I had an amazing time tasting all the different vinegars and oils. Inside, they have these cylinder containers where you can pour and taste everything. It's set up like a whole room where you can walk around slowly, look, and try different combos at your own pace. The staff was so nice--super helpful and even helped me come up with different pairings. One mix that made my mind almost explode was the watermelon basil balsamic with the ginger olive oil. It was so good, I couldn't stop myself. I went around the whole place trying different combinations like a madwoman. I ended up buying a four-piece set--two balsamic vinegars and two olive oils. One of the oils I bought was a jalapeño olive oil, and being a chef, my mind went to all these different places. My brain started to itch thinking about what I could make--different pieces, different marinades, different sauces, different salads. I got so excited and giddy, like a grown man in a LEGO store or a kid in Toys "R" Us. It was that kind of joy. read more

The staff in this store were extremely friendly and helpful. The products were superior! I loved the lemon white balsamic and the cherry balsamic was out of this world good! Lots of samples available and we purchased several things. The staff made pairing suggestions and there were recipe cards as well. The owner happened to be there and was very personable. He chatted with is for several minutes. read more

This location is a little bigger than the one in Petoskey. Mostly oil and vinegar (all of the ones I tried were delicious, especially loved the maple and espresso balsamic. There was also a jalapeno lime vinegar that was quite tasty.) This location also had some prepared vinaigrettes and some maple syrup from a nearby distillery that were very good. Staff here was super friendly and helpful too. Wish we had one where I live. They also have some recipe cards, I can't wait to try the recipes out. read more

We had the olive oil and balsamic vinegar at the Boathouse and it was so delicious, we had to visit the store and ship some back to Texas!!! SO Delicious and flavorful!!! read more

I this place. I'm a total foodie. There I said it. Though that comment should not come as a surprise if you've read any of my reviews. If you're a foodie or just want some quality oils for your pantry, if you can't find it here, you won't find it anywhere else. A company who strictly deals with Balsamic Oils and Vinegars in a variety of flavors, all of which can be tasted in tiny cups. And the staff will even tell you which one compliments the other and with certain foods. There's a sign above each oil and vinegar from where it's from and the flavor notes and what foods you can add it too. Whether it be salads, or otherwise. My new favorite is Vanilla Bean Balsamic Vinegar which I add to my morning yogurt song with the local Cherry Republic Triple Cherry Granola Mix! Absolutely delish! If you love to cook and eat like we do. Head on over. They also have custom salts as well trial size samples of their oils. Create your own four pack, pick up their in house cook book and be sure to pick up their custom corks for their bottle. Which offers a screw off top cap and slows your pour. Worth it! You can find these at the checkout by be register. Also, be sure to join their frequent buyers club in store. As we ended up getting one bottle free. You can also buy online if you're not in the Traverse City area like we are. read more

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Amazing Cooking class experience! One of my best, delicious interactive Christmas gifts. Professional Chef Laura Cavendar did the Sunday Brunch Class with us. The menu was mouth watering and surprisingly not overly complicated and I can't wait to try to recreate these items for family. Menu: Smashed golden potatoes - Fustini's Sage and Wild Mushroom Olive Oil, crushed garlic, parsley, Parmesan Pickled Red Onions - simply chopped red onion, with rosemary, and apple cider vinegar (a love of mine and always a mystery to me, now simply revealed!) Homemade Hollandaise Sauce - LOVED, never liked this sauce until this day. Egg yolks, fresh lemon juice, cayenne, salt, and butter, I wanted to lick the plate. So much flavor and great on the baguettes it was served with! Savory Ricotta Pancakes - ricotta cheese, chives, and chopped bacon add a new spin on pancakes. Honeyed Balsamic Pear n Puff Pastry - a whole pear baked and simmered, finally wrapped tenderly in a pastry served with a bourbon sauce with Cara Cara Balsamic! If you are a bourbon person, this is for you! It was a great experience to do with a loved one and put the passion and excitement of cooking into me! Laura did a good job of also providing all kinds of other cooking and food preparation tips such as chopping and even tips to keep your cutting board from sliding. I'll be back for another class!! read more

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We went to a cooking demonstration at Fustini's featuring Parisian Bistro food. Most of the prep work was done before we began, but some was done during the demonstration with explanations of the methods used. Many Fustini's oils were used during the prep and cooking phases, and the bottles were passed so we could taste samples of each. The timing for each item was well done, although we did run past the two-hour time set for the demonstration. No one had any reason to leave, however, so we all stayed to the end. Ten people were seated at a counter, right in front of the prep and cooking burners and oven. It was well done, and very good food, all planned and executed by Laura Cavender. We were served sweet onion tart, oven roasted radishes, avocado mayonnaise, pan fried chicken with tarragon mushroom sauce, salade de carottes rapees, and espresso creme brulee. read more

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We went in here to just look around not anticipating a purchase but Joan showed us so many wonderful things!! She had amazing recs and we ended up buying a bunch to ship back for only $10 to California. We just made a lovely meal in LA thanks to her recs! read more

