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Read The Current Issue and Past Issues Of Our Acclaimed Food Newsletter Below

Current Issue

In addition to our online gourmet food magazine, our specialty food newsletter is published each Tuesday, featuring the Editors’ Top Pick Of The Week. You can read it here, or have it emailed to you—a two-paragraph summary with an option to click through to read the longer review. This week’s not-to-be-missed specialty food is:

Mercer’s Wine Ice Cream

Past Issues

If you’d like to find a specialty food or gourmet food product you remember from an earlier issue of our newsletter, check the chronological archives below. Or, search:

Top Pick archives in alphabetical order by manufacturer.
Top Pick archives by product category.
You can also use the search box at the top right of the page if you’re looking for something specific.

If you haven’t been a long-time subscriber to the Top Pick newsletter, catch up on the terrific products you’ve missed!

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

Third Quarter 2008 Archives
Mercer’s Wine Ice Cream 7.2.08
Second Quarter 2008 Archives
Mariposa Baking Company Gluten-Free Brownies & Biscotti 6.24.08 True Natural Taste Mustard & Atomic Horseradish 6.17.08 Madison & Marcela Toffee 6.10.08 Geoff & Drew’s Brownies 6.3.08 Sweet Sunshine Chile Sauce 5.27.08 Rick’s Picks Pickles & Pickled Vegetables 5.13.08	Mad Mac Macaroons 5.6.08 Fiveleaf Gourmet Entrées 4.29.08 Dough Ray Me Cookies 4.22.08 Vermont Butter & Cheese Company 4.15.08 Iveta Cream Scones 4.8.08 The Best White Chocolate Bars 4.1.08
First Quarter 2008 Archives
Kitchens Of India 3.25.08 Nuovo Pasta Gourmet Ravioli 3.18.08 Callie’s Charleston Biscuits 3.11.08 Lisa’s Cookie Shop 3.4.08 Holly’s Oatmeal 2.26.08 Sauces ‘n Love Pasta Sauces 2.19.08 Boulder Canyon Potato Chips 2.12.08	Burdick Chocolate 2.5.08 Chokola'j Artisan Chocolate 1.29.09 Artisana Organic, Raw Nut Butters 1.27.08 Mr. McGregor’s Microgreens 1.15.08 French Meadow Bakery Whole Grain, Organic Bagels 1.8.08 Lucini Italia Olive Oil & Vinegar 1.1.08
Fourth Quarter 2007 Archives
Top Picks Of 2007 12.25.07 Richart Design Et Chocolat 12.18.07 Rich Designs Cookies 12.11.07 Lillie Belle Farms 12.4.07 Cocoa Puro Kakawa Cocoa Beans 11.27.07 Das Caramelini Salted Caramels 11.20.07 The Little Pearl Caviar 11.13.07	Charleston Cookie Company 11.6.07 Amano Artisan Chocolate 10.30.07 John & Kira’s Calabacita Figs 10.23.08 Superseedz Pumpkin Seeds 10.16.07 Divvies Cupcakes & More 10.9.07 Frontier Soups 10.2.07
Third Quarter 2007 Archives
Third Anniversary Special Edition: The Top Of The Top Picks, Part 2 9.25.07 Recchiuti Confections 9.18.07 The Crab Ladies Crab Cakes 9.11.07 Third Anniversary Special Edition: The Top Of The Top Picks, Part 1 9.4.07 Starr Ridge Bread Sticks 8.28.07 Robert Lambert Marmalade 8.21.07	Fizzy Lizzy Sparkling Juice 8.14.07 The Ojai Cook Gourmet Mayonnaises 8.7.07 Wine Cellar Sorbets 7.31.07 Stella Cadente Olive Oils 7.24.07 Belizza Antioxidant Sorbets 7.17.07 Sheffa Snacks 7.10.07 Green & Black’s Organic Ice Cream 7.3.07
