We are the Esoteric Food Company. Not esoteric as in hard to understand but esoteric as in: rare, special and a bit nerdy. We love food. Learning about food culture is our impetus, our drive and our reward. We live to tinker with, to savor, to understand flavor and nutrition in old and new ways. We simply love making good things to eat to share with others and these pickles are our way of inviting you in to the esoteric circle. Join us! Be a part of our process. Be a Food Nerd.
ContactI had lunch with my friend Jul today. Jul is a goddess of many talents but lately she has been eating mostly raw and let me tell you, she is making it look really good. She served this simple summer lunch today: Lentil salad with red peppers, tomatoes, basil and olive oil. Mixed sprouts: garbanzo, mung bean, radish Raw dressing from cafe gratitude recipe Dollop of kim chi on top it was just want the doctor ordered. Try it, you won’t regret it.
Well, summer is officially here and I have the first of the season cherries to prove it. We have been busy in the kitchen with both our steady flavors and the market specials that we have been doing for Saturdays. The list reads a bit like a series of unusual matchmaking: horseradish&sorrel, juniper&mustard, ruby kraut with calendula, sour cherry & rhubarb, scapes & chard, anchovy &pear… tune in next week to find out who meets who in the pickle dating scene. We also wanted to let our local folks know that our Farmer’s Market stall has moved from our prime spot on the main drag to a sweet shady hollow on the Canyon side of the market. Please come see […read more]
We know you have all been waiting for it- folks, Andy Gladstone…. they force their way up through hard crackling ground, desperately seeking the scorching nutrients of a dazzling New Mexico Sun. each aspiring seedling carries the genetic design of the entire universe within its miniscule cellular walls. for those that succeed, in this ultimate of Darwinian contests, there’s no doubting the breakthrough moment of their herculean effort. as they first feel the fiery wall of dry heat, capable of searing the struggling lungs of active breathers, the chilies reflexively relax, & passively, cellularly, absorb the carbon dioxide-laden atmosphere and oooommmmm out the most delicious of oxygens. thus commencing the life-long symbiotic journey of chili peppers and their far […read more]
