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Summer Fancy Food Show 2014

Quinoa, potato chips, olive oil, pisco sour, ice cream, beer, chia breakfast cereal, a spoonful of black garlic mayo, artisanal chocolate, followed by pickles and washed down with a nice Cabernet. That’s not a progression that most chefs would recommend, but that is often par for the course while walking the aisles at the Fancy Food Show. Each summer 2,400-plus companies spanning 80 countries and regions gather at New York City's Javits Center to share their latest wares — 180,000 products at last count — with the industry’s top buyers, food service professionals and journalists. It’s a chance to get a first glimpse at the new products and the flavors and trends that are going to be flourishing over the next year. Over the course of the three day show we walked several miles across the floor of the Javits Center and made some interesting discoveries — sour whiskey pickles or organic switchel anyone?

The biggest event of the show came Monday evening with the annual Sofi Awards (standing for Specialty Outstanding Food Innovation), which anoint the best of the best, with the awards handed out by acclaimed pastry chef and Cronut king Dominique Ansel. And the top products are...

Appetizer, Antipasto or Hors d’Oeuvres: Rick's Picks Smokra
Baked Good, Baking Ingredient or Cereal: Callie's Charleston Cheese and Chive Biscuits
Cheese or Dairy Product: Bellewether Farms Whole Milk Ricotta/Red Witch World’s Best Cheese (tie)
Chocolate: Poco Dolce Confections Popcorn Toffee Squares
Classic: Fran’s Chocolates Gray Salt Caramel
Cold Beverage: Joia All Natural Soda - Orange, Jasmine & Nutmeg
Condiment: Wozz! Kitchen Creation Triple Ale Onion Savory Spread
Confection: Olive and Sinclair Chocolate Co. Bourbon Nib Brittle
Cookie: The Sticky Toffee Pudding Co. Millionaire Shortbread with Smoked Hickory Sea Salt
Cooking Sauce or Flavor Enhancer: Lillie’s Q Barbeque Sauces & Rubs Hot Smoky Barbecue Sauce
Cracker: Castleton Crackers Governor's Cheddar Crackers
Dessert or Dessert Topping: Fromagerie Belle Chevre Belle Chevre Goat Cheese Cheesecake
Diet and Lifestyle Product: Hancock Gourmet Lobster Co. Gluten-Free Lobster Mac & Cheese
Food Gift: Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery S'mores Kit/Rogue Creamery Oregon Tradition (Tie)
Frozen Savory: Elegant Brie Mushroom, Garlic & Scallion
Hot Beverage: Teapigs Licorice and Peppermint
Innovation in Packaging Design or Function: Coop's MicroCreamery Handmade Hot Fudge
Jam, Preserve, Honey, Nut Butter: Dave’s Gourmet Inc. Oatmeal Cookie Butter
Meat, Paté or Seafood: Wagshal’s Imports Fermin Iberico de Bellota Smoked Panceta
Oil: Lettieri & Co. Barbera Lorenzo No. 5
Pasta Sauce: Cucina Antica Foods Corp. Tuscany Pumpkin Pasta Sauce
Pasta, Rice or Grain: La Pasta Inc. Beet, Butternut Squash & Goat Cheese Ravioli
Perishable Foodservice Produce: Vermont Creamery Bijou Food Service
Product Line: Tonewood
Salad Dressing: Wozz! Kitchen Creations Ginger Soy Infusion Dressing
Salsa or Dip: Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co. Point Reyes Blue Cheese Dip - Original Blue Flavor
Shelf-stable Foodservice Product: Argo Century Inc. Tonton Hibachi Sauce with Sake
Snack Food: Dang Foods Toasted Coconut Chips
Soup, Stew, Bean or Chili: Backyard Safari Co. Dinner Tonight with White Bean Chili Seasoning
USDA-certified Organic Product: Silk Road Soda Co. Cucumber Mint
Vinegar: Pok Pok Som Thai Basil Drinking Vinegar

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