American Artisanal Finding the Country's Best Real Food, from Cheese to Chocolate

by Gray, Rebecca; Becker, Ethan

• ISBN13: 9780847829347
• ISBN10: 0847829340
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-04
• Publisher: Rizzoli

Summary

We have a growing hunger to know where our food comes from. Organics is booming, and the number of farmers markets has doubled in the past ten years. In our increasingly corporatized world, we are looking to get back in touch with the land. American Artisanal feeds this hunger as no book has before.The book celebrates twenty-five of America's leading food artisans~from Wood Prairie Farms potatoes in Maine to Leavins Seafood in Florida, from Reed's Ginger Brew in California to Earthy Delights mushrooms in Michigan. These producers return to the basics of sustainable, small-scale, and just plain high quality-control food. Woven throughout each chapter is the engaging history behind our foodstheir natural origins and long journeys to cultivation. Each chapter concludes with recipes, and ordering information is provided so you can enjoy these culinary delights at home.

Author Biography

Rebecca C. Gray has written for such publications as Saveur, Town & Country, and Attaché. She is the author of seven cookbooks and served as an editor for the new edition of The Joy of Cooking. Ethan Becker is the latest author of The Joy of Cooking. He is the son of Marion Rombauer Becker and the grandson of Irma S. Rombauer, the original author.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. XI
Introduction	p. 1
He Found His Love on Blueberry Hill: Blueberry Hill Farm	p. 7
Prime Traditions: Allen Brothers	p. 19
Bread and Thou: Clear Flour Bakery	p. 33
Dancing with Salmon: Dancing Salmon Company	p. 55
In Pursuit of Great Venison: Broken Arrow Ranch	p. 69
For the Love of Eating Tomatoes: Long Wind Farm	p. 85
Leaping Goat Cheese: Vermont Butter & Cheese	p. 101
Their Once in a Blue Moon Sorbet: Blue Moon Sorbet	p. 115
The Fellow Who Planted the Tree: Poverty Lane Orchards	p. 127
Wild Mushrooms and Dreams: Earthy Delights	p. 139
Real Potatoes from a Real Potato Farmer: Wood Prairie Farm	p. 151
Every Day they Wake and Smell the Coffee: Barrington Coffee Roasting Company	p. 163
A Crab-Cake Union: Chesapeake Bay Gourmet	p. 179
Guardian of the Gold: L. L. Lanier Tupelo Honey	p. 191
A Southern Delight: Tennessee T-Cakes	p. 203
The Ginger Man: Reed's Original Ginger Brew	p. 215
On Making Olives All-American: Santa Barbara Olive Company	p. 229
Beyond Bonbons: L. A. Burdick Chocolates	p. 243
Acknowledgments	p. 257
Directory of Artisans	p. 258
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