There was no shortage of standout individuals behind the booths, including celebrity chefs, enthusiastic small-business owners and even one of the chefs that works at the White House! Great, tasty food is one thing, but when the person that makes the incredible food is a rockstar as well, then nobody leaves hungry!

Here we are with Chef Guy Mitchell, a guest chef at the White House and Vice President’s Residence (www.thewhitehousechefs.com). He was fun, charismatic and knew how to serve up fresh seafood!

The second we arrived at the Zingerman’s Candy booth (http://www.zingermanscandy.com/), we knew we had arrived at a place where fun lives. Charlie and Ellen stood with smiles and samples of all their candy, telling us the story of how Zingerman’s had developed first as a deli in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and then split into separate food industry branches. Not only do they have great creativity in their company – their candy is called names like “Ca$hew Cow”  and “What the Fudge?” – but their candy tastes amazing as well!