Second Quarter 2007 Archives
Cowgirl Chocolates Spicy Candies 6.27.07 Popchips 6.19.07 Teas’ Tea From Ito En 6.12.07 Seasoned Skewers 6.5.07 Nutorious Nuts 5.29.07 Brown Paper Chocolates 5.22.07 Equinox Organic Maple Flakes 5.15.07 Epicurean Butter 5.8.07 Heavenly Soufflé 5.1.07	Kee’s Chocolates 4.24.07 Brookfarm Infused Macadamia Oils 4.17.07 Häagen-Dazs Reserve 4.10.07 Michael Mischer Chocolates Sauces 4.3.07
First Quarter 2007 Archives
Cypress Grove Chevre 3.27.07 Robert Lambert Chocolate Sauces 3.20.07 Real Wasabi Condiments 3.13.07 Theo Organic Chocolate 3.6.07 Varietal Peppercorns 2.27.07 Tart Is Smart Cherry Juice 2.20.07 The King’s Cupboard Molten Chocolate Cake 2.13.07	7:3 Chocolates 2.6.07 Browniepops 1.30.07 Peeled Snacks Fruit & Nut Mixes 1.23.07 La Tourangelle Gourmet Nut Oils 1.16.07 Pierre Marcolini Confitures 1.9.07 Stoneridge Orchards Dried Fruit 1.2.07
Fourth Quarter 2006 Archives
Livio Pesle Artisan Condiments & Sauces 12.19.06 Pasta Shoppe Decorative Pastas 12.12.06 Bundt Gourmet Cake Mixes 12.5.06 John Kelly Gourmet Fudge 11.28.06 Savory Secret Appetizer Cheesecakes 11.21.06 John & Kira’s Artisan Chocolate 11.14.06	Kabobs Frozen Hors D’Oeuvres 11.7.06 Mozzarella Company 10.31.06 Michael Gagné’s Robinhood Free Meetinghouse Biscuits 10.24.06 Telluride Truffle 10.17.06 Palette Fine Foods Dessert Sauces 10.10.06 Salute Santé! Flavored Grapeseed Oils 10.3.06
Third Quarter 2006 Archives
Michel Cluizel 1er Cru de Plantation Chocolate Bars 9.25.06 D.L. Jardine’s “Special Edition” Salsas 9.19.06 Rossi Artisan Pasta 9.12.06 Clearbrook Farms Fruit Tarts 9.5.06 Savannah Bee Company 8.29.06 Kombucha Wonder Drink 8.22.06 Dolcielo Brownies 8.15.06 Santa Barbara Pistachio Company 8.8.06 G’Day Gourmet Savory Canned Tuna & Salmon 8.1.06	Frog Hollow Farm Organic Conserves & Chutney 7.25.06 Point Reyes Farmstead Original Blue 7.18.06 Damn Good Cookies 7.11.06 Ciao Bella Gelato Ottimo Ice Cream Sandwiches 7.4.06
Second Quarter 2006 Archives
The King’s Cupboard Dessert Sauces 6.27.06 Blackwing Bison 6.20.06 Tzu Thé Superpremium Green Tea 6.13.06 Poco Dolce Sea Salt Chocolate 6.6.06 Levain Cookies 5.30.06 Mozzarella Fresca Italian Cheeses 5.23.06 Willapa Oysters 5.16.06	Jin Patisserie Chocolates 5.9.06 Palapa Azul Mexican Ice Creams & Sorbets 5.2.06 Acetaia Leonardi Balsamic Vinegars 4.25.06 Wen Chocolates 4.18.06 Robert Lambert Flavored Syrups 4.11.06 Bacci Peanut Butter Cups 4.4.06 (Formerly Called Flibbertigibbet)
First Quarter 2006 Archives	Fourth Quarter 2005 Archives
