gourmet

A Love For Chocolate Turns Into ‘Sweetness’

What's not to love about Zaharenia, a custom chocolate gift shop in Oakland Gardens? It's filled with chocolate."I've had a lot of jobs, but somehow or another, I always found myself going back to chocolate,"... more »

AJ’s Edible Arts a tasty success story in Pasco

Pasco, WA — Twenty-two years ago, Alice Jones of Kennewick was an unemployed bookkeeper.Today, she's president of AJ's Edible Arts of Pasco, which manufactures eight mustards, salsa, cheese ball and salad dressing mixes and a... more »

Sweet dream realized on S.F.’s Russian Hill

When Diane and Brian Campbell loaded their car on New Year's Day in 1996 and left Manhattan for San Francisco, they knew no one and were short on money - but had a long-held dream.After... more »

Marie’s Candies a flurry of activity in West Liberty

West Liberty — Since January, employees at Marie's Candies in West Liberty have been busy preparing for Easter, lining the shelves with thousands of chocolate rabbits and decorating cream-filled eggs the size of softballs. The... more »

Baking invention gives Carmel couple an edge

Carmel, Ind. -- Matt Griffin was a young bachelor just trying to figure out how to bake some brownies when he hit on an idea that has really cooked. National newspapers and network television ultimately... more »

Taste of home

With hundreds of farms, craftspeople and artisans in the Pacific Northwest, even Dorene Kirkingburg – while setting up her locally-made gift store in Olde Towne St. Helens – is learning of new regional products everyday.Kirkingburg,... more »

The future tastes good

"You are about to make a new friend," "You are cautious in showing your true self to others," "Help, I'm trapped in a fortune cookie factory!"The fortune cookie.Break it open and just discover your destiny,... more »

Consumers look to spice up home meals in the recession

The Spice House on North Wells Street hasn't needed a special recipe to deal with the recession.Traffic to the Illinois- and Wisconsin-based specialty spice store isn't slowing, and sales are equally brisk among the business's... more »