Foothills’ Apollo Olive Oil a finalist in Good Food Awards

The Good Food Awards celebrate the kind of food we all want to eat: tasty, authentic and responsibly produced. They grant awards to outstanding American food producers and the farmers who provide their ingredients.

We were glad to see Apollo Olive Oil of Oregon House, which we have featured in our magazine, was a finalist.

The Good Food Awards host an annual Awards Ceremony and Marketplace at the iconic Ferry Building in San Francisco to honor the Good Food Award recipients who push their industries towards craftsmanship and sustainability while enhancing our agricultural landscape and building strong communities.

In its fourth year, Good Food Awards will be given to winners in ten categories: beer, charcuterie, cheese, chocolate, coffee, confections, pickles, preserve, spirits and our newest category, oil.

Awards will be given to producers and their food communities from each of five regions of the US. The Good Food Awards seal, found on winning products, assures consumers they have found something exceptionally delicious that also supports sustainability and social good.

Congratulations to the 2014 Good Food Award Finalists and their food communities for leading the way towards a tasty, authentic and responsible food system. Stay tuned for the Winner announcement in January, 2014.

BEER
16 Mile Brewery, Tiller Brown Ale, Delaware
Abita Brewing Company, Abbey Ale, Louisiana
Alaskan Brewing Company, Alaskan Amber & Alaskan Smoked Porter 2012, Alaska
Almanac Beer Company, Farmer’s Reserve No. 3 & Dogpatch Sour, California
Bear Republic Brewing Company, Café Racer 15, California
Brooklyn Brewery, Greenmarket Wheat, New York
Deschutes Brewery, Black Butte Porter, Oregon
Eel River Brewing Company, Triple Exultation, California
Founders Brewing Company, All Day IPA, Michigan
Fullsteam Brewery, Hogwash Hickory-Smoked Porter, North Carolina
Grand Teton Brewing Company, Sweetgrass APA, Idaho
Independence Brewing Company, Independence Pale & Convict Hill Stout, Texas
Jester King Brewery, Atrial Rubicite & RU-55 Barrel-Aged Sour Red, Texas
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales, iO, Michigan
Lakefront Brewery, Inc., Wisconsinite Summer Weiss, Wisconsin
Magnolia Brewing Company, Kalifornia Kolsch, California
Ninkasi Brewing Company, Believer Double Red, Oregon
Pagosa Brewing Company, Coconut Stout, Colorado
Port City Brewing Company, Optimal Wit, Virginia
Rolling Meadows Brewery, Barrel Aged Abe’s Ale, Illinois
Smuttynose Brewing Company, Pumpkin Ale, New Hampshire
The Bruery, Oude Tart with Cherries, California
Victory Brewing Company, Helios Ale & HopDevil IPA, Pennsylvania

CHARCUTERIE
Bolzano Artisan Meats, Pig Red Salami, Wisconsin
Charlito’s Cocina, Cerveza Seca – Dry Cured Beer Salami, New York
Continental Sausage, Buffalo Pastrami & Jackalope Sausage & Elk Jalapeno Cheddar Brat, Colorado
Crested Duck Charcuterie, Moroccan Lamb Coppa, Pennsylvania
Cypress, Culatello, South Carolina
Daniele, Inc., Mortadella with Pistachios & Del Duca Vlado’s Riserva Prosciutto & Uncured Sopressata Veneta, Rhode Island
EcoFriendly Foods, Salchichon Salumi, Virginia
El Salchichero, Coppa & Prosciutto de Santa Cruz, California
Fino In Fondo, Salami Finocchiona, Oregon
Formaggio Kitchen, Pickled Beef Tongue & Pate de Campagne, Massachusetts
Fra’ Mani Handcrafted Foods, Salame Calabrese & Smoked Pancetta, California
Gary West Artisan Smoked Meats, Silver Fork Natural – Traditional, Oregon
Guglhupf Bakery, Restaurant and Cafe, Smoked Hog Head Cheese, North Carolina
Letelier Food Co., Apricot Sage Chicken Liver Pâte & Pâte de Campagne, Texas
Mountain Roots, Sea Salt Beef Jerky, Wyoming
Olympic Provisions, Salami Cotto, Oregon
P. Balistreri Salumi, Salami Point Loma “Rosemary and Garlic”, California
Santé Restaurant & Charcuterie, Duck Prosciutto, Washington
Tails & Trotters, LLC, Applewood Smoked Ham, Oregon
The Fatted Calf, Brown Sugar Ham, California
The French Bulldog, Hungarian Salami & Juniper Salami, Nebraska
Transatlantic Foods, Aux Delices des Bois Fennel Salami, New York
Underground Meats, Sopressata & Spanish Chorizo & Goat Salami, Wisconsin
W Hotel (Trace Restaurant), Smoked/Cured Venison Sausage, Texas
Wheat and Sons, Pickled Beef Tongue, California

