Opening Night Party
June 26, 2016
This year’s Opening Night Party was partnered by Tunisia.
As such the gift bags given away at a “Tunisia” table offered samplings of their culture:
Upon entering the hall, we were greeted by a man in gold on
one side and a man in silver on the other.
Food and drink were plentiful. After an afternoon full of
food sampling, went for a basic pasta and mushroom dish as opposed to any of
the creamy and cheesy buffet offerings.
Lifetime Achievement
and Hall of Fame Ceremony
June 27, 2016
As opposed to previous years, this year the Sofi awards were
handed out prior to the Fancy Food Show. So what used to be an awards ceremony
on Monday nights focused only on the Lifetime Achievement and Hall of Fame
winners.
I do have to relate one moving story from one of the
Lifetime Achievement award winners—Eunice and David Bigelow of Bigelow Tea.
Eunice Bigelow told the origin story for Bigelow Tea and Bigelow Tea’s flagship
flavor “Constant Comment.” When her mother-in-law, Ruth Bigelow, gave a sample
of the tea to her friends and asked for their thoughts on it, the feedback and
comments that she received on the tea was constant. And, thus, the name
“Constant Comment” was born.
What is really striking about the story is that Ruth was fifty years old when she created this tea, proving that inspiration can strike at any age.
What is really striking about the story is that Ruth was fifty years old when she created this tea, proving that inspiration can strike at any age.
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