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| FEATURE: Opening Night Party |
 Orlando's History Center is the place for this year's Opening Night Party which kicks off the Gourmet Housewares Show on May 8th at 6 p.m. The event is a perfect time to network with others in the gourmet business and celebrate the work of Share Our Strength, the anti-hunger organization.
The History Center, located in the heart of downtown Orlando, is a beautifully restored five-story 1927 former courthouse, and home to the extensive collections of the Historical Society of Central Florida. And for foodies, The Center also hosts a Farmer's Market every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. which along with locally grown fruit and vegetables, also features fresh baked goods from the area's specialty bakers and hand-made crafts from local artisans.
Chefs Catalog’s Tim Littleton will accept Share Our Strength's first ever Retailer Humanitarian Award during the Party on behalf of the work Chefs Catalog has done to support SOS. Chef Rocco DiSpirito will also be on hand as a host of the event.
For years, Chefs Catalog has donated a portion of its proceeds to SOS and has also encouraged its vendor partners to do the same, says Littleton, who is senior VP of marketing for the catalog retailer.
The Party also unveils this year’s Gourmet Gold Award winners which highlight the Gourmet Housewares Show’s breakthrough culinary products.
A percentage of each ticket sold for the event benefits Share Our Strength. Shuttle service to the party is free, and starts running at 5:30 p.m. from the Orange County Convention Center.
For tickets, please visit us at www.thegourmetshow.com and click on Programs & Events. You may also call Catherine Brodie at 914-421-3327.
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| Stats: Orlando at a Glance |
- The three-county Orlando area consists of 2,856 miles and is 127 feet above sea level
- Orlando is in the center of Florida, about 150 miles from Georgia, 50 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, 75 miles from the Gulf Coast and 370 miles from the Florida Keys
- Average high temperature in May is 88 degrees and the low is 66. The average rainfall in May is nearly four inches, with a humidity rate of about 50 percent. Prevailing winds are Southerly at nine miles an hour
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| Source: Orlando Convention & Visitors Bureau |
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THINK GREEN:
Eco-Friendly Marks The Spot |
 Though Kermit the Frog sings that "It's not easy being green," buyers at The Gourmet Housewares Show will find that it is easy to shop green.
In order to keep up with the tremendous interest from retailers for environmentally friendly products, The Gourmet Housewares Show is highlighting exhibitors who offer such products with new Eco Friendly Exhibitor Signage. The eye-catching signs target eco-friendly booths: vendors featured include, among many others, Zak Designs, Caldrea, Darnell Design and Gil's Gourmet.
"We had such a great response from retailers who read our green products article in a recent Gourmet 365, that we realized that such a focus on environmentally-friendly products would do those retailers a great service," says Susan Corwin, VP and Show Manager. Corwin says that eco-friendly exhibitor names and booth numbers would be listed in an addendum to the Show directory to help plan those shopping trips in Orlando.
Exhibitors interested in posting eco-friendly signs can check with their floor managers or the Show Office on-site.
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Check Out: Seminars & Events
 In addition to the Opening Night Party don't forget the extensive seminars being offered during the Show at The Culinary Center, which is sponsored by Viking Range Corp. Also remember that your Gourmet Housewares Show badge will be honored at all Gourmet/Hardware/Global Home Textiles exhibits. For more details check out thegourmetshow.com
Tuesday, May 8
Panel Discussion: “Designed to Sell: How Proven Principles of Presentation and Store Environment Can Almost Certainly Drive Sales”
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM • Room W221-E
Cost $20 — Tickets available at the Show Office
Book Signing: Arlene Hirst "Dinner is Served"
1:00 PM • Culinary Center
Meet Arlene Hirst, Senior Editor at Metropolitan Home, as she reads from her latest book "Dinner is Served: an English Butler’s Guide to the Table."
Wednesday, May 9
Cooking Demonstration & Book Signing: Jennifer Rubell
"Real Life Entertaining"
11:00 AM • Culinary Center
Jennifer Rubell, Florida hotelier, Contributing Editor at Domino Magazine, and America’s newest entertaining guru will demonstrate her stylishly simple approach to cooking and entertaining.
Chef Demonstration: Chef Homaro Cantu
1:00 PM • Culinary Center
Join Homaro Cantu, internationally recognized chef, inventor and leader in the culinary field of molecular gastronomy as he demonstrates his unique experimental cooking skills.
Panel Discussion: “Before it’s in the Gourmet Kitchen it’s in the Gourmet Shop”
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM • Room W221-E • Cost: $20
Take a look back at some of the major housewares trends that started in the gourmet sector. Panel discussion hosted by HFN Editor-In-Chief Warren Shoulberg.
Book Signing: Bonny Wolf: "Talking with My Mouth Full: Crabcakes, Bundt Cakes, and Other Kitchen Stories"
3:00 PM • Culinary Center
Join NPR commentator and food memoirist Bonny Wolf for a lively reading from "Talking with My Mouth Full: Crabcakes, Bundt Cakes, and Other Kitchen Stories."
Chef Demonstration: Rocco Dispirito
4:00 PM • Culinary Center
Rocco Dispirito, subject of NBC’s popular reality TV series, "The Restaurant" and author of Rocco’s Italian American, demonstrates the art of fine Italian cooking.
Thursday, May 10
Chef Demonstration: Danny Mellman
11:00 AM • Culinary Center
Florida culinary expert and restaurant venturist, Danny Mellman demonstrates creative American cooking.
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 Have Fun!
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Thyra Porter, editor, Gourmet 365 |
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