Small batch pesto made using fresh, local produce and clean ingredients. Based out of Rye, NY and selling in markets across Westchester and the Hamptons.Garden-grown, dairy-free (and actually good!)
Place a Pre-Order
Don't miss out on your faves - place a preorder in advance!Each week we're at the Rye market, customers can place a preorder up until 7pm the night before to reserve their favorites. Just click the button to the right to place your order, and come find us at the Rye Market for pickup any time between 8:30am-12:30pm.Hope to see you soon!
Welcome to The Pesto Stand
Hi! I'm Claire Sypek - the founder of The Pesto Stand.I've always had a passion for food and loved cooking for others, but a late-in-life dairy allergy threw me a bit of a curveball. I found myself in my mid-20s taking every recipe I'd ever loved and reimagining it - sans-dairy (spoiler alert: it's not easy).Searching for grocery store alternatives to my beloved cheeses and dairy products, I fell short of finding something that tasted like the flavors I loved and didn't have a laundry list of unreadable ingredients. So you know what they say: necessity is the mother of invention.I turned to my garden for inspiration and landed on the overflowing basil, which made it a no-brainer to start whipping up batches of my favorite pesto.What began as a hobby quickly turned into something more. Friends and family started asking for jars of their own, and I realized they loved it just as much as I did (and they didn’t even miss the cheese!). One batch led to another, and before long, The Pesto Stand was born.The Pesto Stand started from a love for food and a focus on locally sourced produce. The final product is a pesto that is good for you and actually tastes good (I promise!).
About the Pesto
My goal will always be the same: to share something with the community that feels good to eat—and tastes even better.Every jar is 100% dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan, and made only with fresh, local produce.Our list of ingredients will only ever be ones you recognize and feel good about: basil, single-origin EVOO, walnuts, garlic, and nutritional yeast. That's it (for real)!Put it on a sandwich, toss it with a pasta, spread it on a pizza, or eat it as is with your favorite cracker or crusty bread. Whatever you pair it with, I hope you enjoy every bite.
Your Impact
The Pesto Stand is incredibly proud to partner with Meals on Main Street, a local organization whose mission is to fight hunger and food insecurity right in our own backyard. Meals on Main Street utilizes their Mobile Pantry Trucks and Community Kitchen to provide farm-fresh produce to those in need, addressing food insecurity with dignity and compassion.A portion of every purchase you make goes directly to Meals on Main Street to help support their work. We also donate our very own pesto for their mobile pantry trucks every month as a way to embody their goal of building community through food!
