By Kira Wills, Guest Blogger Years ago, I participated in a charity bake sale. I made some simple cupcakes as this was before my love of food conquered my fear of baking. All of my cupcakes sold. I paid it forward by buying a couple of desserts from other co-workers, including a bag of caramel…
By Susie Timm There are a few things I believe as absolute food truths: 1) Innovation and creativity combined with delicious, consistent food will create revenue. 2) Figure out how to create a cult-like following of food connoisseurs and average Joes alike. I attend the Fancy Food Show bi-annually to keep up on the trends,…
By Susie Timm, Head Cheese After 3 solid days of tasting, testing and talking, my lips and my legs were beyond exhausted. This summer’s Fancy Food Show was a fantastic success in it’s new (temporary?) venue, the DC Convention Center. I went to the show with several objectives: competitive analysis (for a client), new product…
By Kira Wills, Guest Blogger Let’s face facts: even the most dedicated foodies don’t want to spend precious summer days sweating and slaving over a hot stove when they could be swimming in pools, soaking up the sun or going to farmer’s markets, fairs and festivals. Yes, as soon as the sun shines and the…
By Susie Timm, Head Cheese It’s been a long time since I ventured down to Mill Avenue. I have many, many college memories of that street. From minty chocolate mochas at the very sadly defunct Coffee Plantation to wacky t-shirts at Duck Soup to Bath and Body Works, Mill has always held a special place…