At 10AM, on a Tuesday Morning, the last thing I expected to be doing was throwing back shots of vinegar and olive oil. I ventured into this quaint storefront, very similar to many of the other stops I had made along my stroll down Front Street. Except this stop was unique. Two friendly female associates greeted me and began to explain the concept of the store. Creative and unique flavorings of balsamic vinegars and olive oil. As a female in my mid-20's, well let's be honest here, late 20's, I am still experimenting with various ways to prepare meals. After discovering Fustini's I now have a new secret weapon in the kitchen. Many of the olive oils and balsamic vinegars pair so well together I will be sampling new combinations for a while to come. read more

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Fustini's is the coolest place! Along the left-hand side of the store are small barrels of olive oil . . . all are extra virgin, first-cold pressed and many of them are flavored. Along the right-hand side of the store are small barrels of Balsamic vinegar . . . many of them flavored as well. Each tiny barrel has a spigot and there are tiny little cups so that you can taste each and every one. What an adventure! On a recent trip there a very helpful staff person kindly took me under her wing and led me through all the varieties of flavored oils and vinegars. I finally decided on the Tuscan olive oil, infused with basil, garlic and oregano. The balsamic vinegars are authentic, all made from Trebbiano grapes and the one I chose was aged for 18 years! They have olive oils infused with blood orange, Meyer lemon, porcini and also many varietals. The vinegars are available in plain 12 year old dark, 12 year old white, 18 year old dark, plus many fruit/herb infused vinegars as well. They also have walnut, sesame, macadamia and white truffle oil, as well as champagne and sherry vinegars. The combinations of flavors between the oils and vinegars are almost overwhelming. This is such an interesting store to visit . . . I sincerely hope they do well in Traverse City. And I'm running a little low on that Tuscan olive oil . . . so I'll be making another trip there soon! read more

The class was really fun and informative, expect to learn! We took away recipes that we can actually do it back home, and learned very helpful and simple techniques that will make cooking easier. Be warned that the serving portion are rather small yet satisfying. Don't expect to have a large meal. Ps bring your own drinks as it is really fun read more

Went and surprised to see white balsamic vinegar. We got to taste any one we wanted. All tasted very good. Had a hard time picking a few to take home. Also had flavored oils. A great place if you love cooking with oil and vinegar. read more

We wandered in after eating dinner at a nearby restaurant and were greeted warmly. After browsing around, one of the employees came over to talk to us and showed us how to mix the flavored oils and balsamic vinegar to taste. He created a combination of olive oil (I forget which one) and strawberry balsamic vinegar. It was delicious! You could taste the strawberry and it was tangy and sweet. There was a cooking class going on in the back. We ended up not buying anything (their smallest bottles are around $15), but I would love to come back or try their other locations (Ann Arbor, for example). A really neat place to get your oils and vinegars for making your own salad dressing! read more

Awesome. Beautiful store, well organized with helpful cards. The woman working was very friendly. I love that you can sample everything and that they offer books for recipe ideas. Also very nice glass bottles read more

I love this place. We go every time we're in Traverse. Endless tastings of delicious balsamic and olive oil. Endless pairing options and suggestions. The nicest and most helpful staff. They also have dried pastas and tapanade type stuff for sale. I just got a sage and wild mushroom olive oil and paired it with a lavender balsamic for dipping bread in and everyone went crazy for it...so delicious. read more

Great service! The vinegars are amazing for cooking! Very healthy and taste out of this world. Cherry, blackberry and nectarine are our favorites! Try them all! read more

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I've been to Fustini's maybe four times since they opened. There's nothing that memorable about me...and yet, each visit after my first one, they remembered me by name. This alone would get me to visit the store, even without the oils and vinegars.... The staff are always helpful and welcoming, offering pairing ideas and recipes and distracting my three year old with a sucker and crayons on a coloring table. One employee even sat down to color with him once while I tried some oils. Awesome! Favorites are the 18 year balsamic, cilantro & onion oil, peach balsamic (OMG GOOD), and the tuscan herb oil. can't wait to try more! I do wish they sold smaller bottles so I could keep a larger assortment at the house. Maybe they do, I've never really paid attention...I'm too busy being amazed that they remember my name. read more

Love this store! We stop in every time when on holiday. They have exquisite oils and vinegars for cooking or eating here. We stopped in for the fig balsamic vinaigrette. This one is amazing on fruit. The ladies that work here are knowledgeable of the products and excited to explain. They will even gift wrap your purchase for free. We have gotten the 18 year balsamic vinaigrette in the past and it is amazing! Nothing can beat that flavor. They used to have samples but perhaps it's only during the summer months. They had a class going on in the back. Might be worth looking into. This store is definitely worth visiting. read more

A couple of years ago I received a bottle of 18 year old traditional balsamic from my brother and I cherished and loved it down to the last drop. It is delicious, and thick and goes great on a variety of dishes sauces and dressings. I went in this weekend and sampled some other oils and vinegars. The truffle oil was good, but overpriced. They had variety of flavored oils and vinegars, and the staff was knowledgeable and helpful. read more

