One of the results of last August's Eat Local Challenge was the creation of a page on our site devoted to local foods. It has blossomed into one very long page plus five sub-pages. We got this up last Fall and have updated it a few times since, including yesterday.
Fork & Bottle's Great Local Foods
Since we took the Eat Local Challenge last August, our favorite local products are regulars in our pantry and fridge. After finding the best local choice in a number of categories, we can't go back; the quality and delicious-ness factor has made that local product a part of our lifestyle. Examples would be...
• Sconehenge English Muffins (amazing with good butter and jam (try LouLou's Bing Cherry - it's what I had for breakfast this morning)
• Primavera Tortillas (the texture and quality is so high it's like a different category of tortilla)
• Nana Mae's Gravenstein Apple Juice (Trent asks for it as "Gravenstein Apple Juice" - it's not just apple juice - it's *gravenstein*)
• Della Fattoria Breads (Semolina is our #1, but if you get a chance to buy their Polenta Pullman don't hesitate)
• Wild Flour Biscotti (Jack makes the trek out to Freestone just for the Hazelnut Chocolate biscotti - which he buys by the dozen - but we also love their bread and their Eygptian sticky buns)
• Straus Family Chocolate Ice Cream (the house favorite, but they also like the vanilla
and raspberry)
We also choose either Clover Stornetta Organic Milk or Straus Milk all the time, St. Benoit Yogurt when we can find it, Fatted Calf charcuterie whenever we can get it - and of course things like Blue Bottle coffee - although I've recently found Barking Dog Roasters in Sonoma and Flying Goat in Healdsburg to
be excellent alternatives. Eating Local for us doesn't happen just in May - it's year round now - but everytime we focus on eating local for a month, something new will be added to our food repetoire.
Jack & Joanne live in Sonoma County – not just wine country, but food country! They create/write the website Fork & Bottle which focuses on artisan food, wine and cheese but also offers information on gardening, what to feed kids, gourmet food reviews, local foods, etc., etc.
