Gourmet Show Tips
With the August 8-10 Gourmet Housewares Show opening this weekend, exhibitors are crossing their fingers to discover how they fare in the Gourmet Golds competition. Selecting judges from top industry publications – including The Gourmet Retailer - ensures that the winners in each category are truly the best of the best.
Gourmet Housewares Show exhibitors have been submitting new products introduced to the trade market between March and August of 2009. All submissions undergo a prescreening process and the finest products are selected for the Gourmet Golds Display.
Drawing from upwards of 100 entries the judges will have their work cut out for them. Selecting the top three in each of the following divisions: Cookware/ Bakeware, Kitchen Electrics, Gadgets, Cutlery, Accessories, Tabletop & Textiles, Gourmet Gifts & Specialty Foods, and Green by Design. In addition, a Best of Show Award will go to the one entry with the highest overall score.
Here are some highlights from the upcoming show:
Greystone Brand, Wine Things Unlimited, will be
expanding their collegiate collection of glassware, plates
and wine charms at the 2009 Gourmet Housewares
Show. Sure to be a favorite is the unique Party Plate-
designed to hold both food and a wine glass with just one
hand. Non breakable and dishwasher safe, the party plate
is a great addition to any gathering.
 New for Fall 2009, the iSi North America Creative Whip is a multifunctional tool for today's imaginative home chefs. Replacing the need for a hand beater, emersion blender, stand mixer, frother, whisk and any other kitchen tool designed for beating and incorporating air into other ingredients, the Creative Whip is a handy tool that meets any chefs needs. Show attendees will be able to indulge in some sweet and savory Espumas (the Spanish word for foam or mousse) being served up by local Chef Frank De Luna from the San Francisco Bay Area. |
 Totally Bamboo will be launching new products at the Gourmet Housewares Show, one of which has been accepted into the Gourmet Golds competition under the "Green by Design" criteria. Totally Bamboo introduced the world's first dishwasher safe cutting board GreenLite series. At the Show they will present the latest addition to this series - the GreenLite Pizza Peel. It's a classic made even better because it's bamboo, lightweight and dishwasher safe. |
 The Rice Plus Multi-Cooker with Fuzzy Logic Technology by Cuisinart features pre-programmed menu options, a 24-hour programmable finish time and an automatic "Keep Warm" setting that activates after cooking is complete. One of the Multi-Cooker's most distinctive benefits is Fuzzy Logic Technology, which is comprised of a built in "brain" that senses fluctuations in cooking and automatically adjusts operation to ensure perfect results every time. In addition, the unit has Quick Cooking and Reheat functions, making it one of the most versatile pieces of kitchen equipment a home cook can possess. |
Centered in the culinary capitol of the US, the Gourmet Housewares Show in San Francisco continues to attract top of the line exhibitors and smart retailers looking for the best the gourmet industry has to offer. |
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