Katy Truss - Founder of Fabulous Food Finds
Katy Truss is a specialist in artisan and speciality food and discovers and shares new, unique and outstanding producers and brands through Fabulous Food Finds. She is a food writer, food judge, taste tester and reviewer and curates an area of food and drink producers at the BBC Good Food Shows where she also hosts celebrity chef interviews and tasting workshops.
I'm Katy and I love all things food - shopping for it, cooking it, the makers and their stories, writing about it, reading about it, talking about it and of course I love eating it!
I LOVE discovering new food and drink products and producers and sharing them on this website, on social media and in real life at events like the BBC Good Food Show. I love to help start-ups and growing food and drink businesses by sharing opportunities and connecting people too.
I live by the sea in North Norfolk with my partner Jamie Brown and two kids, Lottie (10) and Alfie (9) and aside from food I love Snowboarding, occasional running, reading, sunsets and sunrise.
Background
As a daughter of a chef growing up in my parents' pubs and restaurants, I was destined for a life in food, although I knew I couldn't take the heat of a busy restaurant kitchen.
I studied Business and Marketing at the Nottingham Trent University, which included a year with IBM's Business Consulting Services. After a season in the French Alps, I eventually landed a dream job developing the speciality food content for the BBC Good Food Shows. I met and spoke to hundreds of incredible producers daily, visited international food shows and festivals and of course, also got to taste too!
I formed strong relationships with food groups like Slow Food and the Guild of Fine Food and got to know the artisan food industry really well.
I began writing my own blog and started judging for awards like the Great Taste Awards; becoming known for my expertise in the area of artisan and speciality food.
Moving out of London and setting up Fabulous Food Finds
In 2013 I took a big life step and moved out of London back home to the seaside in North Norfolk where I set up Fabulous Food Finds as a way for me to share all the fantastic food and drink producers that I discover. I still consult for the BBC Good Food Shows and project manage the Food Champions area of the show for small producers. I wrote a column highlighting small producers in BBC Good Food Magazine and reviews for BBCGoodFood.com too.
Hosting and Presenting at the Good Food Show
I currently plan, curate, manage and host a live theatre at the BBC Good Food Show Summer and Winter at the NEC. The Fabulous Food Finds Tasting Theatre at the BBC Good Food Show is a sell-out 50 seat theatre at the show which introduces foodies to fabulous food and drink products and producers.
Virtual Tasting Experiences and Launching the Tasting Box
Last year I launched the Fabulous Food Finds Tasting Box Subscription, which is growing every day. I send out quarterly boxes to subscribers and host an online guided tasting where I talk through the products and introduce some of the makers too.