Sara Kay is content and education specialist for the Specialty Food Association.
PHOTOS
(CLOCKWISE
FROM
TOP
RIGHT):VERMONT
AMBER;
AMY'S
CANDY
BAR;
THE
GINGER
PEOPLE;
SALTY
ROAD
buyers' picks
Valerie Neff-Rasmussen, Zingerman's,
Ann Arbor, MI
• Amarelli Rossano Licorice
• Bequet Confections Caramels
• Nar Gourmet Turkish Delight with Double Roasted Pistachios
• Zingerman's Candy Manufactory Peanut Brittle
Matt Caputo, Caputo's Gourmet Food &
Deli Market, Salt Lake City, UT
• Antonio Mattei Cantuccini
• Primo Pan Foglie di Mais
• Scaldaferro Torrone with Venetian
Cordgrass Honey and Pugliese Almonds
Mandy Wynn, BKLYN Larder, Brooklyn, NY
• Big Picture Caramels
• Liddabits Popcorn
• Quin Dreams Come Chew
• Salty Road Taffy
"One bite of these tiny biscotti
demonstrate why Cantuccini
is such a big deal in Italy."
—Matt Caputo, Caputo's Gourmet
Food & Deli Market
Bill Maheras, Olivia's
Market, Chicago, IL
• Ginger People Gin-Gins
• Hammonds Vanilla Caramel
Marshmallow
• Haribo Gummy Bears
• Katherine Anne Vanilla Bean
Marshmallows
• Kookaburra Red Liquorice
Asha Loupy, Market Hall Foods, Berkeley, CA
• Big Picture Farms Sea Salt & Vanilla Farmstead Caramels
• Francois Doucet Raspberry Pates de Fruits Squares
• G. Savin Nougat de Montelimar
• Mount Mansfield Maple Sugar Candy
• Pastiglie Leone Italian Violette Drops
Sasha Sickles, Sickles Market,
Little Silver, NJ
• Bequet Confections
Caramels
• Butter Baked
Goods Marshmallow
Squares
• Joray Assorted
Fruit Rolls
• Marabissi Biscotti
Artigianali
• Sugarfina Gummy
Bears
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