I am a little late posting this item on the Fancy Food Show that I attended two weeks ago. But one thing I must say, it's too bad that this trade show is not open to the general public. If you, the readers knew what I knew about the foods that will hopefully soon be at a gourmet store near you or if you tasted the samples that I tasted, you would be amazed at what's in store for us.
To start, two sisters from Paterson, Betty and Kathy Dixon who own and operate a restaurant called Kingdom's Sea and Soul Restaurant, has a product that they were promoting called "Soul Rolls." I sampled the swiss cheese and spinach roll and believe me, that was the best thing I have ever tasted. The roll was made from filo dough and the swiss cheese and spinach was nicely seasoned. It was served with a sauce that they called Neo Soul Sauce.
They also have Latin-Style Chicken, Carne Asada Steak, Sun-Dried Tomato and Swiss, Jerk Chicken-Ja Roll, Sage Sausage and Smoked Turkey Soul Rolls.
I was told that this will be on the market soon, so look for it. These ladies have a real winner on their hands. And with the holiday season soon upon us, I know this product will be number one on everyone's shopping list.
For chocolate lovers, look for Heavenly Souffle. The all natural, kosher souffle goes from freezer to table in 20 minutes. And the souffle was heavenly.
Other samples worth mentioning are halloumi cheese. This is a Greek cheese that you can fry. Loved it. As a matter of fact, I am a cheese lover and I tried to learn more about the cheeses that's on the market these days. The Italians have a lot of great cheeses on the market and it is well worth your time to sample some at any store that sells them. I tasted a lot of goat cheese too and was amazed at how good goat cheese is.
The Fancy Food Show features three floors of food, wines, cheese and cookware. Two floors is devoted to international vendors and one floor devoted to the "mom and pop" vendors. Celebrity chefs that have new products on the market make an appearance at these shows. So far I've met Ina Gardner the Barefoot Contessa, Michael Chiarello, NapeStyle, Rick Bayless, just to name a few.
This is the fifth time I've attended the Fancy Food Show. And every time it gets better and better. And I look forward to attending many more.
About Me
- Angela Wyatt
- I am a hard core "foodie" who loves to read cookbooks, watch food related cooking shows and if a chef in a restaurant is not too busy, will ask questions about a recipe.
2 comments:
what day did you go? because i went on monday and there were no "real" celebs... don't count the chefs at the singapore pavilion.
BEST: Minnie Beasley's Lace Cookies
WORST: Paula Deen's entire line
ps: you can also use columbian-style cheese instead of the halloumi. It's available at farmer's markets. and Trader Joe's carries Crave Brothers 9the best marscapone evah!)
Hi wildsnowflake, thanks for the posting. I went to the food show on Sunday which was the first day of the event. To me, that's the best time to go because everyone is there. I met a lot of people and I talked to a lot of the "Mom & Pop" vendors from over the U.S. They are great people to talk to. Thanks for the tip on the cheese. I will look for it.
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