Press & Awards

“American Spoon is a jam and jelly store where I have been known to while away entire afternoons picking out gifts. If you never get to Michigan at all, do yourself a favor and order a jar of its sour cherry preserves.”
Ann Patchett, The New York Times, May 2010

“American Spoon Foods is a national treasure.”
“American Spoon consistently cooks up the best preserves in America.”
Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue Magazine

“American Spoon Foods has raised the craft of preserving fruit to an art form.”
Ed Levine,Business Week

“American Spoon Foods is perhaps the premier producer of fine jams, fruit butters, and preserves in the country.”
National Geographic Traveler

“In a blind tasting, The Detroit News Tasting rated American Spoon Sour Cherry Preserves #1..Comments: Sweet, tart and sassy. Dark rich color. Great rich and tart flavor. Jumbo soft whole cherries. Perfect consistency.
The Detroit News, July 2007

“American Spoon Strawberry Butter is the winner of the Gallo Family Vineyards Gold Medal award for Best Artisanal Condiment.”
Gallo Family Gold Medal Awards, 2006

“The Detroit News Taste Panel rated the following pepper jellies on taste, texture and appearance…#1. American Spoon Mildly Hot Jalapeno Pepper Jelly Comments: Gorgeous color and texture. Has a wonderful tart flavor that contrasts with the hot and sweet…"
The Detroit News, September 2005

“Michigan in a Jar – American Spoon Foods preserves the region’s essence.”
Detroit Free Press

“It’s always summer when there’s a jar of American Spoon Foods preserves in your cupboard. The preserves are thick and sumptuous, perfectly spreadable…”
Dorie Greenspan, Diversions

“Of all the foods we tasted, the two samplers from American Spoon Foods in Michigan were hands-down winners on every count: packaging, taste, price…that total rarity in the food business: beautiful to look at and even better to eat.”
Steve Jenkins, Smart Money

“American Spoon Foods knows its craft, which begins with a devotion to great fruit…fruit perfectly preserved.”
Eating Well Magazine

“American Spoon Foods is a regional treasure.”
Catalog Age Magazine

“Paris has nothing on Michigan when it comes to jam…Concentrated, clean fruit flavors will waken a memory of summer in February.”
New England Monthly

“Top those muffins off with something really divine, like a fruit preserve from American Spoon Foods in Michigan…I fell for all three of the preserves I tasted…other preserves may start to taste cloyingly sweet after you’ve had these.”
Smart Money Magazine

James Beard Award Winner - American Spoon Founder, Justin Rashid

NASFT Gold Award Winner - Best Jam, Jelly or Preserve