A Wheeling native has a special reason to be pleased that a Dutch specialty cheese has been singled out for international attention as an innovative new food product. Betty Blum of Wheeling was watching the “Today” show on television early last week when a particular segment caught her attention for a number of reasons. On the plaza of Rockefeller Center in New York City, co-host Lester Holt interviewed two representatives of the National Association for Specialty Food Trade about the annual Fancy Foods Show being conducted at the Javits Center in New York. The association officials showed seven products that they deemed to be among the most unique new foods on the market. Blum said she was intrigued to observe that three of the seven featured products have a connection to the tri-state area. The innovative food items included Parmesan Pink Peppercorn Cupola Clouds that are made by “two Vietnamese women in Pittsburgh,” the association representatives said. An Internet search for the product reveals that the “clouds” (a light appetizer) are produced by Amandari Co., LLC, in Wexford, Pa. Another featured product was Ms. Mary’s Corndog Kit which, the association representatives said, uses the recipe of a West Virginia woman who made the special corndogs for her church for many years. Her son submitted the winning recipe in a contest sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Agriculture. The kit contains sticks and ingredients for the corndog batter.