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GOURMET NEWS JUNE 2016 www.gourmetnews.com FROM THE PUBLISHER 4 Dear friends: Consider the colander. It is a singularly necessary rebuttal to celebrity chef Alton Brown's fa- mous objection to the single- use gadget. The colander does just one thing, and it does it very well. Sure, you could drain your boiled beans or pasta without it, holding your pot's lid against its rim while you tip it over the ink to let water drain out through a narrow opening – at the mere hazard of a hand burned by steam and the curl gone from your hair, but how much sim- pler it is just to dump the contents of the pot into a colander! Just as the colander earns its place in the well-appointed kitchen by the simple virtue of doing one job very well, so there are other gadg- ets that also earn their keep. The peeler, for in- stance. My kitchen has peelers the same way Harald Wusthof 's has paring knives (And do read the interview with Harald Wusthof on the front page of this month's Kitchenware News!) There's a Y-peeler, a straight swivel peeler, a julienne peeler and a pinch-grip peeler made by Victorinox that's just the ticket for destringing celery. Each of these gadgets has a particular designated task for which it is the ideal tool. Sure, we can all turn out an edible meal with a pot, a pan, a knife and a burner when that's what we really have to do. Most of us have done just that, whether in a college dorm room, a hotel room or over a camp stove. But when you're aiming for speedy, simple elegance; when you aspire to a cheese course, a crudite, an entree with a garnish and something sweet to fin- ish, the gadgets collection will offer a great deal of practical assistance. A rant from Alton Brown about the evils of gadgetry isn't likely to do the same. GN — Lee M. Oser Publisher WWW.GOURMETNEWS.COM PUBLISHER Lee M. Oser ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERS Kim Forrester Jules Denton jules_d@oser.com Delaney Oser delaney_o@oser.com EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Lorrie Baumann lorrie_b@oser.com ASSOCIATE EDITORS Micah Cheek micah_c@oser.com Greg Gonzales greg_g@oser.com Jorge González-García jorge_g@oser.com CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Robert Boumis robert_b@oser.com ART DIRECTOR André Gressieux GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Yasmine Brown Krystal Robles CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGERS Sarah Glenn sarah_g@oser.com Caitlyn McGrath caitlyn_m@oser.com ACCOUNT MANAGER Carlos Velasquez carlos_v@oser.com CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Tara Neal tara_n@oser.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Jamie Green jamie_g@oser.com PUBLISHING OFFICE 1877 N. Kolb Road P.O. Box 1056 Tucson, AZ 85715 520.721.1300 Fax 520.721.6300 SUBSCRIBER SERVICES Gourmet News P.O. Box 30520 G OURMET N EWS ® OSER COMMUNICATIONS GROUP PRESIDENT Lee M. Oser MEMBER OF: Periodicals postage paid at Tucson, AZ, and additional mailing office. Gourmet News (ISSN 1052-4630) is published monthly by Oser Communications Group, 1877 North Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715; 520.721.1300. Publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited material or prices quoted in newspaper. Contributors are responsible for proper release of pro- prietary classified information. ©2016 by Oser Communications Group. All rights re- served. Reproduction, in whole or in part, without writ- ten permission of the publisher, is expressly prohibited. Back issues, when available, cost $7 each within the past 12 months, $12 each prior to the past 12 months. Back orders must be paid in advance either by check or charged to American Express, Visa, or Master Card. Gourmet News is distributed without charge in North America to qualified professionals in the retail and dis- tribution channels of the specialty foods and hardgoods trade; paid subscriptions cost $65 annually to the U.S. and Canada. All foreign subscriptions cost $150 annu- ally to cover air delivery. All payments must be made in U.S. funds and drawn on a U.S. bank. For subscriber services, including subscription information, call 520.721.1300. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Gourmet News, 1877 North Kolb Road, Tucson, AZ 85715. FROM THE PUBLISHER

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