About Golden Fig

Laurie McCann Crowell has apprenticed under some of the countries top prepared and fancy food creators. She attributes much of her gourmet appreciation to and continues to be inspired by Barefoot Contessa's Ina Garten with whom she worked in East Hampton, New York.

Voted one of the "Top 100 Minnesotans to Watch" by Mpls./St.Paul Magazine, McCann Crowell develops her Golden Fig line of specialty foods items locally in Minneapolis.

All Golden Fig items are blended and bottled in small batches on a weekly basis. Which ensures your spices, vinegars or sugars will arrive to you with the freshest flavor around.

Golden fig products are a simple way to add spectacular pizazz to anything you are cooking, baking or making.

McCann Crowell stays involved with the Twin Cities food scene with regular appearances and speaking engagements including cooking demonstrations on Kare 11 and KSTP Channel 5 and live demonstrations for the Friends of the St. Paul Farmers Market.

A regular on the cooking class scene she has taught at Cooks of Crocus Hill as well as Byerlys and has addressed the Women's Auxiliary of Coon Rapids on Women as Small Business Owners.

McCann Crowell's charitable involvements include Kid's Café, a local organization bringing hot meals to underprivileged children and entities supported by Les Dames E'scoffier, an international organization of which she was a board member

Les Dames E'scoffier International is dedicated to supporting and promoting the achievement of women in the culinary professions and to fostering excellence through educational and charitable activities.