Press and Media Attending Winter FancyFaire* 2026
A curated list of journalists, publications, and creators covering the First industry event of the year.
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| First Name | Last Name | Outlet |
|---|---|---|
| Meredith | Abbott | Sur La Table |
| Ned | Adams | Dutch Oven Daddy |
| Heather | Alemu | My Sweet Precision |
| Karreno | Alexanyan | Charqute |
| Jennifer | Allen | Food Drink Life Inc. |
| Mark | Alyn | Mark Alyn's Culinary Adventures |
| Julie | Anderson | GloZell Green |
| Teresa | Andreoli | Project Partners Network |
| Naomi | Andres | Knead Some Sweets |
| John | Anello | Italian American Radio |
| George | Antonio | Vegas Right Now |
| Traci | Antonovich | The Kitchen Girl |
| Zard | Apuya | Zard Apuya Art |
| Meeta | Arora | Piping Pot Curry |
| Shweta | Arora | Shweta in the Kitchen |
| Sara | ataie | FUUD AGENCY |
| Lindsay | Autry | Grandbaby Cakes LLC |
| Kylee | Ayotte | Kylee Cooks LLC |
| Elie | Ayrouth | FOODBEAST |
| Moses | Aziz | Charqute |
| Bo | Bagtas | @Diningwithchristine |
| Jill | Baird | The Carefree Kitchen |
| Viken | Balabanian | Charqute |
| Mariella | Baluyut | @MahalMariella |
| Geeta | Bansal | Salty Magazine |
| Dev | Barnett | @uni_diving_foodie |
| RUBEN | BARZILAY | @FoodSalesForce |
| Shruthi | Baskaran | Black Bicycle LLC |
| Skyler | Bellanger | FOODBEAST |
| Anna | Belous | @Foodventurewithanna |
| Tara | Bench | Tara Teaspoon |
| Tara | Bench | Tara Teaspoon |
| Molly | Benton | @cookitmedia |
| Kathy | Berget | Beyond the Chicken Coop |
| Andrew | Bernard | The Nard Dog Cooks |
| Larisha | Bernard | Make It Dairy Free |
| Donna | Berry | Dairy & Food Communications Inc. |
| Dave | Bloom | SnackSafely.com |
| Ali | Bonar | @alibonar |
| Whitney | Bond | WhitneyBond.com |
| Ainseanlea | Bonds | The Stush Kitchen |
| Katie | Brooks | @Buonapastaclub |
| Britney | Brown-Chamberlain | Britney Breaks Bread |
| William Andre | Buchanan | @Dre_ILL |
| Cipto | Budianto | @Hermanathome |
| Isabel | Byfield | Tasty AZ |
| Malecia | Bynum Cooper | Traveler's Montage |
| Luis | Cachua | FOODBEAST |
| Douglas | Cafran | @duggychef |
| Angela | Camacho | Queen Bee Latina |
| Julia | Camacho | @Juju.camacho |
| Luie | Camacho | @Juju.camacho |
| Giselle | Campos | @Gisellelelux |
| Lauren | Cardona | The Tasty Travelers |
| LLOYD | CARROLL | QUEENS CHRONICLE |
| Chef Roc | Cassarino | Chef Roc Productions |
| Jeanelle | Castro | Jeanelleats |
| Brian | Cazeneuve | Pastry Arts Magazine |
| Anna Marie | Cesario | U&I Collaboration LLC |
| Herman | Chan | @Hermanathome |
| Shashi | Charles | Savory Spin |
| Elizabeth | Cherry | The Shelby Report |
| Dina | Chkarka | Dinas Kouzina |
| Mikel | Cirkus | dsm-firmenich |
| Katharine | Clark | Chico State Today |
| Nija | Clark | The Vgn Way |
| Melissa | Consorte | @Budgetbytes |
