by Emily Millett Claiming to make the “tastiest chutneys in the nicest possible way,” Rubies in the Rubble founder Jenny Dawson is as entrepreneurial as she is charmingly modest. Her award-winning company addresses the issues of food waste, sustainability and unemployment by making a delectable range of boutique chutneys from surplus fruit and veggies all sourced fresh from London’s food markets before it is thrown …
Brooklyn DIY Supply is trying to convert you. Bex Ames and Elissa Stanton—the duo behind behind the starter kit company—want you making soap, bitters, pickles, massage bars and lip balm, and they’re doing a bang-up job of it. Providing aspiring craftsters with the basic tools necessary to get started on a new obsession, the company is planting seedlings of the Brooklyn way of life, one …
Thanks to our friends at New York Mouth, we were recently exposed to the bamboo pickles from Bamboo Ladies. The curious condiment is a zesty alternative to pickled cucumbers, with a similar taste profile of dill and garlic that sets itself apart with an almost creamy texture. Carla Faw Squires inherited the recipe from grandmother and “original bamboo lady” Johnsie Walsh. After leaving a corporate …
