Main content starts here, tab to start navigating Grown in California, with deep roots in Japan, Ayako Iino’s Yumé Boshi offers sweet and savory examples of traditional preserved plums—vinegar, syrup, jam. Shop Tinted by red shiso leaves, the syrup and vinegar are fruity-salty secrets to a salad dressings and drinks that raises eyebrows of awe. […]

Main content starts here, tab to start navigating I’m so happy to see you here! I hope you’re hungry! I’m Dana Cowin, evangelist for good food and good people, coach for creatives, former longtime Editor-in-Chief of Food & Wine, host of podcast Speaking Broadly and now creator of Giving Broadly, a website to highlight products […]

Main content starts here, tab to start navigating Don’t ask me how Fly by Jing Sichuan Chili Crisp that is oily, and hot and crunchy tastes as good on poached chicken as it does on vanilla ice cream or avocado. I have no idea. I do know that Jing Gao makes magnificent condiments with tremendous […]

Main content starts here, tab to start navigating Inspired by the soft and tender—almost juicy—Medjool dates from mature trees on her family’s southern California ranch, CPA-turned-CEO Joan Smith now works with local growers to source exceptional fruit and sell online (Joan has planted her own trees, too; her first crop was eaten by critters!) Shop […]

Main content starts here, tab to start navigating I found Fauzia’s Jerk Seasoning through Hot Bread Kitchen, an organization that (among many things) helps immigrant women incubate businesses. After 25 years as a beloved NYC street vendor, HBK helped Fauzia Abdur-Rahman develop a plan for her secret sauce, Fauzia’s Jerk Seasoning. Just like back home […]

I’ve come up with a couple of nicknames for Soom: “Three Sisters and A Seed,” as this business was launched by Amy, Shelby and Jackie Zitelman and “Sesame Seeds: A Love Story” since one of the sister’s husbands is a tahini expert.  Why play with the name? Because Soom is a tahini brand that has […]

Main content starts here, tab to start navigating At 16, Azalina Eusope slipped away from Penang, Malaysia, to find her potential. As a fifth generation Mamak street vendor, her options at home were limited. Twenty-five years later, Azalina has opened restaurants in San Francisco, and now sells peanut sauce and coconut jam, all of which […]

Main content starts here, tab to start navigating Denise Woodard launched Partake for her daughter Vivienne and others like her with intense food allergies who couldn’t “partake” confidently in snacks with friends. Initially self-funded and self-distributed, Denise now has a robust lineup with soft-baked and crunchy options in flavors like ginger snap, carrot cake and […]

Main content starts here, tab to start navigating It’s because of her dad Corky’s nut farm that bad jokes and an incredible walnut business are thriving. Nicole Facciuto took those fresh walnuts for granted until her husband Eric Hargrove bought her ones from the supermarket, and they were rancid. Nicole segued from hosting HGTV shows, […]

Main content starts here, tab to start navigating Mayssa Chehata is a self-proclaimed sugar addict intent on bringing joy through candy. With chef Elizabeth Falkner, Mayssa makes sure that the joy isn’t tempered by regret or guilt. The gummy bears have fewer calories and less sugar than most, and they taste like actual fruit—lychee, passionfruit […]

Main content starts here, tab to start navigating Growing up, sisters Vanessa and Kim Pham, daughters of Vietnamese refugees, were told they were too rowdy. Now embracing this quality, they are making Asian sauces that are as loud and proud as they are. Working with iconic POC chefs, they produce uncompromising and deliciously authentic sauces […]

Main content starts here, tab to start navigating An unexpected visit from a foodie friend showed founder Jill Gould the potential of the under-appreciated beef in her own backyard. Having grazed on lush green pastures and producing organic milk, Jill now sells the meat from these cows online and in her shop in Perry, NY. […]

Main content starts here, tab to start navigating Lia Heifetz grew up in Juneau, Alaska, foraging and preserving all kinds of growing things, especially kelp (a kind of seaweed). After becoming a kelp-salsa-making party host extraordinaire, she and partner Matt turned their condiment skills into a business with salsas, pickles, seasonings, hot sauce and more. […]

Main content starts here, tab to start navigating War, loss, abuse, death, illness, dislocation and a black book of recipes carried from Syria to Austin, Texas. Those are the unlikely foundations of Farrah Moussallati Sibai’s Afia Foods. Taking her mother-in-laws recipes, Farrah now makes falafel and kibbeh for the frozen food aisle. Shop Brushed with […]