The Votes are in…
…and the 2009 sofi Gold winners have been announced! Yesterday, the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT) presented the awards for outstanding food and beverage at the Summer Fancy Food Show.
Out of almost 2,000 entries, only 34 were given the gold. The following list of winners, otherwise known as my birthday wish list, has something for everyone, even Fido.
- Appetizer, Antipasto, Salsa or Dip — Argo Fine Foods Tzatziki
- Baked Goods, Baking Ingredient or Cereal — Mari’s New York Caramel Sea Salt Brownie
- Cheese or Dairy Product — Cypress Grove Chevre Truffle Tremor
- Chocolate — John Kelly Chocolates Truffle Fudge Bites - Dark Chocolate with French Grey Sea Salt
- Classic – Sarabeth’s Kitchen Blood Orange Marmalade
- Cold Beverage — Aliseo Foods Fresh Squeezed Blood Orange Juice
- Condiment — Au Printemps Gourmet/Brickstone Fine Foods Caramelized Onion and Blood Orange Confit
- Confection — Dufflet Caramel Crackle™ - Almond & Pistachio
- Cookie — Desserts On Us Laceys® Dark Chocolate Almond
- Cooking Sauce or Flavor Enhancer — Appledore Cove Seaside Barbecue Sauce
- Cracker — 34 Degrees Rosemary Crispbread
- Dessert or Dessert Topping — PreGel AMERICA, Inc. Pink Grapefruit Super Sprint
- Diet and Lifestyle Product — Kitchen Table Bakers Aged Parmesan Mini Crisps
- Food Gift — O Olive Oil O Balsamic Vinegar Trio
- Frozen Savory — Sukhi’s Gourmet Indian Foods Sukhi’s Samosa with Chutney
- Hot Beverage — Jayone Foods, Inc. Yuzu Citrus Tea
- Innovation In Packaging Design or Function – Vervacious Vervacious Collection
- Jam, Preserve, Honey or Nut Butter – Magnolia Honey Company Raspberry William
- Meat, Pâté or Seafood — Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Meats Nueske’s Applewood Smoked Bacon
- Non-Food Specialty Item — Wildly Delicious Fine Foods Petite Maisons’ Red Brie Baker
- Oil — Tesori of Sicily Terraliva “Cherubino” Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Pasta Sauce — Dave’s Gourmet, Inc. Dave’s Gourmet Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce
- Pasta, Rice or Grain – Bove’s of Vermont Bove’s Lasagna
- Perishable Foodservice Product — Ciao Bella Gelato Company Key Lime Graham Cracker Gelato
- Pet Product — DOGSWELL VEGGIE LIFE® HAPPY HIPS® Chicken & Apple
- Salad Dressing — Lucini Italia Co. Delicate Cucumber & Shallot Artisan Vinaigrette
- Shelf-Stable Foodservice Product — Sid Wainer & Son Specialty Produce & Specialty Foods Sakurachi Sa Yuzu Marmalade
- Snack Food — Anette’s Chocolate Factory Triple Nut Kentucky Bourbon Brittle
- Soup, Stew Bean or Chili (TIE) – Elena’s Mediterranean Stew & San Angel Mole Co. San Angel Mole Cascabel Sauce
- USDA-Approved Organic Product — Organic Nectars Pistachio Gelato
- Vinegar — Ritrovo Italian Regional Foods Ritrovo Selections Aged Balsamic Vinegar
- Product Line — DeMedici Imports, Ltd. A L’Olivier
- New Product — New England Herbal Foods’ Danielle Fruit Chips - Roasted Coconut
