Tag Archives: Fancy Food Show

Morsels from the Winter 2024 Fancy Food Show

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

The 2024 Winter Fancy Food Show was held in Las Vegas January 21-23. It’s smaller than the summer show in NYC, which makes it easier to take a deep dive into a category or spend more time with exhibitors. When … Continue reading →

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Japanese aquaculture at Winter 2024 Fancy Food Show

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

Japan had a powerful presence at the 2024 Winter Fancy Food Show, including a large booth offering examples of Japanese aquaculture for tasting. The highlight of my experience was a 90 minute demo by Chef Hiroo Nagahara, a renowned kaiseki … Continue reading →

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Flavored cheese tasting at Fancy Food Show

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

Flavored cheese, according to industry research, now accounts for 20% of all cheese sales. I attended a tasting session with 3 veteran cheesemakers at the Winter 2024 Fancy Food Show, each of whom said “no way!” when initially approached about … Continue reading →

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Local presence at 2022 Summer Fancy Food Show

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

Old World Provisions is a respected supplier of smoked meats sited in Troy, NY. Their product, pastrami especially, is featured at many restaurants and delis throughout the northeast. At the 2022 Summer Fancy Food Show, I discovered they now have … Continue reading →

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The Fancy Food Show is back.

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

We spent yesterday at the 2022 Summer Fancy Food Show, which returned to Javits Convention Center for the first time since 2019. I estimate there were maybe half as many booths as the show had at its peak (the show … Continue reading →

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On the floor at Fancy Food Show 2021

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

No, not really. In a normal year we’d be on our way to San Francisco for the Winter Fancy Food Show 2021 where we’d sample wares, talk to producers, and guess what food trends would be hot and not in … Continue reading →

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Last thoughts on the Winter 2020 Fancy Food Show

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

It seems a lifetime since international vendors packed Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco for the Winter Fancy Food Show, which ran January 19-21. Currently many borders are on lockdown because of the COVID-19 virus, with neither people nor goods … Continue reading →

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Dreaming of Indi Chocolate

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

Serendipitous discoveries are our favorite aspect of the giant Fancy Food Show. We missed a session on pairing tea and chocolate so stopped by to meet the presenters, Indi Chocolate. It turns out the tea/chocolate pairing is a sideline to … Continue reading →

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The Mediterranean Diet… bogus, or lifesaving?

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

Internet trolls say the Mediterranean diet research is bogus, based on false information. But proponents insist the science is real, with profound health benefits to those who follow its dietary precepts. Who’s right? To dig a little deeper, we spent … Continue reading →

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Hot and Not at the 2020 Winter Fancy Food Show

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

We’re just back from the 2020 Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, where the focus as you might expect was on “plant-based” everything. Impossible and Beyond weren’t there, but there were plenty of meat alternatives as well as products … Continue reading →

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