What's new

The newest additions to Savor California offer many opportunities to enjoy gourmet fare with ease. Many of these products were featured in the Savor California booth at the recent Fancy Food Show in San Francisco.

Bella Chi-Cha
Brandt Beef
Pollen Ranch
Scoma's (below)

Recipes � new section on SavorCalifornia.com!

From breakfast to appetizers to desserts -- Savor California companies dish up tasty recipes using their products. Watch this section, as new recipes will be added frequently.

A sampling:
Delicious Cornish Game Hens (below) made with Spindel Farms� Simply Outrageous Pomegranate Tangerine Vinegar.

Desperately Seeking Chocolate certainly knows how to dress up a brownie (below).

Fabulous Fig Bars (below), made with Valley Fig Growers� products, deliver healthy fiber and minerals, including calcium, in a very tasty package.

Did you know...

Coining the term �foodie� is credited to Joe Baum, founder of The Four Seasons Resaturant, which opened in New York City in 1959.
(�United Nation of Arugula,� page 63)

Inauguration celebration

Thanksgiving Coffee Company made a special President�s Blend to celebrate Barack Obama�s election. They also produce Coffees for a Cause, which fits right in with the new president�s agenda. The causes range from a Jewish, Muslim and Christian cooperative in Uganda (Mirembe Kawomera used in our �Cool Beverages� video), to wildlife conservation.

Alice's Stick Cookies ties boxes of their melt-in-your-mouth, award-winning cookies in patriotic red, white and blue (below).

San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Award Tasting

The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition is the largest competition for American wines in the world. Only the medal winners are invited to pour their wines at this tasting -- an amazing opportunity to taste fine wines and artisan foods side-by-side.

Thirty-five companies from SavorCalifornia.com will be on hand to sample and sell their gourmet foods and beverages, including La Bella Olives (above) and Donsuemor Madeleines (below).

Join us Saturday, February 28, from 2 to 5 pm at the Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason, San Francisco. This event sells out in advance, so you can purchase tickets at WineJudging.com.

Fancy Food Show booth the biggest ever

Savor California had its biggest booth ever at the San Francisco Fancy Food Show in January. The 28 companies that participated in the booth were surrounded by avidly interested buyers.

Diane Rosetti�s sampled Rosetti�s Fine Foods' Biscotti, Biscotti Bark and Harvest Cakes.

Bake breakfast for your sweetie

Pair one of Tuscan Heights Lavender Gardens� scone mixes with one of their teas. For instance: Wild Red Raspberry and Lavender Scone Mix paired with Wild Raspberry and Lavender Tea.

Giusto's Specialty Foods�s scone mixes make Bette�s Diner Lemon Currant Scones, Orange Cranberry Scones or Raisin Scones.

Special dinner ideas for non-cooks

Want to treat your Valentine to a romantic dinner at home, but find the cooking daunting? Savor California has some ideas for you.

Ling Ling
Potstickers, Egg Rolls, Spring Rolls and Shu Mai, all ready to heat and serve.

The Perfect Bite Co.
Appropriately named, Savory Pastry Kisses, such as Carmelized Onion and Feta, Smoked Salmon and Chive, and Cranberry Gorgonzola.

Sierra Soups
All you need to make a hearty and healthy soup is in the bag. Choose traditional Pasta e Fagioli, Fresno Fog Pea Soup, or one of 5 others.

Blue Horizon Organic Seafood
Delicious and healthy organic seafood dishes that are fully prepared, such as Penne Alla Vodka Skillet (below).

And for dessert?

Little Sky Lavender Farm�s Lavender Sugar Cookie or Lavender Brownie Mix. Easy, wonderful aroma and taste just like they were made from scratch.