When you’re in a new city, do you skip the museum to instead find the taco truck around the corner with the best carnitas?
Have you gotten your steering wheel sticky from sampling the jar of lavender honey you just bought at the farm as you were driving instead of waiting until you got home?
Do you host a dinner party just as an excuse to cook with the new olive oil you just found?
So do we. That’s why we started ourfoodshed.com, to be your trusted source for the best hand-crafted food from around the country. I use my background as a chef and specialty-food buyer to hunt down and evaluate great products that are truly the best in their class. I’ll only choose a product if it tells a story — about where it’s from, who makes it, and why it’s so delicious that it makes me run to my kitchen to cook. On my site, I share these stories, and I give you practical advice on how to enjoy these products in your own kitchen. I want to be the matchmaker between you and the astoundingly delicious artisan food that I’m discovering all the time. Part of my mission is to break down the barriers between people and great food – it should be easy to experience the best from all over the country, without feeling like it’s hard to get, too fancy, or intimidating to use. That’s why I offer local retail options for all the products, when that exists. So when you find something you want to try, you can check to see whether it’s available in your own area or you can buy directly from the producer through FoodShed.
