gourmet & specialty foods

Shop Caters to Chocoholics, from Bacon-Covered to Jalapeno

Hyde Park, FL - With walls adorned with brightly-colored candy collages, giraffes and abstract prints, it's hard for some patrons to remember that they came to Ashworth Artisan Chocolate to satisfy their sweet tooth.The merging... more »

Sweet Tooth: Here’s What’s Poppin Gourmet Popcorn in Cedar Falls

Cedar Falls, IA - Here's What's Poppin is all about popcorn. The specialty store is located on Main Street in Cedar Falls. It's owned and operated by the Bagenstos family. Jenny Bagenstos said her family... more »

Lewis Gifts, an Example of a Thriving Shreveport Small Business

Shreveport, LA - Lewis Gifts has been a fixture in Shreveport for decades, and in 2008 moved from its former location on Youree Drive, to a larger establishment across the street from the original.Now, four... more »

Introducing Harvest Sweets Cookie Snaps

Cape Cod Provisions LLC is excited to announce the addition of cookies to their unique assortment of chocolate and fruit confections. Their all-natural Cookie Snaps are loaded with berries and baked to a distinctive crunch.... more »

Dressing up Downtown: Dash ‘N Drizzle, Gourmet Oil and Vinegar

Fairfield, CT - They're pouring on the good taste.Jeff Love and Jeff Stein -- two Fairfield friends and business associates -- have opened Dash 'N Drizzle, a shop that gives customers a chance to sample... more »

Sweet Dreams Come True at Detroit Chocolat

Sterling Heights, MI - There's no such thing as a bad day in a candy store, according to Casey Petz.He should know. Chocolate runs in his blood: He's a fourth-generation chocolatier (the great-grandson of Ervin... more »

Tappingworld of Special Olive Oils

Gloucester, MA - "There are no olive trees in Gloucester," my husband said.I had told him a friend and I were checking out the Newburyport Olive Oil Co., which opened in November as the "sister"... more »

Family Business Thriving at Dorothy Cox Chocolates

Taunton, MA - In 1928, Mary Dorothy Cox started selling buttercrunch and other candies that she made at home at the New Bedford Dry Goods store and today, the chocolate-covered, butter brickle-style candy remains one... more »