| Justin | Conti | @Foodventurewithanna |
| Lori | Conway | Crazy Busy Mama |
| Phaedra | Cook | Houston Food Finder |
| Kathy | Copcutt | Live with Kathy |
| Carolyn | Cope | Umami Girl |
| Holly | Coppedge | Entertaining the RV Life |
| Federante | Cordero | Eat and Out of Las Vegas |
| CATERINA | COSENTINO | THE COOKING MAWMA |
| john | craven | BevNET.com, inc. |
| Elizabeth | Crawford | Foodnavigator-USA |
| Mindy | Crosato | Decadent Bakery |
| Amir | Cuevas | Amir Cuevas |
| Debra | Cummings | Fine Foods Blog |
| KEVIN | CURRY | FIT MEN COOK LLC |
| Lavina | Datwani | That Spicy Chick |
| Shinee | Davaakhuu | Sweet & Savory by Shinee |
| Melissa | De Leon Chavez | Deli Market News |
| Colleen | Deibel | Pocket Change Gourmet |
| Vincent | DelGiudice | Cacio and fig LLC |
| Erica | Dermer | Celiac and the Beast |
| Jessica | Deseo | PRINT Magazine |
| Martin | Desrosiers | Homemade Heather |
| Ross | Deutsch | This Guy Cooks |
| Susana | Diaz Gutierrez | @Blameitonthekitchen |
| Robin | Dohrn-Simpson | Times of San Diego |
| Christine | Domingo | @Diningwithchristine |
| Nicole | Dragon | The Food Dragon |
| Brian | Duffy | Duffified Experience Group |
| Reed | Dunn | Pesto & Potatoes |
| Silvia | Dunnirvine | Garden in the Kitchen |
| George | Duran | Good Morning America |
| Sunshine | Durham | |
| Anja | Eckert | Our Gabled Home |
| Connie | Edwards McGaughy | The Carrot Underground |
| Valerie | Emanuel | MalibuMAma |
| Samantha | Erb | Everyday Family Cooking |
| Lara | Eucalano | Simply Recipes |
| Laura | Everage | Family Eats |
| Natalie | Fang | @Princesspurpley |
| Sarah | Findle | Edible Communities |
| Michael | Flake | Eating Around So Cal |
| AJ | Flick | Gourmet News |
| Minh-Dung | Flores | @Princesspurpley |
| Gabrielle | Fonrouge | CNBC |
| ELISA | FOSSATI | FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DES JOURNALIST |
| Matt | Frampton | Christopher Kimball's Milk Street |
| KATHRYN | FREEBAIRN | CRAZY ACRES MEDIA PTY LTD |
| WARREN | FREEBAIRN | CRAZY ACRES MEDIA PTY LTD |
| Ashley | Freeman | Little Black Skillet |
| Ian | Fujimoto | @iankyo |
| Ryan | Galang | Bevnet CPG Media |
| John | Gallagher | LittleBeest |
| Cari | Garcia | FatgirlHedonist |
| Rebekah | Garcia | Kitchen Gidget |
| Rocky | Garcia | Kitchen Gidget |
| Brian | Garred | The Foodologist Mom |
| Jill | Garred | The Foodologist Mom |
| Vanessa | Garza Lagüera | @Blameitonthekitchen |
| Dr Morgaine | Gaye | Living Source Limited |
| Mike | Gelb | Consumer VC |
| Meltem | Genc | @Denizmeltem |
| Sierra | Georgitsis | @Spoonfulofsi |
| Anina Belle | Giannini | Le Chef's Wife LLC |
| Amber | Gibson | |
| Carlita | Gibson | @getit_forless - Get It For Less |
| Carson | Gill | @Jennkham |
| Sarah | Gim | The Delicious Life |
| Rosie | Godycki | Rosie Godycki |
| Caron | Golden | San Diego Union-Tribune |
