Artisan Products and Retailers

Anna Mae Southern Bread Co.:

Anna Mae Hagewood, the grandmother of Anna Mae Southern Bread Co. founder, Shana Martin, started their family tradition of Southern Sourdough bread making. Miss Anna Mae was known for making the most delicious Southern Sourdough bread. Her family and friends used it for just about everything – it was the base for sandwiches, toasted with preserves, and served with fresh beans and tomatoes.

Big Spoon Roasters

Big Spoon Roasters makes handcrafted nut butters in Durham, North Carolina.  Our carefully selected nuts and wildflower honeys are sourced from local and like-minded farmers who share our dedication to authentic quality.  Each small batch is roasted, ground, and packaged while still warm to produce nut butters that are uniquely fresh, delicious, and nutritious.

Blue Sky Oil and Vinegar:

Our store in Chapel Hill, NC offers a unique opportunity to taste fresh extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegars from select artisans around the world. We offer 100% extra virgin olive oils, fused and infused extra virgin olive oils, traditional 18- year barrel aged balsamic vinegar and infused balsamic vinegars.

Blue Water Seafood Company and Wine Market:

Located in the heart of historic Hendersonville, North Carolina,
and just recently our second location at 94 Charlotte Street Asheville NC, Blue
Water Seafood has earned a reputation of excellence featuring a brilliant
seafood market and a top notch wine market. The Blue Water Seafood Company also specializes in fine seafood cuisine for the ultimate dining experience.

Bruisin’ Ales:

Asheville’s renowned beer-only store stocks over 900 brews from around the world (and around the corner). Owned and operated by Jason and Julie Atallah since 2006, Bruisin’ Ales has quickly become known in the beer world and was rated the “#4 Best Beer Retailer Worldwide” by RateBeer Best 2011. The store has been featured in All About Beer, BeerAdvocate magazine, Ale Street News, Southern Brew News, and named “One of the Top Ten Bottle Shops in the US” by Imbibe Magazine.

Cackalacky:

CackalackyTM (pronounced “kak-uh-lak-ee”): The famously original zesty sweet potato condiment topping for chicken, beans, burgers, and things.

Chicken Bridge Bakery:

At Chicken Bridge Bakery we use locally milled, organic flour, locally grown ingredients, and carefully cultured natural yeasts for leavening to make wholesome bread. Through our community supported bread project we hope to supply local folks with healthy, hearty, artisan products that bring the farmer, the baker and the community closer together.

Crumb:

Is the premiere custom bakery in the Triangle, featuring the creations of Carrie Nickerson and David Menestres. We bake anything, from a dozen cookies to wedding cake for hundreds of guests and everything in between.

Dimples BBQ Sauce:

After years of traveling the south, competing in regional barbecue events, and hearing over and over again, “Y’all should be sellin’ this stuff,” we decided to give the public what they craved. Hence, the birth of Dimples BBQ Sauce, a favorite of Raleigh, NC. Dimples BBQ Sauce is a sweet,  thick, red sauce. The whole family will love it. Dimples makes all the difference!

Escazu Artisan Chocolates:

We source, sort, roast, winnow and grind cacao
beans to bring out the complexity of their flavors. The chocolate is then aged,
tempered and poured into bars or handcrafted into truffles and chocolate
confections.

Farmers Daughter Brand:

Farmer’s Daughter is a farm-driven artisan food business celebrating the flavors of the South and the soils of the North Carolina Piedmont while gaining inspiration from authentic food cultures worldwide. It was founded in 2007 by April McGreger, who learned the art of preserving at the elbows of her mother and grandmother amidst a rural farming community in Mississippi. Farmer’s Daughter seeks to promote the value of sustainable, small-scale agriculture as well as traditional, handmade methods of preserving.

Foggy Ridge Cider:

At Foggy Ridge Cider we aim to revive the artisan cidermaking tradition. We harvest ripe apples from our three orchards and craft small batches of carefully selected cider blends. Each season is different, and our ciders vary from year to year. The cidermaker is intimately involved in all aspects of the orchard and Cider House from grafting and pruning to picking and blending.

Hillsborough Cheese Company:

Hidden in the heart of historically dairy-rich Orange County, NC (on a previous tobacco farm where Cindy West grew up) our small, boutique creamery focuses on the art of cheese-making. Our French-trained chef & cheese-maker, Cindy, handcrafts small batches of many varieties of quality fresh & aged cheeses using goat’s and cow’s milk. Focusing mostly on traditional European-style cheeses, Cindy and our staff also experiment with and create some of their own unique cheese blends tailored to our local community’s tastes. We believe in simple, no-nonsense cheese that is delicious and accessible.

Kerala Curry:

Rolls Enterprises, Inc., a Goodness Grows in North Carolina company, produces 5 lines of Kerala Curry products;  shelf stable retail & food service, fresh chilled & frozen Indian meals/entrees, fresh & frozen  food service. All our products are 100% natural, Gluten Free, contain NO MSG, artificial colors/preservatives, corn syrup or modified food starches. These unique products are made in our federally inspected USDA plant in NC, slow cooked in gas fired kettles in small batches with the personal recipes of Ann Varkey, founder & CEO of Kerala Curry.

Kismet Crackers:

At Kismet Crackers, we create all natural savory biscotti crackers.  Our artisan crackers are handcrafted in Durham, North Carolina.  Every cracker contains five types of seeds, nuts, whole grains and dried fruit.  Kismet Crackers contain no added sugar, butter, oil, eggs or trans-fats.
Made from the finest ingredients, enjoy Kismet Crackers anytime.

