M.
➊ BETSY'S CHEESE STRAWS ➋ JAN'S FARMHOUSE
Betsy's Chive Cheese Straws
Contact: Elizabeth B.
Campbell
877.902.3141
elizabeth@moonpie.com;
elizabeth@
betsyscheesestraws.com
betsyscheesestraws.com
CRISPS
Jan's Farmhouse Crisps
Contact: Jan Gorham
802.371.9712
jansfarmhousecrisps@
gmail.com
jansfarmhousecrisps.com
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