Golden Door Launches Luxurious Online Storefront

SAN MARCOS, Calif., Oct. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Door, an all-encompassing mind, body and soul wellness experience, today announced a collection of new Golden Door branded products to consumers desiring to imitate the escape at home. The online storefront kicks off with a collection of artisanal food sourced from local growers in Southern California and now available at www.goldendoor.com.

Known as the Father of Spa Cuisine, former Golden Door Chef Michel Stroot collaborated with current Chef Greg Frey Jr. for healthy soup and rice creations that utilize all natural ingredients and deliver robust flavor. Perfect for fit-conscious foodies, the gourmet line of Golden Door Artisan Foods also features preserves, marmalades, sauces, seasonings and sweets that are organic, vegan, gluten-and soy-free.  

"Fresh, wholesome and flavorful cuisine is a huge part of the Golden Door experience. Guests can pick their own vegetables and fruits from our organic gardens while dining on fresh eggs from local hens on property," said Kathy Van Ness, general manager and chief operating officer at Golden Door. "Our Artisan Food products embody these flavors and values. Every first and last impression of our jams is the taste of a Golden Door vine ripened fruit."

At Golden Door, eating is good for you, good for the earth, and good for the farmers who grow it. The Artisan Food products available to consumers at home include: 

• Preserves, Marmalades and Sauces – Ingredients such as organic blood oranges, Meyer lemons and hints of lavender result in the perfect balance of fruit-forward, flavorful combinations. Products available now include Blood Orange Marmalade, Meyer Lemon Marmalade, Strawberry Lavender Preserves, Peach Blackberry Preserves and Blackberry Lavender Sauce™. The holiday collection will include Organic Fig Preserves and Spicy Cranberry-Cherry Chutney.
• Seasonings – To enhance the flavor of cheese, meats, pastas and even popcorn, the subtle Lavender Pepper™ spice blend or Maple Pepper, a smooth organic maple sugar sweetness combined with black pepper and kosher salt, are perfect accents.
• Soups – Delicious and nutritious comfort food, the soups use only the finest grains and legumes and comprise of Spice Bean, Confetti and Moroccan Hariri soup mixes.
• Rice – For quick and healthy dinner options, the rice medleys pair amazingly with entrees or they can be the entree themselves. Options include ZaZen Rice Medley with Shiitake mushrooms, almonds and Nori dried Seaweed, Hiroba Rice Medley with lentils turmeric and whole clove and Zen Meditation with Forbidden Rice.
• Sweet Tooth – Indulge in natural goodness by baking a batch of Golden Door Ginger Cookies topped with your favorite preserves – ideal for the holiday season.

Golden Door is an industry leader in biodynamic farming, ensuring that every dish served is healthy, clean and natural – just as nature intended. Renowned Chef Greg Frey Jr. is inspired by what is harvested daily to create innovative culinary experiences to nourish the body. Void of chemical preservatives or artificial sweeteners, the Artisan Food products are made in small batches.

Launching Fall 2014, Golden Door will add an array of new beauty & skincare and home products to its growing online storefront. These new collections will mimic the Golden Door philosophy of a healthy mind, body and spirit. 

About Golden Door
The Golden Door experience empowers each guest to achieve a healthy mind, body and spirit. Guests relax, restore, and refresh on a journey focused on personalized fitness, spa and nutrition programs, thoughtfully designed to meet the specific goals and needs of each individual. Located in a serene valley a few miles north of San Diego and south of Los Angeles, the Golden Door is dedicated to preserving and enhancing the tranquility of our unique spot on earth. The resort is nestled in 600 acres of nature to hike, run or simply explore at your own pace. With more than 30 miles of hiking and walking trails, mountains to climb, vistas to discover, and a bamboo forest that gives voice to the wind, guests are surrounded by breathtaking beauty that nurtures the soul. Golden Door resort donates 100% of profits to further charitable causes that match the mission and objectives of the property. www.goldendoor.com

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