Food Adventurist Aihui’s Favorites from San Francisco’s Fancy Food Show
Prepare to be hungry! Our favorite “Food Adventurist” Aihui takes us on a yum-worthy tour of the recent San Francisco Fancy Food Show:
The Fancy Food Show was back in town again, as it is every January in San Francisco. Over 1,500 food makers participate in the food show every year, showcasing their best and the finest. Everyone had a marketing gimmick, from big mascots to samples giveaway, all efforts to attract more business, distribution channels and press coverage. It’s an insane experience to eat your way through the show, but it’s all worth it!
Here are few that stood out from the crowd:
The PIG is not going anywhere! Bacon seems to be everywhere; there’s a bacon product to satisfy your savory or sweet cravings. Bacon chocolate from Vosges was unbelivable tasty and their Bacon Toffee ice-cream was sinfully good! Before you pop a bag of pop corn and enjoy your movie night, you may want to try Bacon Pop Corn from J & D’s the next time! The most unforgettable bacon product was Bacon Infused Trout Roe. Deborah Diamond, founder and CEO of California Caviar Company shared with me during our interview her vision of having sustainable caviar and gourmet foods accessible for everyone and everyday.
One of the side effects of attending the fancy food show is SUGAR RUSH! There were abundance chocolates, candies, sweet drinks throughout the exhibition halls! Two of my faves were gourmet Caramel Swirl mashmallows from Plush Puffs and Carbenet Dark Chocolates from Z. Cioccolato. Plush Puffs booth definitely got lots of attention with their little fire pots to let curious foodies toast their marshmallows!
What goes well with spicy, cruncy kimchi? What about Watermelon Wheat Beer? This combination may not sound tasty but you got to try it! It’s delicious! Mother-in-laws Kimchi, the brand and name itself was enough to catch my attention! It’s spicy, crunchy and nicely fermented! Gulping down a can of Watermelon Wheat Beer was definitely the way to tame the heat!
That’s a wrap for Fancy Food Show 2010! Hungry yet?
About the awesome Aihui: Aihui (pronounced as i-we) is a technologist, food adventurist, cook and a full-time foodie! Her never-ending quest for good food and love for technology were the key ingredients to whipping up a foodie social networking site, LoveWithFood.com, a place to discover and share a tasty array of recipes and products to feed the art and soul of cooking. Follow us on twitter: @lovewithfood and @aihui
