artisanal

adjective

ar·ti·san·al ˈär-tə-zə-nᵊl

-sə-,

-ˌza-;

är-ˈti-sə-nᵊl

: of, relating to, or characteristic of an artisan

artisanal skills

artisanal ingredients

: produced in limited quantities by an artisan through the use of traditional methods

artisanal bread/cheese/wine

also : creating a product in limited quantities by traditional methods

an artisanal winery

an artisanal cheese maker

artisanally adverb

Examples of artisanal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Among the ruins of Soviet collective farms, Goldstein finds a different kind of revolution: an artisanal one. —

Hannah Whitaker, The New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2024 This is, after all, the same woman who is selling artisanal jams and reed diffusers through a lifestyle brand called American Riviera Orchard. —

Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024 The Pine Tree State's largest city is filled with maritime history, waterfront trails, and a slew of artisanal shops, award-winning restaurants, and craft breweries. —

Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2024 In the Spring/Summer 2024 Maison Margiela artisanal show during Paris fashion week in January, British designer John Galliano stunned the fashion world with a collection that featured innovative tailoring and theatrics that hearkened back to his renowned runway shows in the 1980s and 1990s. —

TIME, 17 Apr. 2024 But veganism still suffers from something of a branding issue: It’s often seen as an exclusive, hippie-ish club of well-meaning but judgy disciples, with restrictive diets, who can afford $42 artisanal vegan salami. —

Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024 Gelson’s three San Diego markets are now stocking artisanal bread from Prager Brothers. —

Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2024 Like his other locations, this one will offer a fast-casual setting where customers can buy the artisanal New York, Detroit, Sicilian, Grandma and California style pizzas by the slice or whole pie. —

Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024 These newer artisanal perfumers, though their creations might be unorthodox, also have the same goal perfumers always have — to make an impression. —

Cassidy George, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024

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