Who doesn’t like Marshmallows? Anytime, but certainly Fall and Winter is a great time to roast over an open fire and better yet make Smores. My guest this week is Grace Gilbertson founder of Creekside Mallow Company, hand crafted, multi-flavored mallows.
Creekside Mallow was born from a backyard campfire and sleepover when Grace, had a light bulb moment and rushed into the house and yelled to her parents, “We should open a gourmet s’mores store!” We didn’t act immediately but the idea stayed in our minds, prompting conversations about how the store would have to revolve around an exceptional marshmallow. Our search came up empty in looking for a source for better than average mallow. We began to research and experiment with recipes until they came up with the perfect hand-crafted mallow.
Our experiments lead to testing, and family and friends became our “focus group”. The reactions were encouraging and that encouragement lead to the development of an idea of how to sell our new product. We decided that we would build a catering business around our mallows. A S’mores bar that would allow people to make a gourmet S’more using our mallows and different chocolates and sauces.
Our first event was a hit! We were beginning to think we had something and as word got out, we found that we were getting calls from all over the area. Several times at each event customers would tell us that we needed to sell the mallows in stores. Our story may have ended there, we had no idea how to get a product of our own into stores, much less how to package, market, and distribute it. A chance meeting in Boise introduced us to the Idaho Small Business Development Center and a host of advisors and mentors. Working with the SBDC, which we still lean on from time to time, was the break we desperately needed.
A family business that shows true dedication and entrepreneurial spirit by producing handcrafted gourmet marshmallows in many flavors as well as smores kits and more!
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Learn more at www.creeksidemallow.com
Order some today and start the camp fire or fire pit FUN!
Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
2018 Taylor Fladgate LBV Port
Deep ruby core with vivid ruby rim. The nose is very fine and multi-layered, with rich strawberry jam aromas, herbal notes, and fresh scents of cedarwood. There is also a discrete dimension, a luxurious redolence of leather and mocha coffee. In contrast, and in keeping with the Taylor house style, the palate has an attractive edge of austerity with taut tannins providing a firm grip to the long finish which delivers a surge of rich berry fruit flavor. A beautifully refined wine, poised and complete, displaying a complexity comparable with that of a mature classic vintage port. A beautiful expression of the 2018 vintage with its accent on elegance and finesse. ABV20%
Learn more about this bottle and port in general! Perfect for holiday entertaining with style…
Get some at Jacob Liquor on N. Rock Road