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For more information Steelite's Williamsburg Metal display stands, go here: http://us.steelite.com/brands/williamsburg-metal.html - D. James
Sandy Chilewich and her original textiles have been enhancing hotel and restaurant interiors around the world since 2000. Her textiles at first glance are simply beautiful, but Sandy’s passion is making beauty functional. Each year from her NYC studio she creates a new collection that reflects her distinctive aesthetic and unique vision. Hotels and restaurants around the world that have selected Chilewich to dress their tables include the Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Resorts, Hyatt Hotels, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, One & Only Resorts, Trump Hotels, and more. Renowned celebrity chef clients include Joël Robuchon, Jean Georges, Tom Colicchio and Wolfgang Puck. During the last 12 years Chilewich has designed innovated textiles for numerous menu concepts and a wide variety of hospitality applications. With the launch of their 2015 line, Chilewich is looking to follow up a year that included Ambiente, the largest home consumer tradeshow in the world, awarding Chilewich’s Spring|Summer 2014 "Ribbon" design its highly prestigious Design Plus Award. Her new collection features the designs, “Glassweave”, “Scribble”, “Pebble”, and “Gold with Silver”.
To learn more about Chilewich and its extensive lineup of products for the hospitality industry, go here:
https://www.chilewich.com/restaurants_hotels - S. Dackermann
This year, Villeroy & Boch is again providing the official plates for the famous Bocuse d’Or competition. The round plates with a diameter of 31.5 cm from the AFFINITY collection introduced in 2013 will present the culinary art of the international chef participants in fitting style. Thanks to its size it gives the chefs plenty of space to present their dishes…..first in the national and regional preliminary rounds in 2014 and then in the Final in Lyon in 2015. AFFINITY from Villeroy & Boch and its elegantly formed rim draws attention to the generous surface of the plate making a perfect stage for the compositions of culinary artists. The AFFINITY collection is also elegant and lightweight, making it an ideal product for sophisticated gastronomy.
In order to gain one of the coveted places in the final in Lyon (27-28 January 2015), top chefs from all over the world competed in the 18-month long preliminaries. National rounds in 60 countries culminated in the three regional competitions Bocuse d’Or Europe, Bocuse d’Or Asia-Pacific and Bocuse d’Or Latin America. The 24 talented chefs who have qualified for the final originate from Spain, Denmark, Japan, Canada, Argentina, Germany, France and many other countries. They will have to prove their culinary abilities by preparing a fish and a meat course. Thus, for instance, the focus of the meat theme at the final is the 'pintade fermier' – guinea fowl. The Bocuse d’Or focuses on creative and sophisticated gastronomy that is committed to product selection, preparation and the presentation of dishes of the highest quality. The declared goals are the development of younger chefs and searching for new talent. The participants of the Bocuse d’Or are the stars of tomorrow and the competition is their platform for reaching a world audience. And this is where Villeroy & Boch’s involvement in this special competition enters into the mix. “We support the most renowned cooking competition in the world because at Bocuse d’Or the best of today meet the best of tomorrow turning the spotlight on new methods of culinary artistry for all the world to see. With our high quality tableware we are contributing to making sure that the presentation of their culinary achievements is perfectly executed,” says Nicolas Luc Villeroy, Board Member for Tableware at Villeroy & Boch. The Bocuse d’Or also offers Villeroy & Boch the opportunity to take notice of new cooking trends early on and to develop tableware series or special products based on these trends that can provide the creations of outstanding gourmet chefs an adequate stage. The Villeroy & Boch Hotel & Restaurant division has been closely associated with the internationally renowned cooking competition for many years – the passion to exceed the highest expectations again and again and to strive for perfection connect the French star chefs and the traditional European company. True to the motto “Quality Meets Quantity,” this is a case of the cooperation of two premium brands that perfectly complement each other: Paul Bocuse is a friend of the company and has developed decors with Villeroy & Boch. Villeroy & Boch is also a “Membre associé du Bocuse d’Or” and has been producing the popular Bocuse d’Or event plate for many years. For more information on the Bocuse D'Or competion, go here: http://www.bocusedor.com/
For more information on Villeroy & Boch and its Hotel & Restaurant division, go here: http://pro.villeroy-boch.com/us/us/home/tableware/hotel-restaurant.html
It’s a growing trend these days….Bauscher Hepp, Inc. is now announcing the opening of their new showroom in Chicago’s booming Fulton Market Innovation District. Their new showroom has been created in partnership with The Hode Group, a manufacturer representative company providing products & services to catering, healthcare, hotel, and restaurant professionals, as well as Chef Works, a uniform company for the hospitality industry.
The new showroom, located at 1048 West Fulton Market, boasts a 1400 square foot display space, a rooftop patio for entertaining and events, as well as a 1400 square foot storage space in the basement. The elegant presentation of all five of the company’s European brands will give clients a first class opportunity to select and build the best tabletop option from Bauscher Hepp’s extensive portfolio. The Bauscher Hepp lineup of hospitality tabletop brands includes Bauscher and Tafelstern porcelain dinnerware, Hepp and WMF flatware & hollowware, and Luigi Bormioli glassware This is the company’s second new showroom in the last year. In January 2014 Bauscher Hepp, Inc. announced that they would be relocating their corporate office that includes a 3400 square foot showroom and event space to support growing sales and headcount. The choice to build a second showroom in Chicago stems from the strong business relationships developed by Vice President of National Accounts MaryAgnes Raulston. “Chicago is an amazing city for hotels and restaurants…the growth is unbelievable. Locating our showroom in the heart of the old meatpacking district and just a few blocks from the Randolph Street restaurant row is proving to be extremely successful. Chicago is a great city to visit and an easy place for customers to fly into when looking for new tabletop ideas and inspirations.” To learn more about the Bauscher Hepp Inc. collection of hospitality brands and products, go here: http://bauscherhepp.com/
We've been saying for while that melamine as a tabletop material is finally growing up. With their White Melamine Antique Serving Platters, American Metalcraft has joined the growing fray of upscale looking melamine that now fits in a variety of foodservice concepts from grocery delis to hotel banquets to family-style restaurants.
Jono designs his dinnerware with the chef in mind. An example is his collaboration with chef April Bloomfield for the opening of the Tosca Cafe in San Francisco. The resulting Rimmed collection offers generous plating areas while maintaining a traditional rimmed look. The Rimmed shape has plates ranging from four to eleven inches in diameter. Because all Jono Pandolfi collections are designed to complement one another, mixing with other styles (like their Coupe) is an ideal way to diversify the look of a restaurant's dinnerware while maintaining a cohesive style. For more information on Jono Pandolfi collections and to get your own copy of their new Hospitality Catalogue, go here: http://www.jonopandolfi.com/ - D. James
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