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sofi Awards Coverage
Official sofi Award coverage
2011's Gold Award Winners
View all of the 2011 finalists2011 sofi Awards Gallery: Part One Judging
April 13 - April 15, 2011
user ratingSee photos taken at the Part 1 Judging of the 2011 sofi Awards. The judging took place at the New York City offices of the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT). Finalists from the Part 1 judging were named in 31 different specialty food categories. The 2011 sofi Gold Winners will be presented at the Summer Fancy Food Show in Washington D.C. on July 11, 2011 by food entrepreneur, cookbook author and Food Network’s first female Iron Chef America, Cat Cora.
Judges munch their way through 106 snack foods.
Toffee dipped in Belgian chocolate with crumbled pistachios.
The Culinary Team: Mike, Alistair, Julie and Bruce
Stuffed grape leaves compete in Appetizer, Antipasto, Salsa or Dip.
Meat, Seafood and Pâté prepped for third and final day of judging.
Goat cheese-stuffed peppers among the 68 Appetizer entries.
These lobster cakes use chunks of real Maine lobster.
Nonfood specialty goods make for good eye candy.
Fuel for the judges—or the hot beverages category is coming up.
Judges start Day 2 with something sweet.
Baked Goods saw 60 entries ranging from cakes to cookies to brownies.
Standing barely 3 inches tall, these cones are competing in foodservice.
Competing for packaging innovation: oatmeal, soup & salad packs.
Chefs prep the Baked Goods category for Day 2.
This chocolate is for drinking, not eating.
sofi staff finishes prepping the cracker category for Day 1 judging.
Sixty-four jams, preserves and spreads were tasted.
Judges voted on 12 categories in one day today, including Dairy, Cookie & Soup.
Seventy-two cheeses were tasted on Day 1 of the judging.
Shelves full of oils were set up for tasting in the afternoon.
Chefs Deuel, Smith & Nealon begin to prep the day's 548 contest entries.
Judges started Day 1 by evaluating food gift entries.
The cheese category is one of the largest.
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VIDEO: Baked Goods at the Judging Table
Behind-the-scenes at the judging
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2011 sofi Judging: The Final Two
Part Two Judging Begins
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