At Digital Downtown on Tuesday, I asked Ed Baig (USA Today) if he felt he suffered from indigestion at shows like CES in Las Vegas?
His answer, you have to arrive with a plan.
I am starting to agree with him as I am planning for first day at Summer Fancy Food Show (June 27) in New York.
My inbox is starting to get a deluge of PR requests for meets and interviews from Rock' n' Roll Gourmet and their 'Hippie Hour' to Vegan (and Kosher) Seasoning called Bacon Salt by JD Foods that 'makes everything taste like bacon'. Do I want that?
There's also Mustard Seed Scented Gouda from Beemster and Cakes by Tortuga Rum Cake Cie in Cayman Islands.
With 2400 exhibitors from 81 countries strutting their stuff, there is some serious curating to do.
At least some like Chuao Chocolatier have been on my radar for a while.
I will narrow my choices to healthier, natural products as much as I can.
Cheese, chocolate, seasonings, small oil producers will be on top of my list.
Are there specific things you would like me to check for you?