Last week, we brought our team of Palmer’s Chefs and Managers for an exciting two days of eating and brainstorming. It is so much fun to discover new products, see the trends of the industry and eat CHEESE…..one of our favorites!
Safisha brought in a wide variety of the most colorful Cinderalla pumpkins and Ornamental gourds this week and we were inspired to start decorating! We set the table with gourd-geous fall decor and couldn’t help ourselves but to share some helpful hints on how to set yours.
The 2013 buying season has begun! For the next 3 months we will be busy traveling the country attending the first shows of the year. It all begins in Manhattan on Monday at the Accessories Show. Our Giftware Buyer, Renee Nieto, and I hope to find some fun new Spring jewelry, bags and accent pieces...
Yesterday was our first day in San Francisco and I just woke up and can barely move. Yesterday, my mother/ boss/ got me up at 7 am to climb the hills of the city for an hour before we spent the entire day walking around the show. I thought my feet hurt after that, but...
Renee and I are in Atlanta at Americasmart, one of the largest Gift Shows in the Country. We come here twice a year, for six days, to do the majority of our buying. At the January show, we set our themes for the following Christmas, and fill in Spring and Summer merchandise. At the Summer...
Any foodie worth their word knows that Brooklyn is “the place to be.” In recent years, the restaurant scene has been getting lots of attention and it seems as if every hipster on the block is starting up their own artisan food company. From kimchi to marshmallows and everything in between, these small companies are...
Renee and I are on the road again at the Sweets and Snack Expo in Chicago. There are 15,000 attendees from 70 countries representing a 300 billion dollar industry. With more than 3 acres of candy and snacks to sample, we are up for the challenge….or are we?!
Megan and I have had a couple of hectic days trying to finish up the show. On Monday, the Convention Center was so crowded you could hardly get down the aisles, no less try to see what the vendors were selling! Luckily by noon we were out of the convention center and onto a bus...
Renee and I have been buying together for 13 years. When we are buying we’re like an old married couple. There are just those times that we fight about everything! What’s there to fight about? Well, we almost always have the same taste, but there are a lot of decisions on every purchase and that’s...
So, at this point, even our most comfortable shoes are uncomfortable! We search all year for “show shoes” and we are always sure we’ve got the right ones…….it just doesn’t matter. Advil in the morning, cocktails at night seems to be the only thing that makes it right!
