- An artisan (from artigiano) is a skilled manual worker who makes items that may be functional or strictly decorative, including furniture, clothing, jewelry, household items, and tools. ...
- Of or involving artisans; Made by a skilled worker (an artisan), such as a specialty item. Often applied to foodstuffs
- (artisanally) In an artisanal manner; With regard to, or by artisans
- "A lot of people ask me what "artisanal" means. Artisanal is actually not a word in the dictionary. I'm not going to be so bold as to claim that I made up this word but I certainly popularized it when I opened my restaurant, Artisanal, seven years ago. ...
- Non-industrial; made by hand.
- Made by hand, referring to items such as cheeses and chocolates.
- Made by an artisan, or craftsperson; used to refer to small-batch absinthes.
- Cheese made by hand rather than by machine.
- Chocolate produced by a small maker (an artisan), usually from a unique blend of beans or a rare single type.
- An artisan is a skilled craftsperson or laborer who makes objects that are pleasing to the senses. These objects can be described as artisanal.
- Artisanal cheese is made by hand, in small batches using traditional tools and techniques, with little to no mechanization involved in the cheese's production.
- Where the cheese-maker continues to play a key role in the quality definition of the cheese.
- The French word to describe that a cheese is hand made. In English: artisan. Fermier (see this) means much the same.