Crooked Creamery scored a Good Food Award for her ricotta cheese quality and dedication to sustainable practices.
This is the first year the Good Food Awards were conducted online.
The YouTube broadcast along with a chat was delightfully convivial.
Watch the awards here, and check out the winning food crafters from around the U.S. (Potter’s Crackers of Wisconsin scored 3 awards! They deserve ’em.)
It’s been a whopping 10 years since I visited Potter’s Crackers at their bakery in Madison, where they were hand making their flavorful, crunchy, whole grain crackers. Based on their winning line-up, they are still pushing the flavor envelope while not going too wild.
Just after the 2021 awards, I had a chance to visit Good Food Award winners Crooked Creamery — run by Amy Rowbottom, who won for an herbed ricotta — and her neighbor Maine Grains in the little town of Skowhegan, Maine. Maine Grains is the posterchild for a good, local food business. They converted the old town jail into a mill where the team processes locally-grown grains and beans—supporting small farms, creating jobs, and all the trickle up good that comes to a community (such as tourism from people like me).
Their quality paid off: Martha Stewart gave them a major endorsement.
The Maine Grains cafe in Skowhegan, Maine