CHEESE
Ancient Heritage Dairy, Hannah & Adelle, Oregon
Avalanche Cheese Company, Cabra Blanca & Goat Cheddar & Midnight Blue, Colorado
Barinaga Ranch Inc., Txiki, California
Bellwether Farms, Whole Milk Ricotta & Carmody, California
Blackberry Farm, Downer Brown & Magnolia, Tennessee
Briar Rose Creamery, Lorelei, Oregon
Canal Junction Farmstead Cheese, Charloe, Ohio
Capriole Inc., Julianna, Indiana
Caves of Faribault, St. Pete’s Select Blue Cheese & Jeff’s Select, Minnesota
Central Coast Creamery, Holey Cow, California
Consider Bardwell Farm, Pawlet, Vermont
Cowgirl Creamery, Red Hawk, California
Farms for City Kids Foundation, Tarentaise, Vermont
Flat Creek Farm & Dairy, Montazzio, Georgia
Glendale Shepherd, Island Brebis, Washington
Goldin Artisan Goat Cheese LLC, Pur et Simple, Oregon
Jacobs and Brichford Farmstead Cheese, Everton & Briana & Arabella, Indiana
Nature’s Harmony Farm, Georgia Gold Clothbound Cheddar & Elberton Blue Cheese, Georgia
Old Chatham Sheepherding Company, Ewe’s Blue & Nancy’s Camembert, New York
Pennyroyal Farm, Laychee, California
Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company, Toma, California
Portland Creamery, Oregon Chevre, Oregon
Pure Luck Farm and Dairy, Hopelessly Bleu & Basket Molded Chevre & June’s Joy, Texas
Sequatchie Cove Creamery, Dancing Fern, Tennessee
Sprout Creek Farm, Madeleine, New York
Uplands Cheese, Pleasant Ridge, Wisconsin
von Trapp Farmstead, Mt. Alice & Savage, Vermont

CHOCOLATE
Amano Artisan Chocolate, Cuyagua 70% Dark Chocolate, Utah
Askinosie Chocolate, 62% Dark Milk Chocolate, Fleur de Sel & 70% Ecuador, Missouri
Blue Bandana Chocolate Maker, Madagascar Wild Pepper 70% Dark & Madagascar 70% Dark, Vermont
Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate, 72% Belize, Toledo, California
Fresco Chocolate, Peru, 70% Light Roast, Washington
Fruition Chocolate, Dominican 70%, New York
Guittard Chocolate Company, Collection Etienne Eureka Works Meritage Blend #27 | 100%, California
Madre Chocolate, Triple Cacao, Hawaii
Patric Chocolate, Signature 70% Blend & Mocha OMG, Missouri
Potomac Chocolate, Upala 70% with Salt, Virginia
Rogue Chocolatier, Hispaniola, Silvestre & Balao, Massachusetts
Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker, San Juan de Cheni, 78%, California
Videri Chocolate Factory, 90% Dark Chocolate Ecuador Camino Verde, North Carolina

