While I love most things about winter – hot chocolate after sledding with the kids, a good book by the fire, the smell of homemade cinnamon raisin bread baking in the oven – the post-holiday let down of January can still feel cold and lonely. The...

Any foodie worth their word knows that Brooklyn is “the place to be.” In recent years, the restaurant scene has been getting lots of attention and it seems as if every hipster on the block is starting up their own artisan food company. From kimch...

My husband Brian and I are out visiting our son Travis, who recently moved to Aspen to apprentice under one of the top Jewelry Designers in Aspen. We are lucky enough to be here during the Food and Wine Classic! Tickets to the event were completely s...

Renee and I are in Atlanta at Americasmart, one of the largest Gift Shows in the Country. We come here twice a year, for six days, to do the majority of our buying. At the January show, we set our themes for the following Christmas, and fill in Sprin...

Renee and I are on the road again at the Sweets and Snack Expo in Chicago. There are 15,000 attendees from 70 countries representing a 300 billion dollar industry. With more than 3 acres of candy and snacks to sample, we are up for the challenge….o...

Megan and I have had a couple of hectic days trying to finish up the show. On Monday, the Convention Center was so crowded you could hardly get down the aisles, no less try to see what the vendors were selling! Luckily by noon we were out of the conv...

Yesterday was our first day in San Francisco and I just woke up and can barely move. Yesterday, my mother/ boss/ got me up at 7 am to climb the hills of the city for an hour before we spent the entire day walking around the show. I thought my feet hu...

My daughter Megan, our Executive Chef and I, are in San Francisco at the Fancy Food Show. What’s that?! The NASFT (The National Association for Specialty Food Trade) was started in 1952 to foster trade in the 75 billion dollar specialty food indust...

Today we finally made it to Building Three where most of the temporary vendors are located. This building is the Apparel Mart. I can only imagine what its like during market when all the clothing manufacturers are here. It’s a really cool space!!!...

We have gone crazy for Vintage Christmas…….It’s so beautiful, abundant and hard to resist! This is THE trend for Christmas 2013! The showrooms are filled with sparkling silver glitter and lots of old fashioned “mercury” glass and silver acc...

So, at this point, even our most comfortable shoes are uncomfortable! We search all year for “show shoes” and we are always sure we’ve got the right ones…….it just doesn’t matter. Advil in the morning, cocktails at night seems to be the o...

Renee and I have been buying together for 13 years. When we are buying we’re like an old married couple. There are just those times that we fight about everything! What’s there to fight about? Well, we almost always have the same taste, but there...