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The Gracious Gourmet Readies to Delight Your Tastebuds in Booth #1362

Taste 3 New Products at the Summer Fancy Food Show

Bridgewater, CT – June 20, 2023 – The Gracious Gourmet announces the launch of three delicious new products — including two fruit spreads and one tapenade — at the Specialty Food Association Summer Fancy Food Show in New York. The event, June 25-27, 2023, takes place at the Javits Center in New York City. Find The Gracious Gourmet and Founder Nancy Wekselbaum in Booth #1362.

As an award-winning, artisan purveyor of gourmet food, The Gracious Gourmet remains dedicated to elevating meals every day of the week. With an unwavering commitment to high-quality, the brand continues to create the products customers love to discover. The three new products are:

Smoky Eggplant Tapenade — Inspired by our favorite Mediterranean dishes, this tapenade combines eggplant, fire-roasted red peppers and extra-virgin olive oil. It’s a bold and balanced appetizer ready to enjoy upon opening.

Tart Cherry Spread — Robust, flavorful cherries star in this easy-to-love spread. Lemon accents make it perfect to enjoy with savory cheese and charcuterie, yogurt parfaits and every type of bread or pastry.

Strawberry Garden Spread — Fresh from the garden strawberry flavor boasts rich, sophisticated notes with a hint of balsamic vinegar. It exceeds all expectations!

“We are thrilled to unveil our latest creations at the Summer Fancy Food Show,” said Wekselbaum, Founder of The Gracious Gourmet. “The line is always growing, and we pour our hearts into perfecting these recipes. We can't wait for others to experience the flavors we’ve created.”

Visit The Gracious Gourmet's booth at the Summer Fancy Food Show to sample these remarkable new products. The brand's team of passionate food experts will guide attendees and share myriad ways the products can be enjoyed.  ###

For more information about The Gracious Gourmet, please visit www.thegraciousgourmet.com; Facebook @thegraciousgourmet; and Instagram @graciousgourmet.

Based in Bridgewater, Connecticut, Nancy Wekselbaum founded The Gracious Gourmet in late 2006 using her own recipes crafted from a love of exceptional food and travels around the globe. Accolades for The Gracious Gourmet include:

Specialty Food Association's 2011 sofi Gold Award for Outstanding Condiment; 2016 sofi Silver Awards Finalist for Outstanding Pasta Sauce; 2016 sofi Silver Awards Finalist for Outstanding Condiment; 2014 sofi Silver Awards Finalist for Outstanding Shelf-Stable Foodservice, and 2009 sofi Silver Finalist for Outstanding New Product, as well as numerous awards from the Connecticut Specialty Food Association and Scovie Awards.

For media inquiries, contact: Nancy Wekselbaum, founder, at [email protected] or 860.350.1213

or Natalie Noblitt, marketing, at [email protected] or 818.360.5684.  

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