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Get your next party popping, with the Super Bowl and the Academy Awards on TV in the next few weeks we thought it was a good time to survey the popcorn landscape. Popcorn has been around for hundreds of years but artisan food companies are constantly exploring new ways of turning a good old popcorn into novel and natural snacks. We have tasted a lot of popcorn in the past week at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco and we are happy to share with you some of our favorites. As an added advantage, many of these healthy snacks are gluten free and suitable for vegetarians.

We stock a variety of popcorn creations that cover a wide geographic swath. Here are some highlights:

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Joe & Seph’s Popcorn

We have been importing Joe & Seph’s Popcorn from England for a little over a year. This popcorn is available in a variety of traditional and curious flavors. Currently we have French Goat Cheese with Black Pepper and Whisky Macchiato. The selection does vary seasonally in our store and you can also find some of their classic flavors in our gift basket selection online. We currently import this product for the Ian Schrager’s Edition Hotel in Miami Beach for their mini bar. [continue reading…]

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A Sampling of Food Gifts for the Holidays

Holiday time is hectic and finding just the right gift for your next of kin or a gift of appreciation for someone helpful in your life is often not easy. Our passion is for food gifts that you do not find everywhere, tell a story, and most importantly taste great.  We can make your life a bit less hectic and bring a bit of joy to an important palate in your life. Here are some of my favorite items this year – some that we import and some that we source locally.

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Shortbread House Gift Tins

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Here is a simple-to-prepare dipping sauce that uses  Gran Luchito Chilli Honey and is great for fried chicken, but you can use your imagination; how about pork sate? The recipe starts with the spicy hot honey that combines Pasiilla Oaxaca Chillies with honey from the Caribbean coast of Mexico.

Fried chicken is a guilty pleasure for me and I think that I am not alone - somehow having fried chicken in a Korean restaurant that features KFC chicken on the menu converts this guilty pleasure into a cultural adventure.

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