Summer Fancy Food Show 2016
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 47,000 industry professionals in attendance and 2,670 exhibitors. Obviously I wasn't able to taste everything. There were so many different coconut chips, specialty chili chocolates and coffee infused items I could have spent a day just on those three food sectors alone. But here are a few products that really stood out to me over the course of three crazy food coma days. "Healthy" beverages were a HUGE theme running across the show. I sampled so many coconut waters, kombucha's, micro-brewed teas and chia seed energy drinks that I was practically floating. One of my favorites was Detox Water created by Kenneth Park right here in Brooklyn, NY. After Kenneth's Mom experienced severe d...