Artisanal Italian Pastas 3.28.06 Mashti Malone’s Exotic Ice Creams and Sorbets 3.21.06 DeBrito’s Outrageous Caramel Apples 3.14.06 Anton Kozlik’s Canadian Mustards 3.7.06 Meyenberg Goat Milk Butter 2.28.06 Hint Flavored Waters 2.21.06 XOX Truffles 2.14.06 Red & Green Company Chinese Teas 2.7.06 Erica’s Coconut Macaroons 1.31.06 Tea Together Artisanal Jams 1.24.06 Tiny Trapeze & Starr Ridge Graham Crackers 1.17.06 Edible Arrangements Sculpted Fruit Baskets 1.10.06 Olivado Infused Avocado Oils 1.3.06	Tsar Nicoulai Infused Whitefish Roes 12.27.05 Chocolat Moderne 12.20.05 My Mother’s Delicacies Gourmet Rugala 12.13.05 Woodhouse Chocolate 12.6.05 Pierre Marcolini Chocolatier 11.29.05 Glad Corn Gourmet Corn Snack 11.22.05 Cocoa Nuts Pralines 11.15.05 D’Artagnan Truffle Butter 11.8.05 Aloha From Oregon Pepper Jellies 11.1.05 Boyajian Infused Vinegars 10.25.05 Ruby et Violette Chocolate Chunk Cookies 10.18.05 Real Wasabi 10.11.05 Gary West Buffalo Strips 10.4.05
Third Quarter 2005 Archives	Second Quarter 2005 Archives
North Fork All Natural Sweet Potato Chips 9.27.05 LuLu’s Gourmet Mayonnaises & Mustards 9.20.05 Grandville’s Gourmet BBQ Sauce 9.13.05 Pure Inventions Green Tea Extracts 9.6.05 Spotted Dog Creamery 8.30.05 Boylan’s Old-Fashioned Sodas 8.23.05 The Peanut Roaster Oriental Pecans 8.16.05 Vino de Milo Gourmet Tomato Sauces 8.9.05 Chuao Chocolatier Sugar-Free Bars 8.2.05 Recchiuti S’Mores Kit 7.26.05 Tsar Nicoulai Truffled Tiger Eye Whitefish Caviar 7.19.05 Pariya Food Persian Sweets 7.12.05 P.B. Loco Peanut Butter 7.5.05	Bon Bon Chicago Chocolates 6.28.05 Coco’s Chocolate Dreams 6.21.05 Enstrom’s Almond Toffee 6.14.05 Wolferman’s English Muffins 6.7.05 Suedy’s Koo-Ki Sushi 5.31.05 Bilinski’s Chicken Sausages 5.24.05 La Maison du Chocolat Pâte de Fruits 5.17.05 William Poll Potato Thins 5.10.05 Elegant Cheesecakes 5.3.05 FatCat Scones 4.26.05 Empire Torte 4.19.05 David Burke Gourmet Pops 4.12.05 Eleni’s Cookies 4.5.05
First Quarter 2005 Archives	Fourth Quarter 2004 Archives
Moosewood Hollow Infused Maple Syrups 3.29.05 Byrd Key Lime Coolers 3.22.05 Ham I Am 3.15.05 Chocolove Chocolate Bars 3.8.05 Dr. Kracker Crackers & Flatbreads 3.1.05 Palette Fine Foods Jams & Cheese Condiments 2.15.05 Christopher Elbow Chocolate 2.8.05 Cowgirl Creamery Red Hawk Triple Crème Cheese 2.1.05 Twin Hens Chicken Pot Pie 1.18.05 John Wm Macy Cheese Straws 1.4.05	Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock 12.28.04 Mariebelle Chocolates 12.14.04 Garrett Popcorn 11.30.04 L.A. Burdick Hot Chocolate 11.23.04 Thanksgiving Weekend Brunch 11.16.04 Vosges Bianca Hot Chocolate 11.9.04 Gegenbauer Vinegars 11.2.04 Boyajian Infused Olive Oils 10.26.04 Buffalo Bill’s Pumpkin Ale 10.19.04 O Citrus Olive Oils 10.5.04 Palette Infused Honeys 9.21.04 Peanut Better Peanut Butters 9.14.04 Rice to Riches Rice Puddings 9.7.04

Nibble Tip

Instead of a birthday cake, consider a platter of cupcakes. Beloved by children and adults alike, they eliminate the need to cut, can provide guests with their favorite (chocolate or vanilla cake, different icings, some Splenda®-based for those who can’t have sugar). Even with highly decorated cupcakes like these, you can leave an unadorned cupcake in the center to hold the candle(s).

Life is too short to eat plain cupcakes, says The Cupcake Fairy of San Francisco. For more cake and cupcake ideas, visit our Cakes & Cookies Section.

For more delicious dessert ideas, see our Desserts Section.