Artisan Producers
National oyster-shucking champion wears his mantle lightly and is proud of his muscled "shucking pipe" (we call it his arm); he knows the intricacies of a sport that deducts points for blood shed if you stab yourself during competition.
By Doug Fraser
Cape Cod Times 2007-10-27 (entry)
Alice Waters launched the food revolution, but she credits the late Alfred Peet with making her take a hard look at who grew and made the food and drink; Peet's legacy (smell the beans, sample widely, pay attention, buy in season) lives in coffee tastes worldwide.
By Corby Kummer
Los Angeles Times 2007-09-17 (entry)
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Couple, new to northern France a decade ago, discover a talent for making jam that eschews the modern formula, finds a niche for intensely fragrant, gooey and bright jams, and now they're much desired tastes of summer in a jar.
By Anita Chaudhuri
The Guardian (UK) 0000-00-00 (entry)
Running an organic garden is easy with a large staff, but techniques, detailed in "The Elements of Organic Gardening," by Prince Charles, are simple - good soil, black plastic, and keeping the chickens out.
By Charles Elliott
The New York Times (may require subscription) 0000-00-00 (entry)
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Some swear that Mr. Pastie's English beef-and-potato pies, now sold internationally, have magical powers; at the very least, they connect Gar Sleep, the 78-year-old company owner, to a large part of his family history.
By Sara Jerome
Pocono Record (entry)
