by Patti Regehr
The second day of the Fancy Food Show brought some amazing products and oh my gosh some bad products too. I will not talk about the omg products because I am confident they won’t be picked up anywhere. Yes they were that bad.
Here are the products that stood out today.
Beverages
Hint, whose motto [...]

by Larry Magid
This story first appeared on CNET News.com
Tcho, a San Fransisco-based chocolate company, gets its cocoa beans from farmers in Peru, Ghana, and other countries. Although many of the families there have been growing cocoa beans for generations, some have never actually tasted chocolate, much less the products made from their own crops. Aside from [...]

by Patti Regehr

Caramels made from goat’s milk
Sunday was the first day of 2010 Fancy Food Show.  What did I like?  I was impressed by Happy Goat which makes caramel out of goats milk and goat butter.  The caramel had a tang that goat’s milk added to the flavor.  If you want to make [...]

by Patti Regehr
What stays true with the Fancy Food Show in San Francisco (January 17th, 18th, 19th) is that it is an epicurean and must I say a Hobbit-like delight.
Every year it is fun to taste new things, see what companies are still around and see new trends.   Two and three years ago, companies weren’t [...]

by Katherine Tumminaro
The Food and Exercise Junkie
Marathon Mishap:  The food and Exercise Junkie is humbled and has some advice for you about running so that you can learn from my mistakes!
For the last three months I have been training for a marathon. Because I know my joints are weak, I thought it would be a [...]

by Katherine Tumminaro
The Food and Exercise Junkie
I am aware that this is a fitness and nutrition website and that I should really not be recomending french fries and sodium. That being said, I truely believe that the trick to a long-lasting diet is being able to live a balanced life-style and eat foods that really [...]