| Susan | Goldenberg | The Lazy Slow Cooker, LLC |
| Amy | Goldsmith | KSMA/Grocery Gal |
| Darryl | Gordon | @Sandiegofoodiefan |
| Deborah | Gordon | @Sandiegofoodiefan |
| Bob | Gourley | Issues Today Radio |
| Bri | Grajkowski | BriGeeski, Inc. |
| Delaney | Green | @Laneygrn.eats |
| Kelly | Guerriero | @Thesandiegoscout |
| Richard | Guinto | FOODBEAST |
| Christy | Gurin | Feasting Not Fasting |
| George | Hajjar | The Food Institute |
| Jesseca | Hallows | One Sweet Appetite |
| Gina | Hansen | @the_chubby_home_chef |
| MORRIS | HARRAR | PUFF AND BUTTER |
| Jenn | Harris | Los Angeles Times |
| Michelle | Harris | Alive & Well on USA TODAY |
| Angela | Harrison | Gluten Free and More |
| Sarah | Hart | Simply Sarah Hart |
| Debora | Hauck | Debbie's Kitchen Corner |
| Manfred | Hauck | Debbie's Kitchen Corner |
| R. Couri | Hay | Park Magazine |
| Kari | Headings | A Little Spoon, LLC |
| Tanya | Henry | Pacific Sun Newspaper |
| Andrea | Hernandez | Snaxshot |
| Emily | Hill | @Grocery_obsessed |
| Mliss | Hinshaw | Mlisstravels.com |
| Christina | Hitchcock | It is a Keeper |
| Taryn | Hoffman | Future Snoops |
| Candace | Hollas | SWP Media Ltd. |
| John | Hollner | @hotsaucesensei |
| Jason | Horn | Food & Wine |
| Jackie | Horner | @Alexiaeatsboba |
| K | Houston | Teach Me How to Bake |
| Kimberly | Houston | Teach Me How to Bake |
| Fabiana | Huffaker | She Shared |
| Nathan | Hurst | @Laneygrn.eats |
| Maria | Hutchinson | Real Life Dinner |
| Helen I. | Hwang | Eater San Diego |
| Erin | Indahl-Fink | Delightful Media LLC |
| TYWANA | ISHMAN | THE VGN WAY |
| Nicole | Izanec | Nikki Cooks |
| Yu | Jiang | @Sanfoodiego |
| Jenny | Johnson | The Recipe Critic |
| Laura | Johnson | Dinner in 321 |
| Rachel | Johnson | Rachel The Recipe |
| Rebecca | Johnston | Devour Dinner |
| Marcus | Jones | Fox5 |
| Maggie | Kaeppel | Shelby Publishing |
| Shelby | Kalchik | San Diego Magazine |
| Rahul | Kamat | @RahulKamat |
| Sachin | Kamat | Youtube.com/RahulKamat |
| Vinz | Karl | Sporked |
| Jason | Kartalian | Veganhackspod |
| Lance | Kelly | @Snackwire |
| Emmeline | Kemperyd | Pink Giraffe Ventures AB |
| Jadon | Kessell | Debbies kitchen corner |
| Jennifer | Kessell | Debbies kitchen corner |
| Carolyn | Ketchum | All Day I Dream About Food LLC |
| Matt | Kettmann | Santa Barbara Independent |
| Jennifer | Khamphanh | @Jennkham |
| Marc | Kharrat | FOODBEAST |
| Colin | Kicinski | Gluten Free and More |
| Michael | Klein | The Rice Stuff |
| Kaylen | Knight | Flavorful Eats |
| Ariel | Knutson | Allrecipes |
| Maya | Krampf | Wholesome Yum |
| Oleg | Krampf | Wholesome Yum |
| Abigail | Krout | @Aylssa_TheRecipeCritic |
| Emma | Kula | Kula's Kitchen / Stellar Eats |
| Lani | Kuzma | Eat and Out of Las Vegas |
| Erika | Kwee | The Pancake Princess |
| Genevieve | La Rocca | Two Cloves Kitchen LLC |
| Robert | Lambert | Deli Market News |
