artisanal foods

A barista at El Injerto coffee shop in Guatemala City pours water into a chemex. Guatemala has long been known for its coffee, but a culture of artisanal coffee has only recently taken root here.

World News

Their Coffee Is World-Renowned. Now More Guatemalans Are Actually Drinking It

2:34pm October 10, 2017

by Anna-Cat Brigida

The rise of independent cafes and popular artisanal brewing methods have sparked a growth in national consumption. Now, about 10 percent of coffee produced in the Central American country stays there.

Bartender Robin Miller mixes a round of mezcal margaritas at Espita Mezcaleria in Washington, D.C. As U.S. drinkers embrace mezcal, investors are flocking south to the heart of Mexico's mezcal country, and local incomes are rising.

World News

America's Growing Taste For Mezcal Is Good For Mexico's Small Producers

7:18am June 29, 2017

by Rodrigo Cervantes

Oaxaca is the heart of mezcal country, where the pungent booze is made from the same plant as tequila by traditional distillers. As U.S. drinkers embrace mezcal, investors are flocking south.

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Nancy Bruns, CEO of J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works, gathers finished salt from an evaporation table in Malden, W.Va.

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Fine Brine From Appalachia: The Fancy Mountain Salt That Chefs Prize

9:33am November 26, 2015

by Noah Adams

An artisanal salt producer is processing brine from ancient ocean deposits below West Virginia's mountains. The company, J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works, ships to top chefs who value the salt's minerality.

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