Three generations of honey gathering has made the family-run Chailan farm in Provence, France, a passionate place. Serious about their bees, these folks are committed to producing high-quality honey by combining their vast wealth of knowledge with careful, traditional methods. This dark and deeply complex Chestnut Tree Honey is a refined and rare delicacy. Chestnut trees are becoming increasingly scarce in the Provence region, but sustainable organic farming methods allow for the production this dark and unique honey, so we can import it directly. This is not like honey you’ve tasted before; imparting a warm hint of bitterness, this is a sophisticated treat that will make your taste buds tingle.

Use this honey in a hot toddy or dissolve it in a cozy mug of tea. Or top plain Greek yogurt with this honey and berries for a not-too-sweet snack. You can even mix it into oatmeal with a shake of cinnamon. It’s also wonderful drizzled on a warm slice of oat bread or on a hot-buttered biscuit.

Fairway Marketplace is brought to you by Fairway Market, a specialty food chain that started back in 1933 with a small fruit and vegetable stand on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Today, Fairway Market is legendary for its experts and expertise in all things food, and a relentless obsession with quality throughout all of the different departments in its stores. In December of 2011, Fairway launched this online shop, so that we could bring the best of the best of what Fairway offers, at the same great values, to those who don’t live near one of our stores. Why keep all of this foodie goodness to ourselves? That simply would not be fair.