
21 Jan San Francisco Chronicle – California Wins Big At Good Food Awards
The Good Food Awards’ 10th annual celebration of American food and beverage artisans convened Friday night at San Francisco’s Herbst Theater. Among the 219 winners, nearly a quarter were from California.
The Bay Area was well-represented, with over two dozen winners across 17 categories, including cheese, snacks, fish, beer and spirits.
Some winners are familiar names, such as Berkeley’s Fra’Mani Handcrafted Foods, which won for its Salame Toscano; Point Reyes Farmstead, whose Toma cheese received an honor; and the Bayview’s Jamnation, whose Seville orange marmalade dazzled judges for the second year in a row. But a few, including Sebastopol’s Goat Rock Cider Company and Preserve Farm Kitchens, took home awards for the first time.
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The winners were chosen during a massive blind tasting in September with 1,835 entries and 252 judges. As usual, the victorious products couldn’t just be delicious but also had to meet the Good Food Awards’ criteria for sustainability and social responsibility.
San Franciscans wanting to sample some of the winning products can attend the Good Food Awards Marketplace, which takes place Sunday, Jan. 19, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd., San Francisco. Tickets cost $5-$20.

Good Food Awards 2020 Winners (Northern California winners in bold)
BEER
Allagash Brewing Company, Crosspath, Maine
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Almanac Beer Co., Apricot Sournova, California
Cleophus Quealy Beer Company, Frambozenbier, California
Fullsteam Brewery, Farm’s Edge: Barrel-Aged Ava, North Carolina
Lakefront Brewing, Beerling Barleywine, Wisconsin
Little Beast Brewing, Golden Stone and Bes – Tart Wheat Ale, Oregon
Pagosa Brewing & Grill, Cool Cucumber Wheat, Colorado
Perennial Artisan Ales, Giant Steps: Blend 2, Missouri
Port City Brewing Company, Optimal Wit and Rivershed Ale, Virginia
Reuben’s Brews, Hazealicious IPA, Washington
Speakeasy Ales & Lagers, Bootleggers Black Lager, California
Vista Brewing, Stonewall Belgian Lambic-Style Ale with Texas Peaches, Texas
CHARCUTERIE
Beltex Meats, Pate Forestier, Utah
Blackberry Farm, Sobrasada, Tennessee
Brooklyn Cured, Lamb Prosciutto, New York
Casella’s Salumi, Casella’s Prosciutto Speciale, New York
Farmer’s Daughter, Baleron Polski, West Virginia
Fra’Mani Handcrafted Foods, Salame Toscano, California
Incontro Cured, Salami de Bue and Salame Sicilia, California
Pine Street Market, Sweetheart Ham, Georgia
Olympia Provisions, Rosette de Oregon and Chorizo Rioja, Oregon
S. Wallace Edwards & Sons, Edwards Virginia Smokehouse Surryano Ham, Virginia
Smoking Goose Meatery, Whey Fed Dodge City Salami and Duck Prosciutto, Indiana
Underground Meats, Calabrian 3 Ways Salami, Wisconsin
Volpi Foods, Heritage Prosciutto, Missouri
CHEESE
Blackberry Farm, Brebis and Hawkins Haze, Tennessee
Briar Rose Creamery, Maia, Oregon
Capriole, Sofia, Indiana
Cascadia Creamery, Sleeping Beauty, Washington
Cherry Grove Farm, Havilah, New Jersey
Daniel’s Artisan, Bonneville, Washington
Green Dirt Farm, Fresh – Plain, Missouri
Idyll Farms, Mont Idyll, Michigan
My Artisano Cheeses, Ervie Cheese, Ohio
Laura Chenel, Crottin, California
Nettle Meadow Farm, Kunik, New York
Pennyroyal Farm, Reserve Boont Corners, California
Point Reyes Farmstead, Toma, California
Sierra Nevada Cheese Company, Bella Capra Raw Milk Monterrey Jacques, California
Sweet Grass Dairy, Thomasville Tomme and Asher Blue, Georgia
The Grey Barn and Farm, Prufrock, Massachusetts
Working Cows Dairy, Rinske’s Farmstead Cheese, Alabama

