As Seen in...Chicago

The National Restaurant Association show in May was a dizzying four days of trend tracking, food tasting, and elbow rubbing. Here are a few standouts that Catersource experienced at the show, but also at a few industry gatherings and parties as well. —Kathleen Stoehr

^{Libbey, at its evening event, built Chicago landmarks from their products as centerpieces.}

^{Visually captivating and delicious cookies for tasting on the tradeshow floor}

^{Tim Metzger and his wonderful Tillen Farms products}

^{American Indian Foods offered products labeled with the respective Tribal affiliation. Here, Everett Anderson offered samples of salmon jerky.}

^{Bill Shea and samples of the terrific Australis Aquaculture Barramundi}

^{Behold some of the most beautiful new barware ever, courtesy of American Metalcraft}

^{Tropical Sun Punch was one of many libations served at the Monday night IFEC Meet & Greet, featuring mango purée.}

^{The cannabis trend is gaining momentum, as witnessed in the BAR16 area of NRA. Yes, this is cannabis-infused vodka with such strong herbal notes, it was more reminiscent of gin.}

^{With sushi culture on the rise in the US, we think these cool little sushi rollers and maki makers from AUTEC will increase productivity—and consistency in amount of product.}

^{The grilled cheese sandwich production line at Tillamook had attendees clamoring.}

^{Chef Thomas Keller made an appearance in the Hestan Commercial booth on Sunday.}

^{Deeming this important research in order to gear up for our own show in New Orleans, March 2017, we visited the Lousiana Seafood Booth for nibbles of crawfish, oysters,} shrimp, and more.

^{Serve ice cold draft beer without electricity in the field. Roll it on out, serve it up!}

^{SkewDat cocktail skewers was seen at the BAR16 show}