| Claire | Langan | Self-Employed |
| Alex | Langdon | The Candid Cooks |
| Nicole | Langdon | The Candid Cooks |
| Marissa | Lapointe | Rachel Kay PR, a FINN Partners Company |
| Ray | Latif | BevNET/Taste Radio |
| Kylie | Lato | Midwest Foodie |
| Whitney | Lauritsen | Whitney Lauritsen |
| Michelle | Lawton | joyfulplate |
| Suzy | Leanos | Suzy’s Vista |
| Dinh | Lee | @Sanfoodiego |
| Lisa | Lee | Veganhackspod |
| Nicole | Lemon | Olivelle |
| Amelia | Levin | Amelia Levin - Food Media Consulting |
| Adam | Levy | Cheese Professor |
| Jialong | Li | BossHub |
| Douglas | Libby | Jeanelleats |
| Shae | Libby | @studiosealv - StudioSEA Las Vegas |
| DIMITRI | LIBERMAN | FOOD SALES FORCE |
| Qingyun | Lin | @mianmiansfoodblog |
| Rebecca | Lindamood | Foodie with Family |
| Taylor | Lippman | FOODBEAST |
| Amy | Locurto | Living Locurto |
| Chelsea | Lords | Chelsea's Messy Apron |
| Fatema | Lukmanjee | @Thefoodiesaur |
| Shakir | Lukmanjee | @Thefoodiesaur |
| Sherelle | Lum | Keeping it Relle |
| Naseema | M McElroy | Financially Intentional |
| Giuliana | Mackler | Torno Subito LLC |
| Denise | Macuk | Casual Cuisine, Inc dba Chef Denise |
| Danielle | Madden | Project Meal Plan |
| Aditi | Mahajan | @RahulKamat |
| Samuel | Makoto Chino | Amber Gibson Freelance |
| Rich | Manning | VinePair |
| Brianna | Marra | @Impressedbybree |
| Carol | Marra | @Impressedbybree |
| Sandi | Masori | San Diego Jewish World |
| Caroline | Mays | Pastry Arts Magazine |
| Dawn | McCarthy | Dawnscorner.com |
| Connor | McGlynn | Caviar Collective |
| LAURA | McIntosh | BringingItHome TV |
| Lacey | Meier | @themeltingpotato |
| Russell | Menez | The Mantra Collective |
| Alex | Meyers | @Thesandiegoscout |
| Mariela | Meyers | Mi Vida Jugosa |
| Megan | Michael | Rachel Kay PR, a FINN Partners Company |
| Shannon | Milligan | She’s the Tea |
| ANVITA | MISTRY | THE BELLY RULES THE MIND LLC. |
| Sarah | Mock | Savoring The Good, LLC |
| Tracy | Monroe | Groove Grub |
| Haylee | Monteiro | @Hayls.kitchen |
| Rodrick | Montgomery | @RodrickViews - Rodrick Media Empire |
| Dangela | Moore | BonAppeDee |
| Lydia | Morey | @Avocado_bella |
| Sammie | Morrissey | Sammie Morrissey |
| Jenna | Movsowitz | Express Checkout |
| Bob | Mucci | Taste for Life |
| Christina | Mueller | Thoughtful Gourmet |
| Bill | Muir | SGT VEGAN |
| Ricardo | Munoz | HeyMissTeacher |
| Alicia | Murray | Lewis Murray creative llc |
| Shaunda | Necole | The Soul Food Pot |
| Alexia | Nguyen | @Alexiaeatsboba |
| Trang | Nguyen | TRANGS KITCHEN TABLE LLC |
| JANICE | NIEDER | TravelWithTaste |
| Holly | Nilsson | SWP Media Ltd. |
| Nolita | Noeuv | @Lifewithnolita |
| Juyali | Nortman | A Latin Flair |
| Salvo | Nugnes | TG Italy |
| Keith | Nunes | Food Business News |
| Bill | Oakley | Bill Oakley Culinary Endeavors |
| Toni | Okamoto | Plant-Based on a Budget |
