Since 1985
A small family business with a long connection to smokehouse food.
Meriden, New Hampshire · Since 1985
A little smokehouse.
A lot of heart.
Good food, familiar faces, and a taste of New Hampshire worth sharing.
Our story
Small has always suited us.
Our story began in 1985, when Andrew “Andy” Morandi started Garfield’s Smokehouse in Meriden, New Hampshire. He developed the secret old-fashioned cob and hardwood smoked flavor recipe that we still use today.
Since then, the story has grown through the Garfield family, the Taylor family across the street, and generations of Meriden neighbors who have worked alongside them. Today, Bill and Liz Taylor carry that story forward.
A New Hampshire family business.
Rooted in Meriden since 1985. Made by family and neighbors, for family and neighbors.
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1985
Andy’s original flavor
Andrew Morandi started the smokehouse in Meriden in 1985. Known to the family as Andy, he developed the secret old-fashioned cob and hardwood smoked flavor recipe that we still use today.
The business has changed hands within the family, but that hearty, bold flavor is still where it all begins.
Andrew “Andy” Morandi, our founder. -
The Garfield family
Don and Bobby
Andy’s daughter Bobby and her husband, Don Garfield, both worked in the smokehouse and later became its owners.
Their three children—Liz, Brian, and Catherine Garfield—grew up working here, too. The smokehouse was a family business in the most everyday sense: a place where the family grew up and worked together.
Bobby and Don Garfield. -
Across the street
Neighbors became family
Across the street were Taylor Farm and Taylor Brothers Sugarhouse. Don and Bobby’s close friends Steven and Gretchen Taylor ran the family dairy farm. Their three sons were James, Bill, and Robert.
Bill Taylor married Liz Garfield, bringing the two neighboring families together. Bill and Liz later became the owners of Garfield’s Smokehouse and still operate it today.
Bill and Liz Taylor. -
Made by hand
The work is personal
Our cheeses and meats are slow smoked by hand here in Meriden. We take a low-and-slow approach, giving that old-fashioned cob and hardwood flavor time to build.
Over the years, generations of family and Meriden neighbors have worked alongside one another to keep that flavor going.
Bill and his son Jack at work in the smokehouse. -
At home in Meriden
Our little corner of New Hampshire
Our smokehouse is still right here on Main Street in Meriden. We prepare, smoke, and package our products here, in the same town where our story began.
We’re proud to be a small, local business, making something delicious for our neighbors and sharing it with people farther from home.
A snowy day at the smokehouse. -
Still carrying it on
Still a family business
From Andy’s original recipe to Bill and Liz today, Garfield’s has always been about people as much as food. Generations of Taylors, Garfields, and Meriden locals have helped bring our flavor to the Upper Valley of New Hampshire and Vermont, and beyond.
We’re still a real, small family business. Good food, made by your neighbors, and simply delicious.
Bill, Jack, Jeff, and Liz Taylor, left to right.
The place behind the name
Right here on Main Street.
You’ll find us at 163 Main Street in Meriden. Inside, smoked cheeses, pepperoni, Taylor Brothers maple, and a changing selection of gifts and local goods make room for both a familiar favorite and a small discovery.
It is an unhurried kind of shopping: choosing something for the weekend, looking for a food gift, or finding a little inspiration for supper. We’re glad to be part of those everyday decisions.
A few things to know
Rooted in a real place.
Meriden, NH
Our shop and our sense of home, on Main Street in New Hampshire.
Made for sharing
Smoked cheeses, pepperoni, maple, and good things for someone’s table.
The flavor of the smokehouse
You’ll know it by the first slice.
Our smoked cheeses are cold smoked, and our small-batch pepperoni gets its character from corn cobs and select New Hampshire hardwood. It’s the flavor at the center of Garfield’s, whether you’re making a simple cracker snack or setting out a board for company.
Different cheeses bring different character. Our Smoked Cheese has its own creamy, savory appeal; our Smoked Cheddar begins with aged sharp cheddar. There is room at the table for both.
Something sweet from the family
Save a place for maple.
The connection to Taylor Brothers is a family one, with Taylor Farm and Taylor Brothers Sugarhouse across the street from the smokehouse. The neighboring Taylor and Garfield families became one when Bill and Liz married.
Today, Taylor Brothers Maple Syrup has a familiar place alongside our smoked cheeses and pepperoni. Bring home a jug, add pancake and waffle mix, and make a morning of it. It is another way to share a little of the place we call home.
Get to know Garfield’s
There’s more to the story.
Our Smoking Process
The cob and hardwood character behind our smoked cheeses and pepperoni.
Explore the flavor
Visit the Smokehouse
Find the shop, plan your visit, and see what’s waiting on Main Street.
Come say helloFrom our smokehouse to your table
Good things are worth passing around.
Find a favorite to enjoy, bring along, or send to someone you love.