Summer Fancy Food Show 2017
Each June the Specialty Food Association kicks off their annual Summer Fancy Food Show at the Jacob Javits Center; three days filled with a staggering amount of the latest and greatest in the food and beverage industry. This year was the biggest event yet with over 180,000 different specialty food products on the floor. Obviously with that many items I wasn't able to taste everything but I certainly did try (my body is still recovering). Here are some of my favorites from the show and some food trends to look forward to in 2017. Healthy beverages continued to dominate the show with hundreds of specialty coconut waters, vegetable driven energy drinks and things like Oxigen Water which contains 100 x's more oxygen than regular water by using highly stabilized O4 molecules. It promises increased stamina, higher mental clarity and improved endurance. I honestly drank this most of the festival and reall...