Cellarmaker is a San Francisco based brewery that makes beers in small batches, and constantly releases different flavors. The team at Cellarmaker includes the founders Connor Casey, Tim Sciascia, and Kelly Caveney Sciacia. They feel that making the same beers all the time would limit them creatively, so they don’t follow that business model. Their output and production schedule is …
Fiorello’s
Founder Anthony Bonviso’s passion for ice cream began when he was a kid growing up in an Italian neighborhood in Connecticut. He moved to California in the 1970’s and pursued a career as a hairstylist, but never lost his passion for culinary arts. For years, he practiced his gelato technique, even living for a while in Rimini, Italy. His goal …
Boichik
Born in New Jersey, Emily Winston grew up eating a lot of bagels. Her favorites were from H&H on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. When she moved to the West Coast in 2010, she not only missed New York bagels, but was really disappointed when H&H closed. Emily embarked on a journey, through trial and error, to create the bagels she …
Mad Dandy
During lockdown, Mad Dandy co-founder Marty Friedman was drinking five coffees a day. Hoping to cut his caffeine intake, he began to research coffee brewed from dandelion and mushroom. He loved that these drinks were rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatories, but didn’t care for the brands he tried. He began sourcing his own ingredients and tinkering with flavor profiles, eventually …
Point Reyes Farmstead
The Giacomini family established their dairy farm in 1959, when Bob and Dean Giacomini purchased 720 acres in Tomales Bay. They were successful and their herd of cows grew large, producing some of the best milk in Sonoma. But they could see the land was stressed, and realized a large dairy operation wasn’t sustainable. Together with Bob’s wife and grown …
Sausalito Liquor Co
One of the brightest new spirits in town is Sausalito Liquor Co., producer of gin and whiskeys inspired by the flavors of northern California. Marketing exec and Sausalito denizen Scott Jampol launched the company earlier this year with a nod to the “fantastic story-tellers, poets, musicians, and salty characters whose spirit comes through in every pour.” Jampol enjoyed success at …
Best Day
Based in Sausalito, Best Day Brewing is one of the fastest growing non-alcoholic breweries in the country. Founder Tate Huffard, an outdoor enthusiast and new parent, was looking for ways to cut back on drinking alcohol. He started Best Day Brewing to celebrate life’s finer moments with great beer, but not the booze. Among Best Day’s most popular flavors: West …
Cookma
Based in Sonoma, Cookma is an Ayurvedic line of meal kits designed to nourish young families. Food entrepreneur Lisa Chatham launched the line to inspire a cycle of self-care – particularly for new mothers seeking postpartum wellness. Rooted in Ayurveda, each Cookma meal kit offers a healing, restorative meal to bring balance and beauty to busy homes. Lisa, with a …
Fat and the Moon
As an herbalist, Rachel Budde has a passion for plants and people. Rachel founded Fat and the Moon in Nevada City to provide handcrafted, herbal body care products to those seeking natural alternatives. The line is formulated by Rachel and her team of herbalists who design the products to feel like nourishing, magical potions. At its core, Fat and the …
Del Popolo
Just outside of San Francisco’s Union Square, Del Popolo serves some of the best Neapolitan-style pizza in the city. Home cooks won’t miss the restaurant’s blistering hot ovens: Del Popolo’s signature fermented dough maintains its tangy chewiness, and bakes fast – it’s really just a few minutes before your pizza is done. Here at Driver’s, you’ll find two popular Del …
TCHO
TCHO was born nearly 15 years ago out of a shared passion to reimagine the world of chocolate from the ground up. Curiosity ruled as the team set out to rethink the chocolate-making process, and bring resources directly to the farmers they partner with. Founded and operated in Berkeley by NASA and Wired Magazine alum, innovation through technology has always …
Cheeky Bits
Amid the challenges of the pandemic, Nina V. lost her job. She suddenly had a lot of free time, and the holidays were approaching. Every Christmas, Nina and her mom made her grandmother’s toffee recipe to give as gifts. Friends and family loved the sweets, telling Nina it was really the best. She explored selling her toffee to the public, …
Ritual
Visionary entrepreneur Eileen Rinaldi says she once had a shot of espresso that changed her life. She was at a cafe in Seattle, and knew immediately what she would do: open a shop, dedicated to coffee, in her favorite city. Eileen founded Ritual in San Francisco in 2005. Years later, Ritual is a deeply influential company, as committed to the …
Good Food Award finalists
Much of what we carry at Driver’s is made by small teams of artisans who are passionate about their craft. Our vendors work hard to make excellent food, and they work just as hard to get their goods on grocery store shelves. We love to see them win Good Food Awards, because they really deserve the recognition. We stock award winners here at Driver’s, many of them from the West Coast – look for the blue Good Food seal on our shelves! Read on to see a few of this year’s finalists.
Discover local, women-owned brands
t’s Women’s History Month, and we’re shining a spotlight on female-led brands right here in the Bay Area. Women are the backbone of the food industry, from farm to table, yet they often go unrecognized in corporate leadership roles.
But here in the Bay Area, the landscape shifts. At Driver’s, we take pride in showcasing a diverse array of women-owned, fully independent brands. We carry so many that we can’t fit them all in one piece – so we make this an annual series.
Celebrating alcohol-free remedies
Our supplement buyer Danya Mosgofian is an herbalist, and this year she is celebrating the 10th anniversary of her own line of remedies, the Sultry Gypsy Herb Co. A long time Driver’s employee, she has been stocking our wellness department for almost that long. Read more about what inspires Danya!
Double 8 Dairy
Foodie alert! We carry Double 8 Dairy’s coveted soft serve gelato, known for its density and deliciousness. Double 8 products are only available at very select local restaurants and groceries, and their soft serve is extra rare. Founders Andrew Zlot and Curtis Fjelstul started out by making mozzarella on their Sonoma ranch, building up a small herd to more than …
Wildwonder
New flavors! When founder Rosa Li was growing up, her Chinese grandmother brewed tonics with an array of wild herbs and botanicals. The tonics worked wonders for Rosa, soothing her stomach and lifting her spirits. With her San Francisco-based company Wildwonder, Rosa reimagines the healing drinks of her heritage, where herbal wisdom and gut-healing superfoods meet big fruit flavors. Wildwonder …
Mild Addictions
Venice Beach couple Michelle and Alex are 20-somethings who love to workout and stay fit. They craved a healthier snack bar option than what they saw on grocery shelves, so Michelle decided to create a dessert with minimal ingredients. Out of the kitchen came a fully organic, 70% dark chocolate bar with a Medjool date filling. Mild Addiction bars are …
Zingerman’s
Opened in 1982, Zingerman’s Delicatessen is an Ann Arbor institution known for their made-from-scratch sandwiches and for stocking the very best gourmet cheeses and groceries. The deli has long been the source of great food experiences. Now branching into confections, Zingerman’s Candy Manufactory starts with really good ingredients, like big Virginia peanuts and dark Colombian chocolate, plus others like honey …