CHOCOLATE
Askinosie Chocolate, Dark Chocolate + Red Raspberry CollaBARation Bar, Missouri
Bakery Nouveau, PISA Haiti and The Bitter Nag, Washington
Castronovo Chocolate, Tumaco, Colombia Dark Milk 60%, Florida
Chequessett Chocolate, White Lemon Thyme Bar, Massachusetts
Coolabah Chocolate Co., Matilda, Florida
Creo Chocolate, Caramelized Milk Chocolate, Oregon
Cultura Chocolate, 70% Whiskey and Nibs, Colorado
Escazú Chocolates, 70% Single Origin Trincheras, Venezuela, North Carolina
Fruition Chocolate Works, Spring Salted Dark Milk 56%, New York
Goodnow Farms Chocolate, Special Reserve with Las Palomas Coffee, Massachusetts
Patric Chocolate, 67% Piura Peru and 67% Madagascar, Missouri
Stone Grindz Chocolate, Coconut Milk Latte 55%, Arizona
White Label Chocolate, 58% Brown Butter Milk, California
Waialua Estate Chocolate, Hawaiian Milk Chocolate, Hawaii
CIDER
Albemarle CiderWorks, Harrison, Virginia
Big B’s Hard Cider, Harry Masters Jersey, Colorado
Champlain Orchards, Redfield – Estate Series and Honeycrisp, Vermont
Goat Rock Cider Company, Rosé Cider, California
Gowan’s Heirloom Cider, Macintosh Applewine Cider and Gravenstein Cider, California
Gypsy Circus Cider Company, PuppetMaster: Whiskey Barrel Vaudevillian, Tennessee
Hemly Cider, Sloughhouse Jalapeno Pear Cider, California
Liberty Ciderworks, English Style IV, Washington
Madrone Cider, The Reserve Blend, Washington
Stormalong Cider, Light of the Sun, Massachusetts
Stem Ciders, New Hampshire Heritage, Colorado
Urban Tree Hard Cider, Habanero Haze, Georgia
Virtue Cider, Michigan Cherry and The Mitten, Michigan
WildCraft Cider Works, Pisgah Heritage, Oregon
COFFEE
1000 Faces Coffee, Luis Ordoñez, Georgia
Backyard Beans Coffee Co., Ethiopia Basa, Pennsylvania
Barrington Coffee Roasting Company, Gera, Massachusetts
Beanstock Coffee Roasters, Ethiopian Shakiso Kayon Mountain Organic, Massachusetts
Bonlife Coffee Roasters, Kiambu Muiri, Tennessee
Caffe Ladro, Guatemala Juan Alva Tello, Washington
Case Coffee Roasters, Ethiopia Dimtu, Oregon
Coffea Roasterie, Ethiopia Dimtu Tero, South Dakota
Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea, Kossa Kebena, Ohio
H+S Coffee Roasters, Kenya Chwele, Wyoming
JBC Coffee Roasters, Janson Geisha Lot #109, Wisconsin
Kickapoo Coffee, Kenya Mbeguka, Wisconsin
Klatch Coffee, Colombia Finca La Maria Geisha Natural, California
Linea, Guatemala El Injerto Reserve, California
Loma Coffee, Ethiopia Shantawene Village – Anaerobic Process, Oregon
Mudhouse Coffee Roasters, Moras Negras, Mi Finquita Coffee Farm, Virginia
Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters, Carmen Geisha, Texas
Penstock Coffee, Taaroo Mill, Ethiopia, New Jersey
PUSH X PULL, Ethiopia Sidama Shantawene Anaerobic Process, Oregon
Red Rooster Coffee Roaster, Ethiopia Nansebo Worka, Virginia
Speckled Ax Wood Roasted Coffee, Ethiopia Jabicho, Maine
Spyhouse Coffee Roasting Co, Juan Domingo / Guatemala, Minnesota
Steady State Roasting, La Pradera Mokka, California
Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters, Mario Alarcon, Colorado
Vibrant Coffee Roasters, Ethiopia Ardi Organic – Washed, Pennsylvania

CONFECTIONS
Batch PDX, Hazelnut Coffee Crunch, Oregon
Dean’s Sweets, Maine Sea Salt Caramel Sauce, Maine
Eat Chic Chocolates, Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Butter Cups, New York
FARM Chocolate, Orange Walnut Toffee, California
Fat Toad Farm, Cinnamon Goat’s Milk Caramel, Vermont
Fera’wyn’s Artisan Chocolates, Limoncello and Caramel Macchiato, North Carolina
French Broad Chocolates, Cinnamon Cashew Caramel, North Carolina
Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates, Eureka Lemon Bonbon, California
