Made In America: Oprah Winfrey shares her 'Favorite Things' of the year
"Help support and create American jobs. What's better than that?" Winfrey said.
It's that time of year again. Oprah Winfrey's 'Favorite Things' -- Made in America!
For the third year running, Winfrey is sharing her favorite things on "World News Tonight" to highlight the American-made products to put under the tree this year.
"Made in America is a favorite thing of mine," Winfrey said. "Give a 'Favorite Thing,' made in America, and help support and create American jobs."
"What's better than that this holiday season?" she added.
On a 700-acre farm in Point Reyes Station, California, – just outside San Francisco – the Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company is making a variety of cheeses that landed on Winfrey's list this year.
Bob Giacomini started the farm in 1959, creating milk to sell to the local creamery, according to the Point Reyes website. Now, his daughters Jill, Lynn, and Diana are the second generation of the family-owned and women-owned company is making artisan farmstead cheese, employing 120 workers.
The three sisters presented Point Reyes' Celebration Collection, which was specifically curated for Winfrey. The spread includes Toma, TomaRashi, TomaProvence, TomaTruffle, Bay Blue, and Quinta cheeses, as well as pecan biscuits and raspberry jalapeño jam, and a wooden cheese knife.
The TomaTruffle cheese is Winfrey's personal favorite on the platter.
Dear Sundays, a nail care brand that is focused on wellness and community, is next on Winfrey's list of American-made products that made her favorite things list this year.
The company is based in New York City, and says their 74 workers can make up to 1,000 bottles of non-toxic, salon-grade nail polish per day – all created in America.
Founder and owner Amy Ling Lin shared about their product, Box of 3, which includes a set of three different nail polishes that either varieties of red, purple or nude colors.
"It's vegan, non-toxic, so all our nail polish you'll see is safe for pregnant women to use," Lin said, adding that it's also friendly to use on children's nails.
In Dallas, Georgia, Dr. Kyri Mosley turned a passion for baking into a business, Kyri's Kookies, and made it on Winfrey's list.
Four years ago, Mosley was diagnosed with a rare Stage 4 Ewing sarcoma. After an aggressive treatment plan, she went into remission.
As a way of thanking the medical team that helped save her life, Mosley made them kookies from the heart. With positive feedback and a leap of faith, she soon decided to follow her dream and bake her kookies full-time.
Kyri's Kookies say they employ 20 workers that make 3,300 kookies a day, adding up to over 1.2 million per year.
"World News Tonight" first reported on Mi Cocina in 2021, when their signature denim apron was picked for Oprah's Favorite Things list.
Now, their product has won over the approval of Winfrey again, landing on Oprah's Favorite Things list of 2023.
Founder and CEO, Ubi Simpson, told Muir and Winfrey, "I want to thank you so much for your support. We couldn't have done it without you."
Simpson added that since being featured on Made in America two years ago, the company's sales have tripled.
In New York City's borough of Brooklyn, Trade Street Jam Co. is creating delicious jams, sauces, cocktail elixirs, and more.
The Favorite Things Gift Set bundle includes three jams: Strawberry Chipotle + Fig Jam, Smoked Peach Jam and Sour Cherry Ginger Jam.
Together with 30 workers, Trade Street Jam says it makes over 30,000 jams per year. Owner Ashley Rouse told Muir she's proud her company makes all of its products in America.
"Not only do we know everything that's going into our jars... but we're also buying ingredients and employing people in our local communities," she said. "We may be small, but our impact is mighty."
If you're looking for an interactive experience to share with your family this holiday season, look no further than Isle of Us, where you can get holiday cookie kits for Christmas and Hanukkah.
The cookie kit that snagged a spot on Winfrey's list – called Yule Love This Christmas Cookie Kit – include eight freshly baked cookies, freshly made icing, and three different types of sprinkles.
"They're perfect to do with your family, they're perfect to do with your friends," owner and founder Lisle Richards said.
"This used to be a family tradition of ours, so we started doing it... so we could share it with the whole world," Richards added.
"World News Tonight with David Muir" will continue to feature companies and products that are American-made, and tell the stories of the founders, creators, and workers bringing them to Americans.
Full episodes of "World News Tonight with David Muir" are now available to stream on YouTube.