Horrendous prices, but wow, amazing flavors. Tried a bunch of different vinegars. Never would've known I could stand to sample vinegar on its own, but these are so good I could drink them! read more

What a great store! My wife and I come by here every time we visit her family in TC. I love the ability to taste different oils and vinegar and the staff recommendations are right on, for the most part. The last time we were in we mentioned that we were flying home that day and the girl behind the counter wrapped our bottles up to protect them on the trip. It was very thoughtful. If I lived closer I would certainly go here more often! read more

This place was absolutely incredible!! From the samples to their rewards program. We got the garlic olive oil and will only order from this location from now on. From cooking pasta to salsa this olive oil is amazing!! read more

We had a great time here. Which was very unexpected. We were expecting to stop in, walk around for 2 minutes, buy my wife's family a balsamic and head out. Nope. We stepped in and were led into a vortex of tasting oils and vinegars by the employees. We got recommendations beyond our imaginations and loved everyone. The employees kept making suggestions, then asking if we wanted to try them, and mixing them for us. What we thought was going to be a quick 2 minute visit turned into almost 45 minutes of oil and vinegar sipping. read more

Delicious flavored oils and balsamics. I just wish they had bread to sample with...I'm sure that would lead to trouble though. Some of the flavors are way more unique than I have seen and the prices are decent. Definitely a place to stop by for at least 15 minutes. read more

Awesome store that lets you taste all the oils and vinegars. So many flavors! The Staff was very helpful in pairing oils to what you are making and using them for and pairing the flavors! read more

Just prepared Dungeness crab dipped in drawn butter with a salad of bibb lettuce, spinach leaves, cranberry cheese, sliced apples, and candied mango pieces. Used the chipotle olive oil and Asian Blackberry that we purchased in Traverse City on the salad. Yummmy. Enjoyed shopping in the store and the staff was very helpful. Wes Stevens Grand Rapids, MI read more

I adore Fustini's! Located in downtown Traverse City on the main Front St. drag, they recently expanded. The quantity and quality of infused balsamic vinegars and olive oils will put you in the frame of mind to cook non-stop for weeks! You can taste almost every vinegar and oil they carry and each one has a list of "pairings." The Blueberry balsamic and Lime olive oil are one of my favs, as well as the Peach balsamic and roasted garlic olive oil and the Strawberry balsamic and Basil olive oil. You want to not only drink them up, but you'll want to bathe in them, they taste that wonderful! Service is great, the staff is really helpful but not underfoot. I can't say enough good things about this place. It is a "must" stop for anyone visiting Traverse City. Bottles start at $15.95, but they have a frequent buyer punch card, worth signing up for if you start to collect them, like me. read more

Fustini's failed at this location today because of customer service. We have shopped here often over two years. I bring back the bottles because I figured this style of commerce is environmentally friendly etc. I always buy 2 to 4 products. Yesterday when we arrived the sales staff received our bottles ,looked at them and immediately started to critique them. Cleanliness, age and method of cleaning. We were going to purchase products but it was apparent that they did not need our business. Fortunately this concept of oils and vinegar stores is in our home town so I will not be back to any Fustini's for any products again. Remind your staff that the first impression is a lasting one, no matter how wonderful your product may be. read more

This is about Fustini's Cooking Class: My sister gifted me with a cooking school session, and as I had never done this before, I called to ask if observers were allowed (as I wanted her to come with me--we didn't buy a place for her as she is on a medically-specialized diet). I was told by the chef himself that if the class is not filled up, observers are welcome to sit at the counter with attendees. As it ended up being only 4 other people and myself, there was space at the counter for my sister. Chef Andy was engaging, the recipes were unique, and the food was wonderful! The techniques were fun to watch--not just talked about, but demonstrated. However, as chef prepared the main dish, he realized he goofed and made one too many plates. He looked right at my sister but then shuffled around and put the dish aside and mumbled that he'd find somebody who will eat it later. Yes, I know she was not a paid class member, but really?!?! Also, the owner was standing in the doorway and sort of motioned to my sister, but chef stuck to his guns and shoved the offending extra dish out of sight, which was, to say the least, awkward in the entire group with a very uncomfortable silence. We certainly didn't expect her to partake in the goodies, just thought it fun for her to at least watch. But not to even be offered the overage??? C'mon, I would have thought that simply presenting the extra person with the extraneous dish would have been second-nature hospitality--it would have been in my home! After the class, each one of the 4 other people approached my sister voicing surprise and commiserated that it was, indeed, weird. Of course, we just laughed it off, but it did leave sort of a bad taste in our mouths (no pun intended) of the chef. We did purchase most of the oils and vinegars recommended in the take-home recipes and have played around a bit with them--very good! Hope to do more in the near future. read more

These products make me want to be a better cook ! My creativity was given a big kick start here.There is an incredible selection of vinegars---and the ability to taste and compare, find your personal favorites, then go home and delight in the amazing combinations you can come up with...pear and cinnamon reduced with mangilista fat with beets over spinach. Peach is my favorite--a splash in club soda is sublime. you may well fill a box, my pantry looks like I have a problem.... read more