Gotham Chocolates, Hazelnut Praline Crunch, New York
How Sweet It Is, Rosemary Pecan Brittle Bites, Oregon
JEM Organics, Cinnamon Maca Almond Butter, Oregon
Madison Chocolate Company, Passion Fruit Caramel, Wisconsin
Mount Mansfield Maple Products, Organic Coffee Infused Vermont Maple Cream, Vermont
NeoCocoa, Black Sesame Seed Toffee Brittle, California
Patric Chocolate, Browned Butter Bar, Missouri
Sapore della Vita, Orange Cardamom Spice Bar, Florida
The Modern Candy Company, Raspberry Pate de Fruit, Wisconsin
Vermont Amber Candy Company, Pumpkin Seed Chipotle Toffee, Vermont
Videri Chocolate Factory, Orange Basil Ganache, North Carolina
ELIXIRS
ALDI, VitaLife Organic Ginger Awakening Kombucha, Illinois
Big Easy Bucha, Bayou Berry Kombucha, Louisiana
Element Shrub, Ginger Lime Shrub, Virginia
J.T. Copper, Golden Turmeric Syrup, Virginia
KMN Enterprises, K Bloody Mary Mix, New York
Little Apple Treats, Strawberry + Pink Peppercorn Shrub, California
Mountain Rose Herbs, Passion Chocolate Elixir, Oregon
Napili Fresh Local Organic Farm, Gut Shots, Hawaii
Owl’s Brew, Cocktail Mixer: Wicked Margarita, New York
Preserve Farm Kitchens, Gravenstein Apple Syrup, California
Quince and Apple, Tiki Pineapple Simple Syrup and Tart Cherry Grenadine, Wisconsin
Reverend Al’s Bona Fide Potents, Strawberry Peppercorn Shrub, Washington
Shrub Farm, Ginger & Hawaiian Chili Shrub, Washington
Woodward Extract Co., Cardamom Extract, New York
FISH
Acme Smoked Fish Corp, Blue Hill Bay Sockeye Salmon, New York
Lummi Island Wild Co-Op, Wild Smoked Sockeye and Wild Pink Salmon Ikura, Washington
OneForNeptune, White Fish Jerky, New Mexico
Patagonia Provisions, Wild Sockeye Salmon – Lemon Pepper, California
St. Jude Tuna, Dill Canned Albacore, Washington
Tsar Nicoulai Caviar, Sturgeon Pate, Sweet ‘n’ Hot Smoked Sturgeon, California
GRAINS
Bluebird Grain Farms, Organic Einka & Lentil Blend, Washington
Community Grains, Identity Preserved Organic Spaghetti Pasta, California
Delta Blues Rice, Long Grain White Rice and Long Grain Brown Rice, Mississippi
Geechie Boy Mill, Jimmy Red Grits and Sea Island Red Peas, South Carolina
Hayden Flour Mills, Polenta, Cracked Oats and White Sonora Wheat Berries, Arizona
Maine Grains, Organic Corn Polenta and Organic Pearled Farro, Maine
Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative, Pardina Brown Lentils, Pedrosillano Garbanzo
Beans and Madeline French Green Lentils, Idaho
Pleasant Grove Farms, Organic Soft White Wheat Berries, California
Semolina Artisanal Pasta, Organic Strozzapreti, Organic Rigatoni, California
Vermont Tortilla Company, Organic Stone Ground Corn Tortillas, Vermont

HONEY
Akaka Falls Farm, White Kiawe Honey, Hawaii
21 Degrees Estate Cacao, Kahalu’u Gold, Hawaii
Bee Squared Apiaries, Whiskey Barrel Aged Honey, Colorado
Bees’ Needs, Black Locust and Blackberry Honey, New York
Beverly Bees, Wildflower Honey, Massachusetts
Island Honey Bee, Tropical Raw Honey, Guam
Jacobsen Co., Sauvie Island Honey, Oregon
MtnHoney, Sourwood Comb Honey, Georgia
Posto Bello, Autumnal Wildflower Honey, Maine
Sequim Bee Farm, Snowberry Rose, Dungeness Fields Spun Honey, Washington
To Bee Young Apiaries, Wild Flower Urbana, California
True Gold Honey, Pozo Wildflower Honey, California
Williams Honey Farm, Southall Farm’s Wildflower Honey, Tennessee
PANTRY
Bourbon Barrel Foods, Imperial Double Fermented Soy Sauce and Bourbon Barrel Aged Sorghum, Kentucky
California Fish Sauce, Koji Fish Sauce, California
Dagger and Arrow, Diablo Verde, South Dakota
Finding Home Farms, Rye Barrel Aged Maple Syrup, New York
Forward Roots, Kimchi Chili Oil, New York
