Raised on an organic farm in the Pacific Northwest where the long growing season, the gardens and beautiful setting act as her inspiration, Pai has been producing her selection of amazing provisions since 2010. A classically trained chef who has worked under many of San Francisco's finest chefs including Traci Des Jardin and Douglas Keane, McCormick challenged herself to leave the restaurant world behind and create something personal, where the secret to living well is to sprinkle love into everything.

Meet A LocalJake AhlesOctober 3, 2016artisan, Interview, portland, oregon, october 2016, moleComment

Maura Gramzinski | Red Camper

With the mission of "Summertime Preserved!" Red Camper is all about the journey. Born with travel and adventure bred into her genes, Maura started her Deliciousness line to celebrate the adventure.

Meet A LocalJake AhlesAugust 15, 2016denver, august 2016, jennifer jasinski, artisan, InterviewComment

Brady Ryan

"I got into this business because I got hooked on the magic of watching salt appear out of nowhere in brine. 3 years on, watching the first crystals start to form out of a new batch of seawater remains as exciting and mysterious as ever!" Brady Ryan is a farm boy through and through. Growing up on his family farm on the San Juan Islands of the Washington Coast, farm life is in his blood. After moving to the main land to study mathematics at the University of Washington in Seattle, Brady worked with Ballard Bee Company, instilling in him the desire to craft his own artisan goods back on his home island.

Meet A LocalJake AhlesJuly 11, 2016seattle, july 2016, Interview, artisanComment

Jeremy Schaller

Growing up around his grandfather's now 80-year-old business, Jeremy fell in love with all things German-style pork and charcuterie. Jeremy is keeping his grandfather's dream alive today while building a world class business that stays true to its artisan roots.

Meet A LocalJake AhlesMay 23, 2016Interview, charcuterie, brittanny anderson, new york, may 2016Comment

Joyce & Travis Miller

Living in a rural area just outside of Washington D.C., Joyce & Travis exemplify the farm-to-table movement in their everyday lives; from foraging for their produce to harvesting their own proteins. Starting Falling Bark Farm after their retirement, they have found themselves building and growing a delicious new business that allows them to live and follow their passion.

Meet A LocalJake AhlesMay 16, 2016artisan, virginia, britt, may 2016, InterviewComment

Joe Whinney

Who doesn't love chocolate? Certainly not Joe Whinney of Theo Chocolate! Working out of his workshop in Seattle, WA, Joe sources cocoa beans from Central America + Africa, bringing the best, unadulterated chocolate flavors to America.

Meet A LocalJake AhlesFebruary 1, 2016artisan, Interview, seattle, chocolate, theo chocolate, february 2016Comment

Bob Klein

Pushing the philosophy of "farm-to-table" Bob Klein started community grains as a way of bringing the movement to wheat production. While initially intended to be used in pasta for his restaurant, Oliveto, Bob is expanding his reach while helping to user in a new era of grain growing.

Meet A LocalJake AhlesJanuary 25, 2016Interview, pasta, oakland, michael fiorelli, january 2016Comment

Coldwater Canyon Provisions

With his old-school approach to canning, Rondo Mieczkowski is keeping his grandmothers recipes alive and flavorful through Coldwater Canyon Provisions. With a focus on seasonal California produce, Mieczkowski plays each of his over 50 products straight, highlighting the main ingredient in each can. "This is California produce...they're really pretty great on their own", says Mieczkowski.

Meet A LocalJake AhlesNovember 9, 2015Artisan, Los Angeles, november 2015, InterviewComment

Chef Nyesha Arrington | The Interview

Get to know November's Chef, Nyesha Arrington. Recent winner of Eater's "Chef of the Year, 2015" award (among many other accolades, Arrington is the Executive chef behind Venice's LEONA, a restaurant focused around a menu of seasonally driven, ethically harvested, and globally inspired cuisine.

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Steve Gonzalez + Scott Ketchum

Marrying their backgrounds of design and culinary, Scott Ketchum + Steve Gonzalez have teamed up to bring superior pastas to the restaurants of New York City. With a focus on using only the finest flours produced in America + extruded through bronze dies, Sfoglini produces a staple batch of pastas, intermixed with seasonal offerings - according to what is currently in season.

Meet A LocalJake AhlesOctober 19, 2015artisans, brooklyn, october 2015, pasta, InterviewComment

Lawrence Dass

Meet Lawrence Dass - founder of Akka's Handcrafted Foods and creator of this month's featured product, Eggplant Relish! After moving from Southern India to California, Lawrence struggled to discover true Indian flavors in his new homeland. After his sister reintroduced the flavors of his youth on a visit, Akka's was born.

Meet A LocalJake AhlesAugust 17, 2015artisan, artisanal, indian, InterviewComment

Katy Chang

Meet Katy Chang. Part chef, artisan + short-film producer, Katy is helping to both promote globally local food and cuisine within the Washington D.C. area and producing it herself. At Eat's Place, her food incubator and "pop-uppery", Katy hosts chefs from around the globe who take over the kitchen for a one to two month pop-up! Over at Baba's Cooking School, Katy crafts her artisan products, cooks and shares short films she produces about the food she loves (in both English + Mandarin!).

Chef Jesse Layman

Growing up in California's Central Valley, Jesse developed a love for both food and the land that it comes from. As a 23 year veteran of the culinary industry, Jesse has taken on Sparrow Lane in order to combine all of this culinary loves and share his passion with the world.

Meet A LocalJake AhlesJuly 27, 2015Artisan, chef, Interview Comments

Bob McClure

Before taking over the family pickle business with his brother Joe, Bob was an actor, comedy writer and pickle maker in Brooklyn, NY. Moving back to the Detroit area with his wife + son in tow, Bob oversees business administration, account management + brand development for McClure's.