Lakrids

Johan Bülow gets to the sweet root of licorice

In 2007, Johan Bülow launched Lakrids, intent on making the world fall in love with licorice. Though it’s a much-loved Danish ingredient, licorice has always had a polarizing reputation abroad and Bülow was well aware. Wisely, he steered his efforts away from traditional candy applications and focused instead on showcasing the ingredient’s versatility through a wide range of unusual licorice products. Lakrids’ collection of small-batch, …

Leighton Brown Crisps

Eco-friendly snacks made with parsnips and Manuka honey

In 2009, Cara Leighton approached a couple of her restaurant-savvy friends to help create parsnip crisps with Manuka honey—a bold, flavorful syrup produced from New Zealand’s Manuka trees. While Leighton started out doing prep-work and cooking in her own home, the crew have since moved the company, Leighton Brown, to a production factory in Staffordshire, where their tasty crisps are made using all-natural ingredients—many of …

Pensando en Blanco 3am

Sustainable "puff-bags" inspired by a baker's pre-dawn flour sack naps

In 1913 an unknown baker recorded the process of making double fermented bread. In his account he told the story of getting up at 3am to begin preparing the batch and, while waiting for the exact moment in which the loaves were ready to be placed in the oven, napping on the 100kg bags of flour. This anecdote is what inspired the 3:00 am collection, …