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As much as I love talking about the many great food and eateries we are privileged enough to enjoy, I really love when I am able to combine them.
For example, the folks who bring Wiltshire Chili Farm sauces to the States are located near our friend Erik Modahl and his new Beantrust Coffee shop in Beverly and our live-saving fave FlavaNaturals in Marblehead, so naturally, I introduced them!
Another great combination I recently put together involved sweet potatoes from Boston Organics, veggie-based ketchup from True Made Foods (which will soon be available in Fenway Park!), and vinegar from American Vinegar Works, which is based in my birthplace of Lowell!
Connoisseur’s Corner fans know how much I love Boston Organics and True Made, but even though I put vinegar on pretty much everything, I was not aware of my old neighbors’ brand until recently.
Boy, am I glad I found them!
Using a process that goes back to Lowell’s Golden Age of the Industrial Revolution and that is based around machinery that had to be custom made by welders at Boston University, American Vinegar Works makes small- and nano-batch vinegars that expand upon what even a fan like me thought was possible. In addition to traditional white and red wine varieties, AVW uses craft alcohols to make raw vinegars with apple and pear ciders, rice wine, rosé, and even Mayflower and Harpoon beer! Each beautiful glass bottle comes hand-numbered and lovingly swaddled in burlap and make for inventive gifts, especially when paired with an apron, vinegar whisk, or other creative accompaniment for these creative accompaniments.
The fries were amazing, but I have since found many other uses for these amazing vinegars (that almost swept the 2020 Central Coast Vinegar Competition in California) and am sure that you all will too!