Most certainly! Mind you, though my LH and I had lived in Prescott for several years, we first heard of Cinnabar from friends -- New Yorkers. Sophisticates (the kind of folks who didn't attend just any old chamber music concert, preferring the avant-garde Kronos Quartet.)
So what sorts of foods are manufactured and shipped from the small facility over on Haining? Spicy goodies, primarily but not entirely of Indian descent. Chutneys, jerk sauces, a Caribbean salsa, legume mixes. Curry powder, of course.
So how did a business woman with roots in the subcontinent land in Prescott, of all places, over 22 years ago? "I followed my heart, but after a few years, it flew away and I stayed." She prefers our town to Berkeley, her previous home. Much more laid back.
Not an establishment that does much street business, there was a scramble for containers for the goodies that friend Patty and I bought. We wound up with our purchases in a pair of these burlap bags that had contained bulk Basmanti rice; note the bright red zipper.
Here's what I brought home. Right now, I'm enjoying the chutney and planning a curry now that I have the other necessary ingredients.More Links: What with Prescott Past and an occasional photo from earlier days on Prescott Area Daily Photo, we're getting a fine, regular local history fix, to which I'd like to add the slide show of Old Prescott that I found on Prescott Style today (it's down a ways, in the left-hand column). One you have completed that lesson, hie yourself over to Miss Cellania for the Star Wars theme rendered on the pipes.
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