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GOURMET NEWS JULY 2015 www.gourmetnews.com FROM THE PUBLISHER 4 Greetings! As we go to press with the July issues of Gourmet News and Kitchenware News, we're preparing to go to New York and the Summer Fancy Food Show. By the time you'll read this, you're likely to have just returned from the show, so this is a good time to hazard some spec- ulations about what we're expecting to see there, while you will have a Monday morn- ing quarterback's perspective. We have seen the stunning list of sofi Fi- nalists, so it takes no great perspicacity to know that the Fancy Food Show will once again reflect an outstanding outpouring of creativity and craftsmanship, and we'll be offered a world of opportunities to taste gloriously flavorful food that's nourishing to both body and soul. We notice three mini-trends among the sofi Finalists that we'll be looking to see if we notice again around the show floor: beets, pickles and cured meats. We're seeing a lot of interest in pickles and charcuterie in the culinary world, so there's no surprise there, but the interest in beets is a little harder to figure, and it'll be interesting to see how the pos- sibilities for the humble root vegetable have been reimagined. We saw intense interest in blue cheeses during the National Restaurant Associa- tion's show this year, and we're expecting to see that again at the Summer Fancy Food Show. Point Reyes Farmstead has two blue cheeses among the sofi Final- ists, but they won't be alone in the ex- hibit hall. Point Reyes' Original Blue won the award for Best Cheese/Dairy Product at the 2011 Fancy Food Show, and in this category this year, it's competing with cultured butter from Vermont Creamery, Bellwether Farms Creme Fraiche, Origi- nal Rainbow Trout Caviar from Sunburst Trout Farms and Olio Verde from Mani- caretti Italian Food Imports. Quite a cat- egory! Best wishes to all for success at the Summer Fancy Food Show and all the other upcoming summer markets, from AmericasMart in the East to the Las Vegas Market that's closer to our home in Tuc- son, Arizona. What better way to enjoy the summer than with food, fun and friendship?. GN — Lee M. Oser Publisher WWW.GOURMETNEWS.COM PUBLISHER Lee M. Oser ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERS Kim Forrester Jules Denton jules_d@oser.com EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Lorrie Baumann lorrie_b@oser.com ASSOCIATE EDITOR Richard Thompson ASSISTANT EDITOR Micah Cheek CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Amber Gallegos GRAPHIC DESIGNER Yasmine Brown ACCOUNT MANAGER Lynn Hilton Cathy Newman CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER Caitlyn Roach caitlyn_r@oser.com CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Product Wrap-up & Classified Sales Tara Neal tara_n@oser.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Jamie Green jamie_g@oser.com PUBLISHING OFFICE 1877 N. Kolb Road P.O. Box 1056 Tucson, AZ 85715 520.721.1300 Fax 520.721.6300 SUBSCRIBER SERVICES Gourmet News P.O. Box 30520 Tucson, AZ 85751 520.721.1300 G OURMET N EWS ® OSER COMMUNICATIONS GROUP PRESIDENT Lee M. Oser MEMBER OF: Periodicals postage paid at Tucson, AZ, and additional mailing office. Gourmet News (ISSN 1052-4630) is published monthly by Oser Communications Group, 1877 North Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715; 520.721.1300. Publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited material or prices quoted in newspaper. Contributors are responsible for proper release of pro- prietary classified information. ©2015 by Oser Communications Group. All rights re- served. Reproduction, in whole or in part, without writ- ten permission of the publisher, is expressly prohibited. Back issues, when available, cost $7 each within the past 12 months, $12 each prior to the past 12 months. Back orders must be paid in advance either by check or charged to American Express, Visa, or Master Card. Gourmet News is distributed without charge in North America to qualified professionals in the retail and dis- tribution channels of the specialty foods and hardgoods trade; paid subscriptions cost $65 annually to the U.S. and Canada. All foreign subscriptions cost $150 annu- ally to cover air delivery. All payments must be made in U.S. funds and drawn on a U.S. bank. For subscriber services, including subscription information, call 520.721.1300. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Gourmet News, 1877 North Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715. FROM THE PUBLISHER

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