 Hey, all! John and I were so lucky and happy to be able to attend the most recent National Restaurant Association Show this year in Chicago and (if I am not mistaken), I think this is the third time. By year three, I have most of my strategy honed: The booths I most wanted to visit, plans for charging my phone, the most comfortable shoes, left-over containers from home (I hate waste!) and, perhaps most of all, not eating everything that’s vegan just because it’s there. You’ve got to prioritize and save room, baby! It ain’t easy but each year, I think I get a little better at it. Even though the show isn’t exclusively plant-based, we have so many options, new ones each year. I can’t pretend that this show was very different from previous ones, but it’s always fun to try new brands and products as well as see new developments. If I can say anything about this show that stood out to me, it’s the continued innovation not so much in ingredients, but, rather, a return to simpler ingredients and an improvement of texture. Some of these items, like Chunk Foods whole cuts and Oshi’s vegan salmon really nail the separating, flaking texture. The umami, the plant-based world already had down. The textural innovations are really where we've made remarkable gains. Take a look at what stood out to us at this year’s show… Day One  Daiya - hey, Daiya!   Oshi vegan salmon with chimichurri sauce -- yum!   Chunk Foods -- whole slabs and cuts, you all, and so good!     Armored Fresh - so creamy!  Kourellas vegan feta  Lotus Energy Drinks -- I do not understand the sorcery of this product but it is SO good!  Mooji Meats -- jabba what?!    AQUA Cultured Foods - check out these scallops!  Click here to edit UNLIMEAT - delicious options from Korea.  Better Balance, mmm!   Jinka - Vegan "see food" that is just delicious.  Taking a ride on the cheesy mac swing  No biggy, just running into Ms. Pinky Cole . . . Day Two  Milkadamia loves me! Okay, I might just love it back.  WYNK Seltzer - you best I will!   Worthington - OGs represent.    John's going to fry!  Tofurky - OGs again! . . . Day Three  AcreMade - the sponge cake made with their egg replacer was so good!   Prime Roots - it's a brave new world, you all! Here for it.  Wicked Kitchen - can't be beat.  Let's end on a Wicked Kitchen drumstick, shall we?
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