Nicole Potenza Denis is a contributing editor to Specialty Food Magazine.
Kevin Heald, Malt and Mold,
New York, NY
• Adirondack Ice Cream Kulfi-Pistachio Cardamom
• Crown Finish Caves Grimm Stout-washed Naked Pruner
Cheese
• Threes Brewing Paradigmatic Flexibility Beer
• The Truffleist Truffle Mustard (for charcuterie plate)
Mary Ellen Power,
The Cheese Shop,
Williamsburg, VA
• Culinary Collective Matiz Marcona Almonds
• Firehook Sea Salt Mediterranean Baked
Crackers
• McEvoy Ranch Tuscan Table Olives
• Meadow Creek Dairy Grayson Cheese
• Olli Wild Boar Applewood-Smoked Salami
PHOTOS
(CLOCKWISE
FROM
TOP
LEFT):
MEADOW
CREEK
DAIRY;
RITROVO;
MARIA
SAN
ANDRES;
CULINARY
COLLECTIVE
Mary Richter, Surdyk's, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
• Casa Madaaio Tozzetti al Burro di Bufala
• Isadore Nut Company Cayenne
Kick Almonds
• Red Table Meats The Royal Smoked Ham
• Robiola La Tur with HeathGlen Farms Apricot, Almond
Pepper Jam
buyers' picks
William Marshall,
Zingerman's, Ann Arbor, MI
• American Spoon Whole Seed Mustard
(for smoked salmon)
• Fort St. Antoine Comte Cheese
• La Quercia Tamworth Prosciutto
• Rabitos Royale Dark Chocolate Fig Bonbons
• Sweet Grass Dairy Green Hill Cheese
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