Tag Archives: Fancy Food Show

Fun Guys and Fungi

You, too can be a mushroom farmer – at least for 10 days at a clip. I met Nikhil Arora, one of the founders of Back to the Roots, at the Fancy Food Show. This company was founded by Nikhil … Continue reading

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Up To New York City: The 2013 Fancy Food Show, Part 2: Everything Off The Floor

Parties, panels, demos! Even before the show opened, there was entertainment at the opening reception. A medley of songs from “Les Miserables” was presented with the lyrics rewritten as a paean to Fancy Food. For the big finish, a checked … Continue reading

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Up To New York City: The 2013 Fancy Food Show, Part 1: The Show Floor

After two years in Washington DC, the show moved back to its home in the renovated Javits Convention Center. We made the pilgrimage north to attend. It was totally worth it. The floor was full of exhibitors, there were after-hours … Continue reading

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Fancy Food Show Part 4: The Parties

There are always after-hours events at the FFS.  I attended three of them. The Polish Union of Producers and Employers of the Meat Industry (UPEMI) held a press conference followed by a banquet in celebration of “Tradition, Quality, and European … Continue reading

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Fancy Food Show Part 3: Viva Italia!

In the Italian Pavilion, there were Parmesan cheese and prosciutto in abbondanza. There was a very engaging young Italian slicing a leg of prosciutto.  I lost track of the number of  cheese wheels and hams being displayed and sampled, but … Continue reading

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Fancy Food Show Part 2: Two Tastings

The show provides many opportunities to learn about specialized products and markets.  I took advantage of two of them, one on appreciating Korean food and one on rare tea. Decoding  Korean  Cuisine: A Guided Tasting, first presented an overview of … Continue reading

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Fancy Food Show Part 1: Show Floor

The Fancy Food Show was held in the Washington Convention Center in June.  This annual event, open only to the trade, is a chance for specialty food producers to show their latest products, take orders, scope out their competition, and … Continue reading

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