Thursday, April 25, 2024

YANKEE’S EDITORS’ CHOICE FOOD AWARDS

Yankee Magazine???s Sixth Annual Editors??? Choice Food Awards 2018

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Showcases Finest Artisan New England Products??— Awards Celebrate New England Quality and Artisanship–

 

DUBLIN, NH (November 2018)??? In the six years since Yankee launched the Editors??? Choice Food Awards, they???ve witnessed a flowering of the New England food landscape that goes beyond the restaurant scene right to our own tables and pantries. More artisan foods are coming to market, finding a local audience, going national and even earning international acclaim.

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As the holidays roll around, Yankee???s favorites are featured in a multi-page??Holiday Food Special layout in the magazine???s November/December issue. The 10 Editors??? Choice Food Awards honorees were chosen by Yankee senior food editor Amy Traverso and contributing editor Krissy O???Shea in the categories of cheeses, coffee, preserves/jams, sweets/spices and syrups and also represent all six New England states.

 

???At farmer???s markets and festivals, in gourmet shops and grocery stores, the sixth annual Yankee Editors??? Choice Food Awards 2018 are worthy picks from emerging producers and new gems from established brands,??? says Traverso.

???From rich handcrafted chocolate to honey-sweetened jams that taste like summer in a jar, they shine a light on the best foods for serving to your guests or giving as gifts. In that spirit, we hope you???ll enjoy these special New England treats!???

 

The 2018 Yankee Editors??? Choice Food Awards recipients are:

 

CONNECTICUT

-Savor, Thomaston, CT

Nicasia Cookies

 

MAINE

-Tandem Coffee, Portland, ME

Stoker Coffee

 

MASSACHUSETTS

-Somerville Chocolate, Somerville, MA

Apple-Smoked Dominican 65% Bar

-Ruggles Hill Creamery, Hardwick, MA

Claire???s Mandel Hill Cheese

-Curio Spice Co., Cambridge, MA

Fleur Spice

 

NEW HAMPSHIRE

-Byrne & Carlson, Portsmouth, NH

Assorted Pure Fruit Jellies

 

RHODE ISLAND

-Bootblack Brand, Barrington, RI

Cranberry, Jalapeno, and Lime Cocktail & Soda Syrup

 

VERMONT

-Runamok Maple, Cambridge, VT

Cardamom-Infused Maple Syrup

-V Smiley Preserves, New Haven Mills, VT

Red Currant, Raspberry, and Geranium Jam

-Consider Bardwell Farm, Pawlet, VT

Pawlet Cheese

The 2018 Editors??? Choice Food Awards is featured online here:

https://newengland.com/today/food/2018-yankee-magazine-food-awards

 

Yankee magazine???s holiday issue hits newsstands November 1 and is packed with holiday stories, recipes, travel destinations, and events across New England this upcoming season. For more information about Yankee’s November/December issue, visit:

https://newengland.com/yankee-magazine/

 

About the Yankee Editors??? Choice Food Awards

Created out of a desire to highlight locally made food products and their makers, the Yankee Editors??? Choice Food Awards celebrate both the quality and variety of offerings of today???s New England food scene. Structured as awards of excellence rather than an either/or competition, they celebrate both established and up-and-coming brands.

 

About Yankee

Based in Dublin, New Hampshire, Yankee: New England???s Magazine was founded in 1935 and is the iconic American magazine covering the finest that New England has to offer.

Covering classic New England travel destinations, food traditions, and home and lifestyle stories with stunning photography and artwork, Yankee has featured many notable American writers in its pages such as Robert Frost, John Updike, and Stephen King.

With a total circulation of nearly 300,000 and a total audience of 1.8 million readers, the magazine is published by Yankee Publishing Inc. (YPI), a family-owned, independent company.

Yankee has also partnered with WGBH to produce Weekends with Yankee, a 13-episode documentary series on public television, now airing season two, which taps into Yankee???s extensive behind-the-scenes access to the region???s six states. YPI also owns the nation’s oldest continuously produced periodical, The Old Farmer’s Almanac, and McLean Communications.

More information about Yankee??is available at:??

https://newengland.com/press-contact/