FunniBonz, San Francisco and the Fancy Food Show

Back from our journey to the West Coast and boy did we have a great time at the Fancy Food Show.  We met a lot of new people, tasted lots of great food, and made some valuable connections. 

Our two newest flavors, Sweet & Tangy Mustard and Fiery Chipotle seemed to go over very well.  These two exciting new flavors will be available in mid-March.  If your store doesn't carry them, be sure to ask for them!

Retailers, distributors and vendors that visited our booth were able to take a complete flight through all four of our delicious tastes and decide which was best for their stores, their markets and their customers.

 
During most of the show we had large crowds gathered around Jim while he talked about his sauces, told his story and sampled the newest additions to the collection. 

During the three-day convention, we met several great vendors including Gaye from Marie Callender's Gourmet. (They had wonderful cornbread and corn pancakes)...

...and the guys from Green County Foods that sampled delicious flavored party cheeses such as Cranberry Orange, Chocolate Walnut Cheese Fudge and Triple Berry Almond as well as fresh and gorgeous petits fours...

They served their sweet cheeses in mini-wafer cones which we thought was genious!

Our next-booth-neighbor was Tim from Tennessee.  He brought his tasty Aussie Crunch gourmet popcorn (and his little hungry crocodile) to the show... (be sure to take note of the Sofi award on the right side of his table!)

One of our favorite tastes was at Sukhi's Gourmet Indian Food.  It was hard to believe that this food was pre-packaged.  Delicious and, if you like Indian food like we do, highly recommended...

One of the more social booths was at American Express.  Alhough they weren't sampling food, Leo, Marlon and Kris made the booth a fun and humorous stop during the show...

Some of our other favs included Josh at Island Treasures Gourmet (moist, flavorful rum cakes), Susan and her hubby at Tea Spree (tried the Vanilla Rooiboos in a silken tea infuser - best I've ever tasted), Ayala's Herbal Water (based right here in the Philly area - the Lemongrass Mint Vanilla was my fav.  Drink it ice cold!), Sahale snacks (gourmet candy coated nut blends.  Seriously... how much better can it get?), Sweet Sam's Banking Company (we're still drooling over that Lemon Frosted Pound Cake), Oskri Organics (their Coconut Bars are to die for!), the folks at PopChips (the Sea Salt and Vinegar flavor is really good but try the Original with a squirt of FunniBonz Spicy!  Wow!) and Peanut Flips (imagine PB Cap'n Crunch without all the sugar. Yum!)...

All-in-all, in spite of the rainstorms passing across the west, it ended up being a great show.  We had an awesome time meeting new people and experiencing the show on the West Coast for the first time.  We hope you were able to follow our tweets.  If not, be sure to sign up and become a FunniBonz follower so you don't miss anything in the future.  Better yet, sign up for our newletter on the left! 

We look forward to seeing you all again at the Jacob Javits Center in June.

(Thanks to the folks at the Jacuzzi Winery for the full family shot!)

Another Quick Mention

Check out this mention of FunniBonz in the article "Getting into the Thick of BBQ Sauce!" by Max Bean on Thrivepoint.com.

And don't forget:  We will be at the NASFT Fancy Food Show on January 17, 18 and 19 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.  Look for us at booth #778!

Let's play FunniBonz "Did You Know!"

...that FunniBonz products are now Gluten-Free?  You didn't?  Well, you do now!  Can't you hear all of those people with Celiac's disease breathing a collective sigh of relief as we speak?  And no more searching the jar for that one elusive ingredient that always manages to ruin the whole thing for you!  Just look for the words "Gluten Free" right on the label!

...that the entire family of FunniBonz sauces are Certified Kosher?  What?  You're losing a lot of points here, try to keep up!  We were officially certified by the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America all the way back in October of 2009.  So the answer is "Yes, you can serve FunniBonz spicy veggie dip at your son's Bar Mitzvah!"  (Phone calls are being made... caterers are updating their party menus... it's a MAD house!)  Just be sure you see the Orthodox Union symbol on the label!

...that we are coming out with not one but TWO new products?  Ok, yes, you probably did know that.  But did you know which two?  And better yet, do you know when?  Aha!  I knew we would stump you!

As noted in our header, one of the new products will be a Sweet and Tangy Mustard sauce.  I know!  We are excited as well.  Just think of all of the things you can do with a tangy mustard sauce accented with sweet clover honey...  top your roast beef sandwich... coat your pork chops and then bake them to perfection...  spread it on that warm but lonely slice of ham on your plate... dip your soft Philly-style pretzel braid...  oh, the possibilities are endless.  (Here - grab a napkin - I think you're drooling...)

