Savage Jerky Co’s Beef and Bacon Offerings

All-natural, small-batch snacks that pack a punch

This isn’t the same jerky one will find in row upon row at a gas station while mid-road trip. It’s substantially better. In fact, Savage Jerky was created—with the help of three Kickstarter campaigns since 2014—after its founders Brad, Michelle and Mason Summey noticed that all the jerky they crossed in gas stations was dry and boring. They launched their family-owned brand with a goal …

Feeling the Burn

Six different indie foods to relieve your spicy fix, from Hawaiian beef chips to sweet Korean gochujang

There’s something about the temperature rising that makes you want to follow suit. If you’ve found yourself pouring Cholula over every single dish lately (I too, purchase mine in bulk by the half-gallon), break out of the rut with these artisanal delights that show off the versatile use of chile peppers, from sweet to smoky. Rather than try to make you cry, these handmade foods …

Bay Meats Butcher Shop Beef Jerky

A gluten-free, hand-sliced and 100% Canadian snack

Globalization may have reduced the number of surprising discoveries one makes in foreign lands, but the art of travel can still lead to exciting finds. The latest example of this is Bay Meats Butcher Shop‘s gluten-free beef jerky, a delicious snack we came across at a local outpost within the Toronto Pearson airport. Based in a historic Finnish District in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Bay Meats …