Meet Colorado's Good Food award winners for 2022

This year's Good Food awards named 22 winners from Colorado — all small-batch merchants who make products from hard cider to artisan chocolate.

How it works: The California-based Good Food Foundation, a membership organization, recognizes chefs and makers who focus on taste and sustainable practices and social responsibility.

• The awards are judged in a blind tasting featuring industry experts in various categories.

Meet the winners: Colorado's winners include Pastificio Boulder, which makes pasta from heirloom wheat varieties sourced by local farmers. Two of their pastas — Casarecce and Fusilli — won in the grain category.

• Co-founder Claudia Bouvier tells John that sustainability "is basically one of the main pillars of our mission," down to the biodiversity of the seeds and the plastic-free packaging.

The other 2022 Good Food winners from Colorado are:

• Honey Caramel from Anellabees in Laporte
• Fennel Pollen Honey from Bee Squared Apiaries in Berthoud
• Jungle Crunch from Bibamba Artisan Chocolate in Denver
• Organic Lavender Lemonade and Organic Spiced Apple Cider from Big B's Fabulous Juices in Hotchkiss
• Colo-Fornia Single Variety Gravistein, Bourbon Barrel Aged Pommeau and One Night Fruit Stand from Big B's Hard Cider in Hotchkiss
• Invisible Hand farmhouse ale from Cerebral Brewing in Denver
• American Single Malt - Port Cask Finish from Deerhammer Distillery in Buena Vista
• Cardamom and Black Tea Sparkling Water from DRAM in Salida

• Spicy Toasted Coconut and Ginger Snack Mix from JAI MIX in Boulder
• Spearmint and Rosemary Infusion apple cider vinegar from Moringa Vinga in Wheat Ridge
• Pickled Okra from Mountain Girl Pickles in Black Hawk
• Pretzel Shortbread Cookies from On Tap Kitchen in Lafayette
• Zappa Weirding Way saison from Our Mutual Friend Brewing in Denver
• Casarecce and Fusilli from Pastificio in Boulder
• Pueblo Chile Peach Deliciousness preserves from RedCamper in Denver
• Blanc Mollet from Snow Capped Cider in Orchard City
• Lavender Vanilla Goat Milk Caramel from Table Mountain Farm in Longmont
• Honeycomb from Willoughby Specialty Foods in Rollinsville

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