APPENDIX B: RESOURCES

As a food writer, I’ve spent a lot of time seeking and testing products. Here are some of the brands and stores I go back to and recommend.

Anson Mills / ansonmills.com

Carolina Gold rice, cornmeal, grits, polenta

Artisana Organics / artisanaorganics.com

Coconut oil

BLiS / blisgourmet.com

Maple syrup

Bob’s Red Mill / bobsredmill.com

Almond flour, coconut sugar, oats

Brightland/ brightland.co

Extra-virgin olive oil

Carr’s Ciderhouse / carrsciderhouse.com

Cider vinegar

Daphnis and Chloe / daphnisandchloe.com

Dried herbs, smoked dried red chili flakes

Georgia Grinders / georgiagrinders.com

Almond butter, cashew butter

The Japanese Pantry / thejapanesepantry.com

Rice vinegar, sesame oil, soy sauce

June Taylor Jams / junetaylorjams.com

Jam

La Tienda / tienda.com

Sherry vinegar, olive oil–conserved seafood

Maille / maille.com

Dijon mustard, honey mustard

The Meadow / themeadow.com

Salt

New York Shuk / nyshuk.com

Harissa

Rancho Gordo / ranchogordo.com

Marcella beans (i.e., Italian Sorana cannellinis)

See Smell Taste / seesmelltaste.com

Pimentón de la Vera and other spices

Koda Farms / kodafarms.com

Kokuho Rose medium-grain rice

Snuk/ snukfoods.com

Date syrup, pomegranate molasses, spices

Sonoma Syrup Co. / sonomasyrup.com

Vanilla Bean Extract “Crush”

Soom / soomfoods.com

Tahini

Valrhona / valrhona-chocolate.com

Baking chocolate, cocoa powder

Whole Foods / wholefoodsmarket.com

Labneh (if not available in a local gourmet shop)