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Meet A Local | Deboleena Dutta

The philosophy behing HerbNZest is "Simple Artisan Goodness". Believing that nature already delivers the best ingredients, the company is dedicated to producing simple sustainable quality that translates to good taste and artfully developed products. Their way of life is to craft simple food that is good for you, good for society, and good for the planet.

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Meet A Local Monday | Brie + Michelle

Mother + Daughter team Michelle + Brie founded Olivelle in order to share world-class olive oils with home cooks across the country.  From their quaint shop in Bozeman, Montana, they have grown their business from the ground up. Olivelle produces a variety of stand-out, inspiring and palate-challenging flavor profiles that enhance any chefs kitchen.  We were excited for the opportunity to interview this powerful duo for our latest Meet A Local Monday!

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Meet A Local | Liber & Co.

Liber & Co. is the brainchild of three friends out of Austin, Texas.  After impressing their friends throughout college with their cocktail creations (and who in college doesn't appreciate a nice cocktail) they decide to turn their passion into a career.  Liber & Co. is a blossoming company creating some of the BEST cocktail additives, enhancers and mixers America has to offer.

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Meet A Local: Valerie Gordon of Valerie Confections

What started as a line of chocolate-dipped toffees has turned into a handful of brick & mortar locations scattered across the city of Los Angeles serving up gourmet chocolates, pastries, preserves and of course the delectably infamous Blum’s Coffee Crunch Cake. Valerie Gordon of Valerie Confections is one of those deeply passionate people who just loves what they do. In her case, it’s satisfying the sweet tooth of Angelenos, one petits fours at a time.

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Ryan Harms

Happy Monday! We’re back with our series ‘Meet A Local Monday”. We’re thrilled to have met the charming Ryan Harms from Union Wines Company, known for its cleverly designed canned wine. After eight years of working in wineries around Oregon’s Willamette Valley, Ryan had a vision of opening his ideal winery and felt there was room to do it a bit differently, with a stellar result.

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Meet A Local Monday: Shiho Yoshikawa

We are back at it this week with our series, 'Meet A Local Monday.' This week we meet with Shiho Yoshikawa, Executive Chef of small-batch artisanal, farm fresh ice cream shop, Sweet Rose Creamery in Los Angeles. Now with three locations (Brentwood, Mid City, and Santa Monica) the shop churns out unorthodox flavors such as Minty Peas, Lavender Honey and Rooibos Chai soft-serve. Shiho was gracious enough to take the time and give us some background on the shop, her favorite ingrients and local foodie spots

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Meet A LocalJake Ahles