You're gonna want to hold on to that napkin because the next sauce we are introducing is a Fiery Chipotle sauce (Fire being the operative word! Stay with me here.)  We know you love Spicy.  We can tell by the speed in which we must restock it in our stores.  If you are already a fan of our Spicy sauce and nothing else will do then, by all means, stick to what you know. 

But if you are one of those folks that loves a challenge, if you enjoy the feeling of having your nose run while you devour your wings, if you love to eat ribs while not actually being able to feel your tongue...  ok, maybe it's not that bad!  Actually the Fiery Chipotle Barbeque sauce has the flavor and characteristics of the Spicy sauce with one big diference.  Where the kick in our Spicy Sauce has a mellow finish, the Fiery Chipotle Sauce keeps the heat coming.  And it will still have you coming back for more.

Look for both of these new sauce beginning in March 2010.  We know you are probably already planning menus around these sauces.  Believe us, it will be worth the wait!

So how'd you do?  Did you already know all of this stuff or did you learn something new today?  If you'd like to find out these things first-hand - you know... be in the know... sign up for our newsletter on the left.  We won't bombard you with junk mail or sell your info to anyone (we PROMISE!) but we will send you the occasional newsletter, special offer, event notice or coupon.  And (bonus!) you will always pass these tests with flying colors!

Thanks for playing!  Have a Spicy New Year!

Welcome 2010!

FunniBonz Across the Country

So... you're about to eat some deliciously tender chicken wings, hot from the oven and dripping with juices.  But, wait... something's missing.  You can't possibly enjoy those wings all by themselves.  They're... they're NAKED!! 

"Never fear," you hear emanating from the kitchen door (which is especially creepy because you live alone!)  "FunniBonz is here!"

As you look up, excitement builds, tears well up in your eyes, the music swells (you know that's just in your head, right?) and you see a large bone wearing a cape, standing in your doorway and holding that one thing that will make those chicken wings sing!  A brand new, unopened jar of FunniBonz Barbeque Sauce. (It's your dream, you can decide whether he's holding Original or Spicy!)

As the tears subside and you feel the steam seeping through your hot glove, you put down that succulent tray of chicken wings and go to retrieve that fantastic jar from Mr. Bonz. 

You open the jar and dip your first wing right in (we don't recommend this practice if you don't live alone) and soon you have the sweet, spicy sauce dripping down your chin while your fingers are covered in the most delicious wing sauce you have ever tasted.  "There is a heaven," you think, "and it's in this jar!"

As you wake from your fantasy and realize 1) you're out of chicken wings, 2) you live in Fulton County, Georgia, and 3) there probably isn't really a Mr. Bonz, you realize that this tantalizing food fantasy just can't come true.  Or can it?

Good news to all of you Fulton County, Georgia residents...   FunniBonz now is in a store near you!

FunniBonz Barbeque Sauce can now be purchased in both of the Natural Food Warehouse locations.  And guess what?  They also sell chicken!  Slowly but surely, your fantasy is becoming reality.

If only there were really a Mr. Bonz...

Natural Food Warehouse
10591 Old Alabama Connector Rd
Alpharetta, GA 30076
(770) 998-9500
Fax: (770) 998-9100

Natural Food Warehouse
6000 Medlock Bridge Pkwy
John's Creek, GA 30022
(770) 418-2828
Fax: (770) 418-2802

http://www.naturalfoodswarehouse.com/

FunniBonz at the Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show

On November 7 and 8, FunniBonz joined hundreds of other vendors and celebrity chefs at the Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show in Washington DC.  Here are some shots of the show:

Jim III, Evonne, Darryl, Lauryn (left) and Jim Jr., Jo, Casi and Jordan (right)

Lauryn collecting names for the newsletter.                                                    Casi and Top Chef's Carla Hall

Sisters Jeannie Roché and Jo Barbour with cousin Lynn Peniston.  There's nothing like the love and support of family!!

Staff (and new FunniBonz Fans) from Ella's Wood Fired Pizza in DC.  Delicious food, perfectly mixed drinks, excellent service. We highly recommend it! (And it's more than just pizza!)

New friends and fans.  Thank you all so much for making our days at the show so memorable.  We loved meeting you!

Jordan and Lauryn enjoyed the cooking classes for kids.

Serving the masses...  (Our line was never-ending!  It was awesome!)

New Fans Dierdre and Nadine passed the sauce on to Paula Deen and her hubby Michael.  Hope she likes it!

More Quick Mentions

We love and appreciate our fans for all of the support that we receive at each store demo and food show.  Here are a few more recent quick mentions of FunniBonz Barbeque Sauce:

Philly2Philly

Discombobilicious

NJ Spice

Thank you all so much for the love and interest and for passing on the sauce, the coupons, the recipes and giving the jars and baskets away as gifts.  We are more grateful than you could ever know!

The FunniBonz Family!