HOD in the Big Apple

Last week Jeremy and Matt spent a few days learning about ‘fancy food’ in the Big Apple. They weren’t just eating hot dogs at Times Square or enjoying bagels in Central Park though; they were attending the Fancy Food Show 2010. Organised by the National Association for the Speciality Food Trade, the 56th annual summer food show was held at the Jacob Javis Convention Centre.

More than 2,500 exhibitors from 81 nations gathered from Sunday to Tuesday to display more than 180,000 Speciality foods, among them cheeses, coffee, spices and natural and organic products.  Jeremy and Matt scoured the seven acres of exhibits, looking for ideas, inspiration, trends and of course to taste some great food!

Along with some spectacular artisan products there were some more, shall we say unconventional delights, including bacon-flavoured popcorn! Brought to you by the same inspirational foodies that invented ……… bacon-flavoured mayonnaise (baconaise!) bacon-flavoured salt!

Back in blighty, Sue Nash, one of our managers at the chocolate factory, has become a Grandmother, to a beautiful baby girl called Caitlin, born 29th June. Finally I must report that our boys gave a very respectable account of themselves at the cricket tournament organised by the Duchy, here in Poundbury. Our guys didn’t win but they did enjoy the hog roast afterwards!

Katherine.