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News ..............................................3 Ad Index .......................................23 GENERAL NEWS Miller to Succeed Brandl 3 AROUND THE TABLE 11 RETAILER PROFILE Relish Kitchen Store 5 FOODIES FOCUS ON DISCOVERY 18 GADGET OF THE MONTH Rapid Slicer 22 CORRECTION: An error appeared in the August issue of Kitchenware News. The suggested retail price of AVA Byte is $299. VOLUME 24, NUMBER 9 SEPTEMBER 2018 n $7.00 Continued on PAGE 21 NHB Knifeworks Makes Mark on Route 66 BY GREG GONZALES When travelers take Historic Route 66 through St. Louis and stop at NHB Knifeworks, they feel like they stepped back in time. The sights and smells in the shop, the local crafters working just through the window inside and products all sourced and made in the USA hanging on the walls give the space a rustic feel. However, when visitors get the full tour, they'll realize it's a relatively new business with a passion for quality and connection. Founded in 2012 by Knifemaker Nate Bonner and Product Curator Melody Noel, NHB is both a knife workshop and a retail space dedicated to showing what all-American products are all about. "The entire f ront end of the shop is all retail, then it hits a beautiful, century-old wooden wall, and there's a giant window in there where you can see into the upper part of our workspace – BY LORRIE BAUMANN Las Vegas Market is planning to celebrate the specialty food products that are popping up in gift and gourmet kitchenware stores across the countr y that appeal to their foodie customers with a Gourmet Specialty Food Award presentation scheduled to take place on January 29 as part of the Housewares Design Awards event. Entries will be accepted until October 26 at www.housewaresdesignawards.co m and will be scored by a jury of retailers. Specialty food was also featured at the Las Vegas Market's Summer Market, held July 29 through August 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Daytime high temperatures were well into triple digits, but the real warmth of the occasion was contributed by an army of greeters who met each incoming shuttle bus with shouts of " Welcome to Market!" as Continued on PAGE 19 Las Vegas Market Expands Gourmet Offerings www.kitchenwarenews.com KITCHENWARE NEWS & Housewares Review Making the Most of Your Social Media Accounts See PAGE 5 Relish Kitchen Store Brings Home To Downtown Sheboygan See PAGE 15