We went back to Kosherfest yesterday and once again it did not disappoint. Interesting products were abundant, a lot of the old classics were improved and there quite a few new ideas as well.
One delicious variation on an old classic was this frozen pizza by Mor Fun Foods…
Tastes fresh, not frozen!
Next we passed by Toobro, a distributor of the Golan brand of cheeses, Morning Select, Spreads Instead, Emes, etc., etc., We will, be’ezras Hashem, do a more in-depth review of their products over the next few weeks.
Toobro's portfolio of brands...
Products we got to taste within Toobro‘s lines included a delicious Roaster Garlic and Herbs by Spread Instead. Spread Instead products are succulent blends of gourmet cream cheese, herbs, etc. Frankly, we couldn’t enough of it… Superb, excellent, delicious… none of these words do actual justice to the taste
Deeeelishious!
Next we visited Lily Bloom’s Kitchen. The owner, Larry Shiller, took his mother’s recipe for delicious macaroons (I’ve never been a fan of macaroons, but these were good!!!), in various flavors: Chocolate, White Chocolate and Raspberry, Chocolate/Almond, Chocolate/Walnut, Chocolate/Peanut Butter, Chocolate/Cinnamon, Chocolate/Cherry, and Chocolate/Orange.
Winner of Kosherfest 2010 Best New Product
Next we passed by the Kedem Marketplace pavillion…
Partial views of Royal Wine Corporations huge selection of wines and liquors
Being an unabashed, uncompromising cheese lover, I was truly excited to see Israel’s Seyman company bringing its huge selection of European made cheeses from such famous names as La Cremerie, Coeur de Lion, St. Maure, Bresse Bleu, etc. I can’t wait for them to find an American distributor…
I can't wait for the moment I walk in to kosher supermarket and pick up a Manchego!
Organic Traditions, had some very interesting items:
Cacao Nibs, Vanilla Poda, Goji Berries, dried Apricots and so much more
Finally I was ready for the talk of show, the pièce de résistance, something quite a few celebrities kept on going back to time and again (don’t worry I won’t name you, you know who you are!)… Jack’s Gourmet Sausages.
Dr. Bronner - Jack's Gourmet's co-owner and some of those incredible sausages or what was left of them...
Frankly, there were quite a few more items we loved and we’ll review some of them in-depth over the next few weeks. All in all, we were excited by what we saw and tasted. Kosher is no longer just gefilte, kasha, or brisket, kosher wine is far beyond Extra Sweet Malaga or Extra Sweet Concord… we now have world class selections!
CS
The Kosher Scene 
the Shiloh harissa was outstanding
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