Artisan Specialty Food Vendors Dish Up Incredible Edibles

Foodies will find their special zone of nirvana while sampling the artisan produced gourmet specialty food at Connoisseurs’ Marketplace, Menlo Park’s annual gourmet extravaganza, July 20-21 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Santa Cruz Avenue.

artisan specialty food

Returning by popular demand, festivalgoers can sample and purchase incredible artisan-produced edibles, all using the very finest ingredients –– gourmet pomegranate products, locally-grown organic vegetables, salsas, balsamic vinegars and oils, mustard blends, curds and scone mixes, marinades and finishing sauces, exotic jams and jellies, honey and honey products, butters and chutneys, vinaigrettes and dressings, flavored almonds, cashews, pistachios and pecans, dessert sauces, spices, herbs, salts, flavored wine slush drinks and more –– while strolling and savoring this world-class festival. Bon appetit!

Artisan specialty food purveyors include:

stuffed olives and pickled garlic

olive oil booth

TRES CLASSIQUE … 30 different custom-infused balsamic vinegars and oils

CALIFORNIA WINE SLUSH … flavored wine slush drinks –– egg nog, mango, peach, pina colada, raspberry, sangria, spiced berry

SKY LAKE RANCH … California-grown gourmet pomegranate products –– fresh-squeezed juice, balsamic vinegar, marinade, balsamic grill sauce, fruit spread, syrup, grenadine

GOURMET TEMPTATIONS … mustard blends, curds and scone mixes, marinades and finishing sauces, exotic jams and jellies, honey and honey products, butters and chutneys, vinaigrettes and dressings

PRIMO'S GOURMET FOODS … family recipe dips, spices, sauces, garlic mushrooms, stuffed olives, mustards, pickled garlic, green beans and asparagus, fruit butters and marinades

CENTRAL VALLEY GOURMET NUT COMPANY … flavored almonds, cashews, pistachios, pecans and more

SABOR MEXICANO FARMING & COOKING … locally-grown organic vegetables, salsas, Mexican food

NAN'S GOURMET FOODS … gourmet olive oils and aged balsamic vinegars

SPICE HOUND … spices, herbs, salts, blends and spice accessories

THE SMOKESTACK COMPANY … hardwoods blended with vintage oak and natural herbs available in four flavors

GLOBAL GRUB … ethnic cooking kits with tasty recipes, non-perishable ingredients that are pre-measured, and detailed instructions for a fun cooking adventure at home