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GENERAL NEWS www.kitchenwarenews.com n SEPTEMBER 2016 n KITCHENWARE NEWS & HOUSEWARES REVIEW 3 General News Susan Corwin, Former Gourmet Housewares Show Manager, Dies at 76 Susan Corwin Miller in Reno, Nevada, following a short battle with cancer. She was 76. Corwin served as show manager of the GLM-owned Gourmet Housewares Show from 1987 until 2008. As show manager, she was responsible for all management, marketing and operations for the annual event, and she oversaw the show's relocation from its home in San Francisco to interim venues in New Orleans, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Corwin was well-known and highly- regarded in the gourmet industry and worked hard to ensure the show's positioning as a platform dedicated to meeting the needs of the independent specialty retailers. She Breville Thermal Pro Cookware Wins Two Prestigious Design Awards Expertly engineered, premium quality Breville® Thermal Pro™ Cookware — introduced earlier this year by Meyer Corporation, U.S. — is a winner of both the distinguished iF Design Award and the prestigious Red Dot Design Award for 2016. For over 60 years, the iF Design Award has been recognized worldwide for identifying products with design excellence, and its logo is internationally acknowledged as a seal of quality and outstanding design. Fifty-eight jurists selected newly launched Breville Thermal Pro Cookware for this coveted award for both its performance and design. The Red Dot Design Award's group of 41 leading designers, journalists, specialists and design professors also selected Breville Thermal Pro Cookware for design excellence, following a review of La Tortilla Oven Acquires Patent Technology for Steaming Food La Tortilla Oven recently acquired La Tortilla Loca and its intellectual property. As a result of this acquisition, La Tortilla Oven® is now the primary holder of Patent Number RE42311, the original fabric tortilla warmer designed to keep tortillas fresh and warm for more than an hour. And, it's using the technology to deliver a new and healthy microwave steaming method. The two companies finally came to a resolution after a 10-year legal dispute was passionate about the show and the industry. She also loved good food, fine wine and was an avid cook herself. George F. ( Jeff ) Little, II, said, "When GLM bought Susan's former employer, National Fairs, she managed the transition to a new and different corporate culture with professionalism and effective leadership. She always embraced the GLM mantra that staying close to the customer is the secret to business success. Susan was known and respected by virtually everyone in the Gourmet Products Industry, and she was a mentor to many young people in the Exhibition Industry. Her personal approach to business relationships created hundreds of friends for her and GLM." According to Dorothy Belshaw, President Gift + Home Décor, International Market Centers, "The first tradeshow I really worked was The Gourmet Show in San Francisco in May of 1992. Susan was the show manager and she was larger than life. Over the next 20 years, she would become a valued colleague, a mentor and a friend. Susan taught me that managing a tradeshow is more than drayage, floorplans and booth signs. It 's about immersion in and passion for the industry you serve. And Susan had both. She ate farm to table, entertained in her kitchen, and drank Paso Robles Pinot before they were in vogue. She taught me how to julienne a carrot, dice an onion, make a pate choux (still working on that one…), bone a chicken, and open a bottle of wine in three seconds flat (with the Rabbit[TM], of course). She lived a life rich with friends, family, humor and plenty of good food. It just was too short, and will I miss her, as will many." Following her retirement f rom GLM in 2008, the Michigan native moved to Reno, Nevada, to be closer to family. At the time of her death, she was working as a real estate broker for Reno's Trans-Action Realty, Inc. Corwin is survived by her husband, Don Miller; daughter Jenna Moscoso; son David Corwin; son-in-law Arturo Moscoso; and daughter-in-law Kenyatta Player-Corwin. She is also survived by three grandchildren Adrianna and Vittoria Moscoso; and Kamdyn Corwin. At the request of the deceased, no funeral services will be held. KN submissions from over 57 nations. Reflecting the superior quality and innovative design that Breville is renowned for in small kitchen electrics, Breville Thermal Pro Cookware is offered in two collections: Breville Thermal Pro Clad Cookware and Breville Thermal Pro Hard Anodized Cookware. Stylishly designed with the serious cook in mind, both collections feature a unique, multi-layered and beautifully contoured base that conducts, controls and retains heat f rom base to walls for even cooking, and provides excellent temperature stability and warping resistance when adding cold ingredients. The cookware is suitable for all cooking surfaces, including induction. The collections also feature an innovative, curved interior shape that facilitates easy whisking and stirring, and prevents food from becoming lodged or trapped in crevices. The highly polished cast stainless steel handles are dual- riveted for enhanced durability, and contoured for both comfort and sophisticated styling. Breville Thermal Pro Clad Cookware is meticulously crafted with multi-layered construction, comprised of a non-reactive stainless steel interior and mirror-polished stainless steel exterior, permanently bonded to a solid aluminum core that extends up the sides of each piece in the line. Saucepans, sauciers and stockpots feature laser-etched volume markings in both metric and imperial units on the pan interiors, and deep-seated, mirror-polished stainless steel lids. The cookware is dishwasher safe and oven or broiler safe to 500 degrees Fahrenheit. The Breville Thermal Pro Hard Anodized Cookware collection is crafted in heavy-duty hard-anodized aluminum with nonstick inside and out. The triple-layer nonstick coating is metal utensil safe and delivers long-lasting effortless release. Carefully considered features include flat, nonstick-coated rivets for easy cleaning. The cookware is dishwasher safe and oven or broiler safe to 500 degrees Fahrenheit. Available in 10-piece sets and a wide range of open stock items, Breville Thermal Pro Cookware is currently available at Bed Bath and Beyond and Dillard's, and is launching in additional gourmet stores this fall. KN surrounding the design, materials, structure and safety of this tortilla warmer. During that time, the two businesses learned about each other's business models and decided to settle out of court and move forward with the acquisition. La Tortilla Oven is using this patented technology to launch a new end product, the Micro-Steamer, for vegetables. The Micro-Steamer conserves water and uses water already present in the vegetables to make the steam. The patented technology traps the heat and redirects it back into the vegetable, steaming it with the use of a microwave. "After all, why do you need water to steam vegetables if the vegetables already have water in them?" asks Mark Alvarez, President, La Tortilla Oven. Water conservation is not the only benefit that the Micro-Steamer offers. This cooking technology also helps vegetables to retain more valuable nutrients and speeds up cooking time. "Boiling water to steam vegetables is a common, but cumbersome method," Alvarez says. "Boiling also dilutes the vegetable's nutritional value. The Micro-Steamer preserves the vitamins, minerals and nutrients, all without adding any extra water." Additionally, cooking time can be decreased by more than 60 percent. For example, spinach and broccoli are steamed in seconds flat and potatoes and carrots are steamed in minutes so they're stew-ready. Due to its compact size and durability, it's an ideal way to steam foods in places where space is a concern, such as RVs, hotel rooms, college dorms and office break rooms. "This highly anticipated and new way of steaming vegetables is really the most efficient and original way to cook healthy," Alvarez says. KN

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