THE GROUNDSTORY

More Vegetables. More Flavor. No Compromise.

Two Napkins was built on a simple belief: eating more vegetables should be effortless and genuinely delicious. Not a compromise. Not a chore. A craving.

The Insight

Most condiments are mass-produced, loaded with preservatives, and disconnected from where they came from. "Healthy" often means compromise — dull flavors, strange textures, ingredient lists you can't pronounce.

Maura, who trained and cooked at a Michelin-starred restaurant, knew it didn't have to be this way. The best kitchens in the world make vegetables sing — with technique, with craft, with ingredients you can name.

The Shift

She started making beet pesto to eat at home. Then she and her brother Ben brought the condiment to farmers markets — a recipe born in a professional's kitchen, now made by hand at a small family-run copacker in Old Chatham, NY. The response was immediate. People came back. Then they sent their friends.

Two Napkins is the result: a woman-owned food brand that starts with the best regeneratively farmed vegetables from the Hudson Valley and processes them minimally — within hours of harvest — to keep the flavor alive and the ingredient list short.

The Mission

Every jar is two things at once: a genuinely delicious shortcut to restaurant-level flavor, and a small vote for a healthier food system. The farmers we source from practice regenerative agriculture — restoring soil health, sequestering carbon, building ecosystems rather than depleting them.

When you buy Two Napkins, you're connecting yourself to that land — to the beet fields in the Hudson Valley, to the farms that grow your food with intention and care.

WHAT WE MEAN BY

Regeneratively Sourced

Sustainable Farming

We partner with farms that prioritize soil health and biodiversity, ensuring our ingredients are grown in harmony with nature.

Flavor First

When you work with produce from healthy soil, you can taste the difference. Nutrient density equals more flavorful vegetables.

Community Focused

We believe in supporting local communities and supporting fair practices for everyone involved in our supply chain.

THE PROCESS

Farm to Jar

  • 01

    Harvest

    Beets and produce are harvested at peak ripeness from our regenerative farm partners in the Hudson Valley.

  • 02

    Arrival

    Ingredients arrive at our Co-Packers kitchen in Old Chatham, NY.

  • 03

    Made By Hand

    The team prepares the pesto using our restaurant-honed recipe. Small batches using about 40lbs of beets at a time.

  • 04

    Jarred & Refrigerated

    Packed fresh with no preservatives. Kept cold from kitchen to you. That's the whole story.

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