I’m so excited to attend The Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco next week!  The show is sponsored by NASFT (National Association for the Specialty Food Trade), show attendees are specialty food retailers, Internet retailers, food service organizations, and distributors.  The show has over 80,000 products featuring the finest foods & beverages from more than 1,300 exhibitors representing 35 countries.  Wow!

I can’t wait to learn more about the 2011 food trends, sample the hottest food products in the specialty food market and report back to you!  Just think of the great entertaining ideas we can create!   I’ll be posting show highlights here on my blog as well as facebook and twitter everyday so you may want to click on one of the social media icons below to  make it easier to stay updated.

Here’s a sneak peek at food trends for 2011:

1. Malaysian Cuisine is the next big thing in ethnic foods
2. The Classic Cocktail is as important as food at many eatiers (shout out for the Perfect Manhattan)
3. The “Food Truck” phenomenon is still rolling on -Too fun!
4. Artisian Cheese and “flavored cheese”
5. Flavored Salts are big as an easy way to add flavor- especially Smoked Salts
6. Savory-sweet Confectionery flavors remain strong, look forthe addition of sweet and citrusy flavors,  and products with a healthy twist.
7. Food co-ops remain strong due to our desire to have more information and control over our food.

Check back for more trends, product reviews, recipes, and entertaining ideas incorporating the new hottest specialty food products in the world!  Too Fun!

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