gourmet file: a cook's guide to the web

hometown favorites - Sells old fashioned candies other hard-to-find American food products that can only be found in certain regions of the country, or in limited quantities (coffee syrup, abba-zabba bars, junket custard and other unusual items).

ricks picks - Pickles with an edge, with flavors such as Smokra (pickled okra with smoked paprika), Windy City Wasabeans (green beans in a soy-wasabi brine) and the more traditional Slices of Life (sliced dill pickles with garlic).

baking supplies, chocolate and sweets

new york cake supplies - Baking supplies for serious cake decorators.

pastry chef central - A professional baking and pastry supply company with a large selection of specialty tools and ingredients.

chocosphere - Chocolate from around the world.

king arthur flour - The King Arthur Flour Company sells a large selection of hard-to-find flours as well as baking tools and equipment. In addition their website offers baking recipes.

artisan sweets - Hard to find sweets - honey, sugars, nut pastes, and dulce de leche are among the sweet offerings.

house on the hill - Cookie molds for baking.

cheese & cheese making supplies

leeners - Specializes in food and beverage homecraft supplies for making your own cheese, as well as beer, wine liquors, sake, cured meats, mustard, vinegar, hot sauce, root beer, candy, bubble gum, ice cream and more. Here you can purchase complete do-it-yourself kits (a make-your-own mozarella kit, for instance) as well as books, equipment and ingredients you'd have trouble finding anywhere else.

new england cheese making supply - Everything you need to make your own cheese: ingredients, equipment, beginners' cheese making kits, videos, and books.

fromages - Real French cheese (including unpasteurized cheese) shipped directly from France to the U.S.

cheese diaries - A blog about cheese that includes many links to American artisanal cheesemakers.

murray's cheese - Shop online at this excellent cheese store based in New York City.

curd nerds - A blog and online guide to the world of artisan cheese.

cheese by hand - Virtual visits with artisan cheesemakers around the U.S.

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