Bakery

The paczek (say PON-check) may be no match for the cream puff as Wisconsin food icons go, but the jelly-dribbling-down-the-chin fried doughnut is a one-day wonder on Fat Tuesday, when Milwaukee is enthusiastically Polish. …

Stock up on white flour tortillas and red chile pods now. The New Mexico Senate voted late Saturday night to extend the state’s gross receipts tax on a wide variety of foods after a wide-ranging debate that included attempts to raise taxes from the state’s wealthiest residents and out-of-state corporations. …

To help consumers on a gluten-free diet, Westborn Market recently created a “Gluten-Free Shopping Guide” that is available in an easy-to-download and print format in the Grocery section of the store’s Web site, www.WestbornMarket.com. …

Holy Donuts!, an Oregonian hole-in-the-wall (literally) shop specializes in doughnuts that not only look and taste as good as any other but also are made with quality, organic ingredients even a vegan can love. …

The Beer Bread Company of Sac City, Iowa seems to have filled a niche among
Northwest Iowa specialty foods. What began as a low-key craft sale idea has
blossomed into a business appearing in food and craft shows across the Midwest. …