Got a baker you love? Then get them some Ballard Extracts! Seriously, you can smell the high quality ingredients when you pop that jar. We love this mother/daughter business and think you will too!
Where does your passion for food come from?
I have always enjoyed baking and learned from my mom to bake from scratch and using the basics.
Tell us about your culinary journey.
My mom and I own Ballard Extracts – a local company in Seattle, WA that makes small batches of baking extracts since 2014. Since we bake from scratch, we figured we’d make our extract available to the public.
Where is your favorite place to eat?
I am a big fan of local restaurants such as Phinney Market.
Where do you source your ingredients?
We use all organic ingredients and source as close to home as possible. We use Theo Chocolate from Seattle, WA and also use cranberries from the PNW.
Tell us about a new product you are working on.
We are working on a grapefruit syrup, ginger syrup and vanilla syrup.
What will our fans find at your booth this fall?
We will have all seven flavors of our extracts to sample as well as our syrups that are ready to go to bottle!
What are your goals for your business in the next year?
We hope to continue to listen to our fans and customers to make our product the best that it can be.
What was your biggest challenge when starting out?
We knew little about packaging, so making our vision come to reality was an expensive challenge – but we did it!
What’s your favorite part of this food movement?
We love to see all of the creativity and rich flavor!
What’s the best part of your job?
Working with my mom is the best part of my job.
