Earlier this month, we posted a call for volunteers for a collection effort conducted by the D.C. Central Kitchen at the conclusion of the Summer Fancy Food Show. Some 150 people ended up pitching in — and it’s a good thing, since the Kitchen needed every ounce of manpower they could get.

The 2011 Summer Fancy Food Show — “North America’s Largest Specialty Food & Beverage Event,” which features 180,000 products from 2,400 exhibitors and 80 countries — is in full swing at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. But what happens with all the leftovers once the Show is over? D.C. Central Kitchen is hoping to give most of it a good home.