Every summer, the NASFT (the National Association of the Specialty Food Trade) moves into the mini-municipality of the Javits Center and takes over. The Fancy Food Show is like the Mall of America for foodies, with five city blocks full of stalls, samples, hand outs and gimmicks. The entire point of the convention is

for manufacturers, large and small, to get their product into the hands of retailers, restaurateurs and folks like us—the press. As you can imagine, with big-money deals being brokered, orders flying around, and checks being signed, the press is…
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