The phrase "artisan operation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a process or activity that is carried out with skill and craftsmanship, often in a traditional or handmade context.
Example: "The bakery prides itself on its artisan operation, producing bread that is crafted by hand using time-honored techniques."
Alternatives: "craft operation" or "handcrafted process".
There is wild variation in the quality of anchovies, because there are a handful of varieties and because anchovy makers range from small artisan operations to huge factories.
The company sources items from around the world, many of them produced by small artisan operations: tableware made in a renowned Chinese porcelain house; highball glasses hand-blown in Poland; hotel bedding from Carlo Bertelli, the third-generation head of his family's Italian atelier.
Paid cash to Sudanese suppliers who had hand-carried gold to Dubai – sourced from small-scale, artisan mining operations – but did not check whether they had approved mining licences.
More than half of those were small, artisan-scale operations, including the Estrella Creamery.
Artisan ice-lolly operation Ice Kitchen keeps the alcohol content in its lollies fairly low, but co-owner Cesar Roden has a nifty tip for helping to spike the end result: "We recommend dipping our Mojito ice lollies in some rum as you go... or try lemon lollies with a dipping cup of tequila".
The sole producer of foie gras in California, Sonoma-Artisan, will cease operations on July 1.
Due to the iron grasp with which Warner Brothers and the other pillars of kids' TV held onto their licenses, the only people you could count on to carry out the operation were boardwalk airbrush artisans and back-alley silk screeners.
(A different artisan participates in each performance).
[C10.] Catalog Blunder Derails Business Eziba.com, an online retailer and catalog company known for its handcrafted items from foreign artisans, has temporarily suspended operations after it sent tens of thousands of catalogs to the wrong addresses.
Against the backdrop of the recession and the current craze for artisan produce, illegal distilling clubs and "kitchen-sink" operations are popping up all over the US, from California to New York and Pennsylvania.
