Hi everyone, we hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Years. We are well into 2016 and great things are happening here at Ergo. First up, we will only be producing 4 blogs this year, 1 per quarter, but we’ll make sure they are jam packed with lots of interesting and important info.
The 2016 International Home+ Housewares Show
We will be at the IHH Show in Chicago, March 5th through 8th, 2016. Ergo Chef has a prominent placement in the shows South Building Booth S1460 setup to be partially incorporated in with our US distributor Harold Import Company to optimize buyer & Rep flow as well as efficiently handle direct customer contact and needs as well. This year, in addition to the new Myron Mixon 3-in-1 Grill Tool and our new Iron Chef Michael Symon Signature Cutlery Line, we are introducing 2 new knives.
We will have show promotions and introductions of Michael Symon’s new 6pc. Knife set with Magnet Strip and The Myron Mixon Pitmaster’s Grill Tool with demonstrations for hands on understanding of our superior products. A new introduction and presentation by Chef Samuel Morgante where he will introduce his new Presidential Chef’s Choice 4” Ceramic Paring Knife in a gift box and tell his stories of working with presidents as well as his military adventures around the world. We’ll also be showcasing our new Pro Series 2.3″ wide 8″ Chef Knife with no hollow grounds.
The International Home + Housewares Show features more than 2,100 exhibitors from over 40 countries and more than 62,000 total attendees from over 125 countries. The Show brings buyers and sellers together to create the home + housewares industry’s key marketplace!
The International Housewares Association is the 77-year-old voice of the housewares industry, which accounted for (US)$331.1 billion at retail worldwide in 2014 ($75.1 billion at retail in the U.S.). The not-for-profit, full-service association sponsors the world’s premier exposition of products for the home, the International Home + Housewares Show, and offers its 1,700 member companies a wide range of services, including industry and government advocacy, export assistance, State-of-the-Industry reports, point-of-sale and consumer panel data through Housewares MarketWatch, executive management peer groups, a unique Web-based community at www.housewares.org and group buying discounts on business.
Famed chef Emeril Lagasse, Food Network chef Aarón Sánchez and, Addison, the most recent winner of MasterChef Junior, join the line-up of celebrity chefs appearing in the Cooking Theater at the 2016 International Home + Housewares Show, March 5-8 at Chicago’s McCormick Place.
Other chefs recently added include Ron Ben-Israel, host of the Food Network’s Sweet Genius and guest judge on Cake Wars; Lorena Garcia of Top Chef Masters; Sarah Grueneberg, runner-up on Top Chef: Texas; and Fabio Viviani, a Top Chef “Fan Favorite.”
Also appearing will be George Duran of Better TV; Tom and Patty Erd, second generation owners of The Spice House, listed as one of Food & Wine magazine’s “Top Spice Shops in the World;” Vivian Howard, star of the PBS series A Chef’s Life; Manuela Kjeilen, baker, Passion for Baking blogger, author and Swedish TV personality; Tess Masters, The Blender Girl; and local favorite Anupy Singla, a Chicago-based cookbook author and journalist. They join previously announced celebrity chefs Rick Bayless, Ming Tsai, Trisha Yearwood, Rose Levy Beranbaum, Bernard Guillas, Sara Moulton and Billy Parisi. The Cooking Theater, located in the Dine + Décor Expo in the South Building, is jointly sponsored by KitchenAid, Oneida® and WellnessMats. The chef demonstrations will begin on Saturday, March 5 and continue through Tuesday, March 8.
To view the most up-to-date participating chefs along with the scheduled dates and times, visit https://www.housewares.org/show/cooking-theater.
The 2016 International Home + Housewares Show will feature more than 2,200 exhibitors and attract 62,000 total attendees. The Show opens at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 5 and closes at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8. To register for a Show badge or for more information, please visit https://www.housewares.org/show/register-plan.
Location; McCormick Place~2301 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60616
Hope to see you there!
New Products
The new Pro Series 2.3” Wide Ergonomic Chef KnifeThis new 8” Pro-Series Wide Ergonomic Chef knife has an extra wide blade height 2.3”, and is NOT hollow Ground. Nice clean sides with no hollow grounds for easy cleaning and keeps it’s strength and durability even after you sharpen it for years. Precision balanced and fully forged for a lifetime of use. The 8″ Chef knife is the work horse in the kitchen. Our patented design, with its ergonomic angled handle, can make virtually all types of cutting more comfortable and effortless than standard knives (cutlery). This chef cutlery helps reduce wrist movement during chopping, and can decrease stress on the muscles in your wrist, hand and forearm; and the extended heel or blade of the knife prevents your knuckles from contacting the cutting surface. The cutlery is perfectly balanced and ground to perfection. Once you try it, you will want no other. Our knives were highly rated by many publications and by many culinary professors!
The Presidential Chef’s Choice 4” Ceramic Paring Knife
It was designed for former White House Presidential Military Chef, Sam Morgante from ceramic, which is second hardest material next to diamonds so it stays sharp for years when properly used. The razor edge also slices vegetable with ease. The ceramic doesn’t react like steel or duller knives and helps prolong your salad and veggies from browning. It has a non-slip grip handle for safety and the official Presidential Chef’s Choice Seal on the blade. Comes with protective sheath and gift box. The new age ceramic we use is more durable, so if you drop it chances of it breaking are slim to none. This knife will be available mid March 2016.
Till next time,
Ergo Chef