| Jordan | Okumura-Wright | Deli Market News |
| Isabella | Oldham | @Avocado_bella |
| Renato | Osoy | Culinary Collector |
| Isabella | Ovalle | Voyage Èclat |
| Ayla | O’Neill | SWP Media Ltd. |
| Zuzana | Paar | Food Drink Life Inc. |
| Lauren | Pahmeier | Taste of Home |
| Amanda | Paige | @amandapandapaige |
| Heather | Painchaud | Homemade Heather |
| Glenn | Pappalardo | Prepared Foods/BNP Media |
| Angela | Paris | Juggling Act Mama |
| Shannon | Parker | Faith Wins LLC |
| Bruce | Pechman | Fox 5 San Diego |
| Tamsen | Pechman | Fox 5 San Diego |
| Alma | Penalosa | @Ocfoodiegirl |
| Gizelle | Perry | @Gizweezy |
| Eliezer | Pham | @Takestwoeggs |
| Megan | Pham | @Takestwoeggs |
| Trisha Trang | Pham | TravelingFoodDestinations |
| Ben | Picard | The Organic & Non-GMO Report |
| Tara | Pittman | Mom Knows Best |
| Reyna | Pizarro | @Raeatanielu |
| Mary | Platis | California Greek Girl/Ethos Culinary |
| Michael | Politz | Food & Beverage Magazine |
| Donatella | Polizzi | Meer |
| Hilary | Pollack | Eater |
| Amy | Powers | Kitchen Switchen |
| Joshua | Pratt | Bevnet CPG Media |
| Jane | Quach | Endless Foodcation |
| Sophia | Quach | Endlessfoodcation |
| Susan | Quarne | Cheese Market News |
| Meg | Quinn | Ain't Too Proud To Meg |
| Arsen | Rabinovich | Top Hat Rank |
| Dee | Rae | Dee & Sweets |
| Shreya | Ramayya | ABC News |
| Laurel | Randolph | Simply Recipes/People Inc |
| Lyndsey | Rathburn | 405tomainstreet |
| Keri Lyn | Renner | @shesaved |
| Olivia | Ribas | Primavera Kitchen inc |
| Kristy | Richardson | On My Kids Plate |
| John | Rippo | ESPRESSO Cafe Newspaper San Diego |
| Hector | Rivera Diaz | Sense and Edibility® |
| Alyssa | Rivers | The Recipe Critic |
| Patricia | Roca | The Trent TrendSpotter |
| Jose | Romero | @Lifewithnolita |
| Rachel | Rookard | @MahalMariella |
| Rebecca | Rookard | FINN Partners |
| Nate | Rosen | Express Checkout |
| Trish | Rosenquist | Mom On Timeout, LLC |
| Caryn | Ross | CBS News9 - Griffin Media |
| Joseph | Ruiz | Fox 5 and KUSI News |
| Lars | Ryssdal | Art Culinaire Magazine |
| Karim | Saad | @Ice.karimcooks |
| Sophie | Sadler | dirndl kitchen |
| Peter | Salib | Grit Daily |
| SONIYA | SALUJA | THE BELLY RULES THE MIND LLC. |
| Melizza Janet | Sanchez | @Costcochika |
| Anastasia | Sartan | Epytom |
| Madeline | Schapiro | Bean Supporter |
| Chris | Scheuer | The Café Sucre Farine, LLC |
| Scott | Scheuer | The Café Sucre Farine, LLC |
| Mike | Schneider | BevNET |
| Doug | Schorr | Passport2Midlife |
| Romy | Schorr | Romy Raves |
| Ashley | Schuering | Business Thyme, LLC |
| Amber Dawn | Schultheis | The Host Notes |
| Kasey | Schwartz | All Things Mamma |
| Leigh Ann | Schwarzkopf | HAT/LIC Int/TrendCurve |
| Leslie | Scott | Scotts Studios |
| Mallory | Scyphers | Culture Media |
| Tanya | Shaby | This Guy Cooks |
