Housewares Show Registration Up; Celebrity Chefs a Draw
Housewares Show Registration Up; Celebrity Chefs a Draw
By Staff -- Gifts & Decorative Accessories, 1/21/2009 11:23:00 AM
Rosemont, IL — The 2009 International Home + Housewares Show set for March 22–24 at McCormick Place in Chicago, is showing strong early buyer registration numbers, according to the International Housewares Association (IHA). Registration for U.S. buyers is up just over 10 percent and up 8 percent for Canadian buyers; Additionally, buyer hotel reservations for the show are also significantly ahead of last year, matching the pace of registrations.
“Our North American buyers are telling us that March will be critical to them as they look to emerge from a difficult year,” said Phil Brandl, IHA president. “In our recent meetings and conversations with buyers, it is clear that they will be aggressively scouring the show for new products and innovative, sales-driving programs that will ignite their business.”
Helping to boost interst in show attendance is a sizzling line-up of celebrity chefs who will be making appearances in the GOHO Cooking Theater at the Housewares Show. The GOHO Cooking Theater will feature chef demonstrations beginning between 9–9:45 a.m. each show day. The current line-up includes such well-known celebrity chefs as Paula Deen, Rocco DiSpirito, Todd English, Tyler Florence, The Hearty Boys, Morimoto, Marcus Samuelsson, Suvir Saran, Michael Symon and Ming Tsai. Also included are those national celebrity chefs who call Chicago home, including Rick Bayless and Gale Gand, and the new batch of TV chefs born from Top Chef fame, including Stephanie Izard and Tre Wilcox.. In addition to appearing in the Cooking Theater, Tyler Florence will present the keynote address at 7:30 a.m. Sunday morning in Room S100/Grand Ballroom in the South Building.
The GOHO Cooking Theater is the focal point of the Gourmet District (GOHO), which features exhibitors of specialty and gourmet treats and the tools used to prepare them.
To register at no charge for the show, visit www.housewares.org or call the Housewares Registration Desk at (800) 752-1052 or (312) 527-7294 prior to March 8.
I hope this is the start of more people really enjoying their homes and making meals themselves. I think a lot of that disappeared in the 1960's. The 50's seemed to be the height of home pride and entertaining at home.
I think it is. It's good to see more families connecting around the supper table. Even the lowly casserole is back in style... and you saw plenty of them in the 50's and 60's. Finding you can live without "more things" and reconnecting with family is going to be a few of the good things that comes out of this recession.
__________________ Most of all, cook from the heart, and you’ll never be lonely when the dinner bell rings! - Chef Robert Irvin
Pluff and FNF you took the words right out of my mouth. I too hope that folks get back with the program, and rediscover the joy of cooking for their families and realizing what is really important, family and friends and not material possessions (says the guy who just bought a really nice camera).
__________________ MAC
Before you criticize someone you should walk a mile in their shoes, that way when you criticize them you are a mile away and you have their shoes!
Very true, more people need to realize how with your family you can have a fun weekend or TV night. Making popcorn on the stove instead of the microwave before a movie or TV show we all like is fun for the kids. I think some kids have never seen popcorn that didn't come out of a microwave. They think it's cool and it's something so simple that can make a night at home special.
Very true, more people need to realize how with your family you can have a fun weekend or TV night. Making popcorn on the stove instead of the microwave before a movie or TV show we all like is fun for the kids. I think some kids have never seen popcorn that didn't come out of a microwave. They think it's cool and it's something so simple that can make a night at home special.
We had a red electric popcorn popper when I was growing up, it was the type similar to the old orville redenbacher popper from the commercials.
We would watch it pop, to see if we could get it to lift the top off like in the commercial!
I like homemade popcorn so much better than the microwave stuff.
__________________ MAC
Before you criticize someone you should walk a mile in their shoes, that way when you criticize them you are a mile away and you have their shoes!
When I was a kid I thought it was really neat to do the Jiffy Pop popcorn that came in the little alum. pan that puffed while you shook it on the burner. Haven't done one of those in years. Do they still make it?
__________________ Most of all, cook from the heart, and you’ll never be lonely when the dinner bell rings! - Chef Robert Irvin
I think they still make Jiffy Pop. Our neighbors use to bring Jiffy Pop over for all us kids. They didn't have children, but the husband really enjoyed watching the big aluminum dome fill up. It sure was a big novelty.
Now, I enjoy watching the bag fill up when I microwave it. Same thing, really, just the 21st century version.
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