COFFEE
1000 Faces Coffee, Suke Quto, Georgia
Barrington Coffee, Ethiopia Hachira, Massachusetts
Caffe Ladro, Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Hama, Washington
De La Paz Coffee, Kenya Gichathaini & Peel Sessions, California
Doma Coffee Roasting Co., Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Zelele, Idaho
Flying Goat Coffee, Ethiopia Wote Konga & Ethiopia Wottuna Boltuma, California
Four Barrel Coffee, Ethiopia Bulga, California
Intelligentsia Coffee, Organic Shegole Ethiopia, California
Kickapoo Coffee Roasters, Organic Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Idido & Organic Ethiopian Sidama Fero, Wisconsin
Kuma Coffee, Kenya Kiamabara AA, Washington
Madcap Coffee, Ethiopia Yukro, Michigan
Metropolis Coffee Company, Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Aylele, Illinois
Olympia Coffee Roasting Co., Ethiopia Konga, Washington
Panther Coffee, Ethiopia Chelba & Nicaragua Kailash
ReAnimator Coffee Roasters, Ethiopia Sota, Pennsylvania
Roast House, Batzchocola Guatemalan, Washington
Saint Frank Coffee, Finca Las Nieves, California
Sightglass Coffee Roasters, Ethiopia Guji Yetatebe, California
Square One Coffee, Guatemala Acatenango, Pennsylvania
Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Ethiopia Mordecofe Organic Grand Cru #53, Oregon
Tandem Coffee Roasters, Aylele Yirgacheffe Ethiopia, Maine
Topeca Coffee, Ethiopian Nigusse Lemme, Oklahoma

CONFECTIONS
Alma Chocolate, Sea Salt Hazelnut Crunch Bar, Oregon
Becky’s Blissful Bakery, Salted Beer & Pretzel Caramel, Wisconsin
Bixby & Co., To the Nines Chocolate Bar, Maine
Cacao Art Chocolates, Tupelo Honey and Cardamom, Florida
Chocolats Latour LLC, Rosemary Almond Brittle, Ohio
Christophe Artisan Chocolatier, Dark Chocolate Espresso, South Carolina
Coco Delice, Beer Bon Bon, California
Feve Artisan Chocolatier, Hazelnut Crunch Bar, California
Fiore di Capra Inc., Pumpkin Pepita Chevre Caramels, State
French Broad Chocolates, Indian Kulfi Truffle, North Carolina
Fruition Chocolate, Brown Butter Bourbon Caramels & Toasted White Chocolate, New York
Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery, Preserved Meyer Caramel Sauce, Washington
Kakao Chocolate, Lavender Truffle, Missouri
Nosh This, Almond Toffee & Honey Walnut Fleur de Sel Salted Caramel, California
Nutty Steph’s, Inc, Salted Caramel Bar, Vermont
Patric Chocolate, Mint CRUNCH Chocolate Bar & PBJ OMG, Missouri
Sapore della Vita, Caramel Sauce, Florida
sea + cane sweets, Cabernet Sauvignon Sea Salt Caramels, Illinois
Serendipity Confections, Chocolate Covered Butter Caramels with Fleur de Sel, Colorado
Sweetdragon Baking Company, Pistachio Vanilla Brittle, California
The Simple Farm, Salted Goat Milk Caramels, Arizona
Theo Chocolate, Mint Ganache, Washington
Trini Treats, LLC, Coconut Fudge, New York
WR Chocolatier, Mocha, North Carolina
Xocolatl de David, Raleigh Bar & Brown Butter Bar, Oregon
Zoe’s Chocolate Co., Dark Chocolate Orange Neroli, Pennsylvania

OILS
Apollo Olive Oil, Mistral, California
Bella Vado, Bella Vado Avocado Oil, California
Berkeley Olive Grove, California Mission Blood Orange Olive Oil, California
Collina di Mela, Collina di Mela Tuscan Blend, California
ENZO Olive Oil Company, ENZO Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil Infused with Meyer Lemon, California
Fattoria Muia, Fattoria Muia Extra Virgin Olive Oil, California
Frantoio Grove, Frantoio Grove Extra Virgin Olive Oil, California
Glashoff Farms, Roasted Walnut Oil, California
Hammons Black Walnuts, Black Walnut Oil, Missouri
Il Fiorello Olive Oil Company, Frantoio, California
Jovia Groves Olive Oil, Arbequina, California
MoonShadow Grove, Ascolano, California
Seka Hills, Seka Hills Arbequina, California
Stony Brook WholeHeartedFoods, Delicata Squash Seed Oil & Butternut Squash Seed Oil, New York
Tallgrass Ranch, Tallgrass Ranch Estate Blend, California
Tiber Canyon Ranch, Tiber Canyon Ranch California Extra Virgin Olive Oil, California