| Joyce | Shangkuan | Atypical Fare |
| Melissa | Shanklin | Penpal Social |
| Marina | Shaylitsa | Let the Baking Begin |
| Savnnah | Sheets | The Melting Potato |
| Nancy A | Shenker | nunu ventures |
| Amy | Sherman | Professor Media Group |
| Tatiana | Shifruk | THE TOP MEAL |
| Kate | Shungu | Gift of Hospitality |
| CW | Silverberg | Tripping Kosher |
| Brianna | Simmons | The Casual Foodist |
| Ksenia | Skvortsova | Saffron & Honey |
| Kelsey | Smith | By Kelsey Smith |
| Marc | Smith | SmithsinBloom |
| Rebecca | Smith | Smiths in Bloom |
| David | Snyder | @dinnerthendessert |
| Sabrina | Snyder | @dinnerthendessert |
| Jackie | Sobon | Vegan Yack Attack |
| Ilianna | Solis | SanDiegoVille |
| May | Song | Vision Times |
| Lukas | Southard | BevNET CPG Media |
| David | Spencer | Gourmet Business |
| Carrie | Stenerson | Justice of the Cheese |
| Christelle | Stewart | KUSI/ FOX 5 SAN DIEGO |
| Typhanie | Stewart | TyphanieCooks LLC |
| Madisen | Stolz | @Snackwire |
| Lara | Stone | Food & Beverage Magazine |
| Jennifer | Striegel | Eletom |
| Julia | Suh | The Mantra Collective |
| Jerrod | Sumner | FOX 9 Good Day & Minnesota Monthly |
| Tsvika | Tal | Tripping Kosher |
| Mairaea | Tanielu | @Raeatanielu |
| Sabrina | Tatalias | Measurement Maven Consulting |
| Michele | Tell | Food & Beverage Magazine and Proof Magaz |
| Aimee | Tenzek | Deli Business |
| Aya | Thomas | @vegasandfood |
| Jack | Thomas | WorkPlay Learning Design |
| Brie | Thompson | Olivelle |
| Ronica | Tompkins | Mymanabites |
| Henry | Truong | @Costcodeals |
| Lynn | Tryba | Taste for Life |
| Tamara | Tsaturyan | Thriving In Parenting |
| Laura | Tuttle | Laura Lives The Good Life |
| Justin | Tyson | @Justincooksgood |
| Judithmaria | Uguru | My Diaspora Kitchen |
| Takao | Ui | STS Innovation, Inc. |
| Jennifer | Vahalik | MeatingPlace Magazine |
| Caitlin | Valentin | Befatbehappy |
| Brittney | Valentine | Kitchen Switchen |
| Michael | Villano | Mags Spiced Kitchen |
| Michael | Walsh | Eating Around Socal |
| Shaobin | Wang | @mianmiansfoodblog |
| Sam | Wangberg | Sam Wangberg Creative |
| Ryan | Washburn | Victory At Sea Films |
| Monica | Watrous | BevNET CPG Media |
| Leslie | Weinreich | Cheese Connoisseur & Deli Business |
| Laura | Werlin | Laura Werlin |
| Cynthia | White | iamcaked |
| Kendra | Williams | SukiPWD |
| Kelsie | Williamson | @Spoonfulofsi |
| Jazzmine | Woodard | Fifth First Media |
| Shadrick | Wright | The Vgn Way |
| Josh | Writer | @Gisellelelux |
| Maggie | Wu | Mags Spiced Kitchen |
| Any | Xiong | Bites by Any |
| Bor | Xiong | Bites by any |
| Carole | Yu | Yu Can Cook |
| Dara | Yu | Food For Yu |
| Tiffany | Yu | Junkfoodonthego |
| JINYI | Yuan | BossHub |
| Linda | Zavoral | Bay Area News Group, San Jose Merc News |
| Patrick | Zeinali | @Patrickzeinali |
| Aaron | Zober | The Appropriate Omnivore |