SALSA
OR
DIP
➊ HAIG'S DELICACIES
Tzatziki
Contact: Mark Takvorian
510.782.6285
mark@haigsdelicacies.com
haigsdelicacies.com
➋ WILDBRINE
wildbrine Salsa Roja
Contact: Christopher Glab
707.657.7607
chrisg@wildbrine.com
wildbrine.com
FALL 2014 S37
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POINT REYES FARMSTEAD CHEESE COMPANY
Point Reyes Blue Cheese Dip—Original Blue
THIS THICK, CREAMY, FULL-FLAVORED DIP, made with all-natural
ingredients, has a versatility that extends beyond its name. "It's great as a
sandwich spread," says co-owner Jill Giacomini Basch of the raw vegetable–
friendly condiment. "You can use it on a burger. You can use it on a roasted
veggie sandwich. It can be thinned out, with a vinaigrette, to add creaminess
to a salad."
The line of three blue cheese dips—which include Original Blue, truffle
and sage, and bacon and caramelized onion—is new for this family-owned
farmstead operation, based in California's Marin County. But producing
cheese isn't. For many years the company's main product was its signature
blue cheese. When they started making a single-variety blue cheese dip,
called Original Blue Dip & Dressing, it was an instant hit. "Due to a cult
following for the product," Giacomini Basch says, "we decided to add other
flavors and relaunch them as a full product line extension." Suggested retail
price: $6/6 ounces. Contact: Jill Basch; 415.663.8880; jill@pointreyescheese
.com; pointreyescheese.com.—K. M. Robinson
FINALISTS
from the judges...
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Great creamy taste
with perfect tang
