jennifer isham

The crafters and products at the Good Food Mercantile are the cream of the crop in terms of sustainability, innovation, and quality. At the end of their day in D.C., Caity and Jack chat with producers of salt, fine oils, cheese and gelato, and a panel of chocolate makers who agree that being part of the Good Food Awards means being in good company!

Sarah Hartman of Harper Macaw, Alak Vasa of Elements Truffles, and Robert Norman of Raaka Chocolate share their favorite chocolate pairings and their experiences educating customers about the broad world of chocolate. Next, Nancy Bruns of JQ Dickinson Salt-Works tells about the history of West Virgina's salt industry and the value of thinking of salt as an agricultural product. Then guest host Jennifer Isham of Union Market talks with Paul Bower of Zingerman's Creamery about all things cheese and gelato. Finally, the day wraps up with Clay Oliver, who produces exceptional oils on his 5th generation family farm.

After starting the day with cocktails, Caity and Jack are ready for a few snacks. Thankfully, the Good Food Mercantile is chock-full of delicious, interesting, and downright good things to eat.

Samy K (who also happens to be a radio personality) introduces the HRN team to the world of vegan cracklins, and talks about what it means to be at the "Healthy Angels Unicorns Mercantile." After that, the fun continues with fermented foods from Sarah Gordon of Gordy's Pickle Jar and Shane Carpenter of Hex Ferments (and their incredible beatboxing talents). Finally, things get cheesy as guest host Jennifer Isham of Union Market talks with Elena Santograde of Grafton Village Cheese and Elias Cairo of Olympia Provisions.