Loco Pops:

Bland is not an option. So we create gourmet frozen pops blending the traditions of Mexico with the flavors of the world. Don’t believe us? Who else but Locopops would bring you a Lemon Olive Oil paleta (that’s what they call pops down in Mexico where we learned to make ‘em)? Or a Blueberry Buttermilk paleta de crema (ice cream pop)? Nobody, that’s who! Fancy a culinary adventure? Explore a world of international taste with flavors like Mexican Chocolate.

Lusty Monk Mustards:

Lusty Monk is a family-owned, quality-conscious company, devoted to the idea that condiments should never be boring. We lovingly craft the mustard in small batches, and we encourage our brethren to slow down and savor each bite.

Miss Jenny’s Pickles:

Miss Jenny’s Pickles are a National Brand that is homegrown from Kernersville, NC. We are All Natural Pickles with No Junk in Our Jar. Our four unique flavors are Signature Salt & Pepper, Jalapeno Salt & Pepper, Traditional Bread & Butter
and Award Winning Habanero Bread & Butter. You can’t eat just one!!

My Three Sons:

Handmade, fresh pimento cheese made with all natural/rBST free sharp cheddar cheese, minimal mayonnaise and NO PRESERVATIVES

Nahunta Pork:

Today Nahunta Pork Center is the largest all pork retail displayer in the
eastern United States. By purchasing the livestock directly from the producer
and processing the meats completely in-house, Nahunta Pork Center is able to
sell directly to the consumer at a good price with a guarantee of freshness
unmatched by anyone.

Neese’s Sausage:

While you will only find Neese’s in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia,
we are pleased to let you know that if you’ve moved away and long for that great
Neese’s taste, you can now order some from this web site.

Nello’s Sauce:

In my homemade, small-batch sauce I use Italian whole peeled plum tomatoes, thick green Italian extra virgin olive oil, Sicilian sea salt, basil, garlic, and black pepper. My recipe is inspired by my years of travel in Italy and my great grandmother, who came to the United States from Italy in 1918. Angelina cooked her “gravy” for the family so often that she actually wore out the linoleum in front of the stove. She was such a beautiful lady.

Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery:

The Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery is home to the highest rated whiskeys in the world. In a blind taste test of whiskey labels from around the world, The Beverage Tasting Institute in Chicago gave our 20-year old Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve a 99 out of 100 rating… the highest mark ever awarded. Our 15-year old Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve and our Van Winkle’s Special Reserve 12-year old have each received a 98 rating, higher than any other bourbon whiskeys.

Phickles Pickles:

a gourmet pickle company in Athens, GA….family owned and operated…using the freshest, closest produce…and taking pride in every hand-packed jar!

Porch Rockin’:

Reliable Cheese Co.:

Is the premier cheese shop in the Triangle with friendly and knowledgeable staff, quality products and a selection unavailable anywhere else locally. We are a cut to order cheese shop with a large selection of cheeses from small producers in the US and Europe. We also have a selection of charcuterie as well as bread and some specialty grocery items.

Savory Spice Shop:

Savory Spice Shop offers a large variety of seasonings and spices. Our spices are
ground fresh on the premises in small, weekly batches, so that we can offer the
freshest possible product. Our more than 140 seasonings are original recipes
and are hand-blended on-site. Both are offered for sale in as little as a half
ounce and in either bags or bottles. Savory Spice Shop also offers extracts,
sauces and more.

Slather Brand Foods:

In May of 2010 Slather Brand Foods™ launched its flagship product, Slather Brand Slatherin’ Sauce™, Original Recipe. Touted as The Cure for Boring Food™, this gourmet cooking and finishing sauce is a unique blend of all natural ketchup, gobs of natural honey, sweet pineapple, crushed red peppers, garlic, and otherspices. It is gluten free and contains no high fructose corn syrup, no artificial sweeteners, no preservatives, and no artificial coloring or flavors. It is a delicious remedy for fowl, pork, beef, game, seafood, and anything else worth eating, even tofu.

Sunburst Trout Farms:

In the shadow of Cold Mountain deep in the heart of Pisgah National Forest of Western North Carolina lies Sunburst Trout Farm. Conceived in 1948, three generations have evolved Sunburst to what is today; one of the most unique trout production sites in the country.

The Old Mill at Guilford:

The Old Mill of Guilford was founded in North  Carolina on Beaver Creek in 1767 to grind grain for the early settlers of what  is now Guilford County.  Today, the mill continues to produce all-natural, stone-ground, whole grain foods, just as it has for over 250 years. The mill produces all natural corn meals and grits  along with a wide range of mixes including: sweet potato and oat bran muffin  mixes, gingerbread, Scottish scones, Scottish shortbread, and heidesand cookie  mix (a German shortbread).   Visit the Old Mill Store for these products and  other fine foods and crafts from North Carolina.

This & That Jam

This & That Jam is a small Chapel Hill-based preserves company with a two-part mission- to partner with local farms to make fresh jams and preserves, and to teach community members about the importance of canning and preserving seasonal goods.

Triangle Raw Foodists:

Every week, a selection of dishes is posted on our website by Wednesday, which Durham, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro residents may order to have delivered to their homes on the following Monday.  (Food pick-up for Raleigh people is Monday at 2pm at the Whole Foods on Wade Ave.)   Each order consists of 4 sides/salads and 4 entrees.  We use as many organic and local ingredients as possible, all completely fresh and RAW.  

Weeping Radish Farm Brewery, Butchery and Eco Farm:

Uli combines his considerable talents not only brewing his wonderful and 100% natural German style beers, but also offering a wide range of hormone and antibiotic free meats and brats from his butchery as well as fresh produce from his farm!

Whoopie Squares:

Whoopie Squares are a handmade gourmet snack made with the fresh, local ingredients. We do online orders/shipping or check out our website for retail locations in the Raleigh/Durham area!

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