Pacific Expositions presented this San Francisco festival last month as if the city needed another gourmet affirmation. Surprisingly, there were some surprises coming out of the booths of 120 exhibitors displaying their wares in more than 20 food categories. Meyenberg Goat Milk Products (www.meyenberg.com) could not serve their cheese and butter samples fast enough, soft and airy cream cheese being their newest and most enticing creation. Oregon Mushrooms (www.oregonmushrooms.com) boasted truffle salt, truffle honey, and everything in-between, including neatly packed dried shrooms of all possible varieties. Think Nutrition dished out Butterfi butter (www.butterfi.com) as melt-in-your-mouth sweet as pure angel breath—too bad you can’t buy it in stores yet. But, you can ask your local store to immediately start stocking up some—with its 3 grams of soluble dietary fiber per serving, and 35% less fat, cholesterol, and salt than regular butter. Weaver’s Coffee and Tea (www.weaverscoffee.com) is all certified organic and fair trade, and it’s also strong, flavorful and yes—energizing! It would be hard to choose between excellent olive oils from Apollo Olive Oil (www.apollooliveoil.com) and Calolea Olive Oil (www.calolea.com), not to mention Sierra Olive Oil (www.sierraoliveoil.com) and California Sunshine Olive Oil Co. (www.calsunoliveoil.com) and jams, jellies, and honeys from multiple producers. Farm Fresh To You (www.farmfreshtoyou.com) offered a sign-up discount for their produce boxes delivery, and I did sign up. (I report after two boxes being delivered: happy not to shop for veggies any more. They just appear on my doorstep forcing me to eat healthier). All in all, with live music, cooking presentations and demos, San Francisco got herself one more reason to celebrate her artful gluttony. Long live Fabulous Food Festival! (www.pacificexpositions.com)
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