It’s the time of year where I start getting really excited. The Fancy Food Show is two weeks away. The holidays are over.  I have put away all of the lights and ornaments but haven’t put on any weight.

This year I have been preparing myself, not for the holidays that run throughout the months of November and December, but for the Winter Fancy Food Show.  I have been going to the gym, walking, and watching my diet.   I am ready.  I ate only one piece of Thanksgiving pie, 4 latkes during Hanukkah, no Christmas cookies, and only made three different kinds of candies.  Yes, I like my sweets.

If you haven’t gone to the Fancy Food Show…let me begin.

There is something for everyone who enjoys food.

I asked Katherine Tumminaro from Frumpkin Catering what she looks forward to and she said tasting the olive oils.  She, unlike me, doesn’t like sweets. The members of the Pangea Collective said they look forward to seeing new products from around the world and tasting beverages from Guayaki. I looked Guayaki up at the Fancy Food web page and Guayaki will be there again at booth number 1687.

I have tasted some amazing stuff at the Fancy Food Show:  fresh US grown wasabi, herbal snow (herbal sorbet), teas, cheeses and, of course, sweets.

I wonder what will be the new thing…I predict organic will be more mainstream.  Last year, or was the year before (I can’t remember) there was a booth with organic alcoholic beverages.

Organic Vodka and organic gin were offered to taste…and were so good.

As I am getting older I am looking for foods that are not only organic but low salt, low fat, and low price.  Why is it that the less that something has in it the more expensive it usually is?

The Winter Fancy Food Show is in San Francisco at the Moscone Center.

Show Days & Hours

Sunday, January 18: 10am – 5pm

Monday, January 19: 10am – 5pm

Tuesday, January 20: 10am – 4pm

What to bring:

1. Good walking shoes,

2. Good appetite

This year I am also bringing a notebook with a glue stick and a camera person.  I want to record and share with you the Fancy Food Show experience.