PICKLES
Baba’s Cooking School, Lala Sauce, Washington DC
Beta Verde, Green Martini Maters, North Carolina
Confituras, Pickled Blueberries, Texas
Crock & Jar, Ramp Kraut, New York
Firefly Kitchens, Firefly Kimchi, Washington
Gordy’s Pickle Jar, Sweet Pepper Relish & Giardiniera, Washington DC
Grand Lake Kitchen, Kimchi, California
Happy Pantry, Power Krautage, California
Holistic Health Nutrition, Meyer Lemon Pickles, California
Jarred SF Brine, Sweet Spiced Pickled Cherries, California
Josephine’s Feast, Cheese Pumpkin, New York
Marcia’s Munchies, Bread & Butter, Michigan
Number 1 Sons, District Dills & Kicky Koshers, Virginia
Oly Kraut, Sea Vegetable, Curry Kraut & Cumin Jalapeño Kraut, Washington
Pogue Mahone Pickles, Dill & Garlic Pickles, Texas
Rick’s Picks, Smokra, New York
SouthPort Grocery, Onion Marmalade, Illinois
The Brinery, Sea Stag & Oh Gee Kimchi, Michigan
Two Chicks Farm, Dill Kraut + Pickles & Beets + Caraway, North Carolina
Unbound Pickling, Beatnik Pickles, Oregon
Wine Forest, Pickled Sea Beans, California

PRESERVES
American Spoon, Wild Thimbleberry Jam, Michigan
Bathtub Gin, Limoncello Strawberry, Tennessee
Black Radish Creamery, Billionaire & Mr. Atwood’s Jelly, Ohio
Blake Hill Preserves, Grapefruit, Lemon & Thyme Marmalade, Plum & Fennel Chutney, Raspberry & Hibiscus Flower Jam, Vermont
Central Bottle Wine + Provisions, Juliet Tomato Jam with Hand Harvested Fennel Pollen, Massachusetts
Christina Maser Company, Apricot & Long Hots Pepper Jam, Pennsylvania
Crosstown Sweets, Plum & Star Anise Jam & Raspberry Currant Jam, New York
Dellani, Blood Orange After Meal Jam, California
Farmer’s Daughter, Muscadine Grape Jam, North Carolina
Garden Dreams Houston, Peaches and Dream, Texas
Happy Girl Kitchen Co., Da Bears Lime Marmalade & Big Sur Marmalade, California
INNA Jam, Royal Blenheim Apricot Shrub, California
KATZ, Gravenstein Apple Cider Vinegar, California
Kelly’s Jelly, Kelly’s Habañero Pepper Jelly & Kelly’s Strawbañero Pepper Jelly, Oregon
Kuaiwi Farm, Papaya, Apple Banana, Rangpur Lime Fruit Leather, Hawaii
Lilli-Pilli Patisserie, Mirabelle Plum, Washington
Lillie Belle Farms, Raspberry Balsamic Jam, Oregon
Mimi’s Confitures, Onion Jam, California
Plumline, Santa Rosa Plum Jam, California
Quince & Apple, Tart Cherry Grenadine, Wisconsin
Republic of Jam, Marionberry Espresso, Oregon
Sour Puss Pickles, Shiro Plum Shrub, New York
Swallowtail Farm, Rhubarb Syrup, Michigan
The Jelly Queens, Blood Orange Marmalade, Texas

SPIRITS
Clear Creek Distillery, Pear Eau de Vie, Mirabelle Plum Eau de Vie & Cranberry Liqueur, Oregon
Delaware Phoenix Distillery, Delaware Phoenix Rye & Delaware Phoenix Bourbon, New York
Elixir, Inc., Iris & Calisaya, Oregon
Essential Spirits, Sgt. Classick Gold Hawaiian Rum, California
Falcon Spirits LLC, Botanica Spiritvs, California
Organic Nation, Organic Nation Gin, Old Field Rye Whiskey & Organic Nation Vodka, Oregon
Osocalis, Inc., Apple Brandy & Rare Alambic Brandy, California
Pennsylvania Pure Distilleries, LLC, Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka, Pennsylvania
Rogue Ales & Spirits, Oregon Single Malt Vodka & Spruce Gin, Oregon
Smooth Ambler Spirits, Smooth Ambler Barrel Aged Gin, West Virginia
Syntax Spirits, Class V & Perky Pepper, Colorado

—Good Food Awards

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