JEM Organics, Coffee Cashew Almond Butter, Oregon
HOSAco, The Standard Fermented Hot Sauce, Washington
Love Hard, Jojo’s Sriracha – OG, Colorado
Mimi’s Confitures, Beet Chutney, California
Old Brooklyn Cheese Company, Pepped Up Mustard, Ohio
Pappy & Company, Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon Barrel Aged Pure Maple Syrup, Kentucky
Sambar Kitchen, Channa Masala, Pennsylvania
So Good Food, Sweet Black Garlic Miso Mayo, California
Sugar Bob’s Finest Kind, Smoked Maple Sriracha, Vermont
The Cottage, Black Garlic “All Hail” Caesar, South Carolina
The PB Love Company, Cinnamon Almond Butter, Colorado
PICKLES
Atlantic Sea Farms, Sea-Chi, Maine
Blue Bus Cultured Foods, Local Cortido, Washington
Hobby Farmer Canning Co., Zesty Beets, Minnesota
Monkeypod Jam, Pickled Hoio – Hawaiian Fern and Pickled Ulu, Hawaii
Napili Fresh Local Organic Farm, Pineapple, Ginger, Turmeric Sauerkraut, Hawaii
OlyKraut, Organic Eastern European Sauerkraut and Organic Smoke & Kale Sauerkraut, Washington
Oregon Brineworks, Sauerkraut, Oregon
Real Pickles, Organic Beet Kvass and Organic Nettle Kraut, Massachusetts
Salt and Savour, Apple Ginger Sauerkraut, California
Southport Grocery & Café, Backyard Relish and Bread & Butter Cauliflower, Illinois
The Cottage, Pickled West Indian Gherkin, South Carolina
The Juice Hive, Watermelon Rind Kimchi and Shiso, Sweet Potato and Asian Sour Leaf Kimchi, South Carolina
Wise Goat Organics, Super Green Kraut, California
PRESERVES
Akaka Falls Farm, Hawaiian Mango Habanero Preserve, Hawaii
Alchemist’s Jam, Raspberry Cardamom Rosehip, Oregon
Blossom Meadow Farm, Red Raspberry Jam and Strawberry Jam, New York
Fiddlehead Farm, Strawberry & Honeysuckle Jelly, North Carolina
Gus & Grey, Teacher’s Pet (Organic Apple Butter), Michigan
Jamnation, A Crockwork Orange, California
Mrs. Ruth’s Jams, Belgian Chocolate Strawberry Jam, North Carolina
Mt. Hope Farms, Aronia Haskap Fruit Spread, Oregon
Roots Kitchen and Cannery, Sour Plum and Sage, Montana
Saba Jam, Aprium Jam, Colorado
The Xocolate Bar, Cacao Fruit Jam, California
V Smiley Preserves, Raspberry Redcurrant Geranium Honey Jam, Vermont

SNACKS
ALDI, Simply Nature White Cheddar Popcorn, Illinois
Byrdfood, Savory Oat & Seed Clusters Smokey Chipotle Flavor, New York
ImmuneSchein, Ginger Turmeric Scrolleez, New York
Isadore Nut Company, Zesty Lemon Rosemary Roast Nut Mix, Minnesota
La Saison, Olive Oil Roasted Almonds, California
Nana Joes Granola, Paleo Sunrise Series: Cranberry, Almond Butter & Pecan, California
Oh My Organic Food, Oh-Mazing Granola Snack, Caribbean Delight, District of Columbia
On Tap Kitchen, Original Salted Pretzels, Colorado
Rustic Bakery, Everything Spice Flatbread Bites, California
Small Batch Organics, Cherry Vanilla Bean Granola, Vermont
The Accidental Baker, Red Pepper Firecracker and Sea Salt Flatbread Crackers, North Carolina
The Lentil House Gourmet Snacks, Rosemary and Sea Salt Gourmet Fried Lentils, Florida
SPIRITS
Apologue Spirited Liqueurs, Saffron Liqueur, Illinois
Cutwater Spirits, Three Sheets Cask Strength Rum, California
Falcon Spirits Distillery, Raspberry Liqueur and Aperitivo Aplomado, California
JAZ Spirits, Verstovia Spruce Tip Vodka and Cold Tree Gin, Oregon
Leopold Bros., Leopold’s Summer Gin, Colorado
Letherbee Distillers, Original Label Gin, Illinois
Salute!, Vicario Amore Mio Aperitivo, South Carolina
SILO Distillery, Vodka, Vermont
Spirit Works Distillery, Sloe Gin, California
Stonecutter Spirits, Heritage Cask Whiskey, Vermont
Top of the Hill Distillery, Organic Carolina Straight Wheat Whiskey, North Carolina
Treaty Oak Distilling, Ghost Hill Bourbon, Texas