Treehouse Chocolate’s Four Drinking Chocolates

Organic, fair-trade cacao turned into rich flavors for sipping on

Winter may be officially over in the Northern Hemisphere, but that doesn’t mean hot chocolate has to disappear from people’s radar until temperatures cool again. For some of us, it makes for a viable alternative to coffee in the morning—with some serious sugar and cocoa kick. Treehouse Chocolate Drinking Chocolate reflects a lot of things we love about the changing cacao bean industry: it’s made …

Teruel Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Fresh, high-quality olive oil from Spain with transparent production methods

There’s tremendous variation in olive oil flavor profiles—impacted by the olive varietal used, the ensuing process of extraction, and the time from harvest to press. Many high-end olive oils utilize Empeltre Olives (which also make for great table treats), grown in various regions in Spain. These are the olives utilized by Teruel Foods, a family-owned business in the UK that partners with co-op farmers in …

From the Founders of Torst and Luksus: Food & Beer

A beautifully photographed new book illuminates the culinary creative process

by Adrienne So Due for release in May, “Food & Beer” is a beautifully written and photographed book that—despite its name—is difficult to categorize. It is not strictly a cookbook. While it does contain recipes for nachos and Welsh rarebit, or an open-faced grilled cheese, many of its recipes—like a dish of pork, chrysanthemum and rutabaga—are written for other chefs, with measurements in grams and …