About

Anna Zoitas, Executive Director

Anna’s Story

Everyone’s life has a purpose. After judging over 2,000 specialty foods and beverages for the winners of the International Fancy Food Show, I realized mine is:

To Discover, Share and Inspire the World!

To travel down this ambitious path, I happily share The Artisanal Kitchen™ with you, and all those who help make it a reality. At its heart is the warmth and love that kitchens inspire, with care for the quality that goes into each and every ingredient. For me, the kitchen is the common thread that connects my life in NYC, my annual summers on my grandparents’ farms in Greece, and my travels in Europe, Asia and the Caribbean. It’s the foundation for this exciting dream.

Through The Artisanal Kitchen™, we want to offer the best, across all categories, at a good value, to you.

Artisanal – adj. Carefully-crafted by hand, lovingly made in small batches, with the finest quality.

Kitchen – adj. The “happening” place where foods, beverages and other items are created, enjoyed and bring people together, like when neighbors stop by to chat over a cup of coffee.

The Artisanal Kitchen™ – brand. Where you discover great “finds” and “best in category,” when you want to be inspired, indulged or comforted… at a good value.

We personally guarantee each offering that we brand The Artisanal Kitchen™. Each selection has been carefully chosen because it represents something important to us. It has a story and a reason that inspires us to offer it to you.
That’s why we say: