Dallas Market Center Names 2012 Gourmet Gold Award Winners
– Talented winners were recognized in an array of delicious categories –
DALLAS – January 25, 2012 – Dallas Market Center recently announced the winners of the 3rd annual Dallas Gourmet Gold Awards during a champagne celebration in The Gourmet Market on Friday, January 20. The Gourmet Market, a 25,000-square-foot shared showroom, features unique gourmet gifts and specialty food and beverage lines, as well as housewares, cookware, tabletop, kitchen gadgets and wine accessories from more than 150 companies. As the only permanent gourmet showroom open daily in the United States, The Gourmet Market serves as an excellent resource to showcase the newest products from leading gourmet companies.
The Dallas Gourmet Gold Awards highlighted the best that gourmet has to offer during the Total Home & Gift Market held January 18-24. Participants competed in 11 categories and entries were judged based on taste, originality and packaging. This year’s judges were Jon Miller, head chef at Neighborhood Services in Dallas, Texas; Karen Chandler, owner of Kitchenwares on the Square in McKinney, Texas; and Rich Vana, managing editor of Entrée Dallas, a blog featuring a “culinary biography” of Dallas.
The Dallas Gourmet Gold winners are:
Best Chocolate or Candy – Isabelly’s Sweet Treats
Best Dessert – Isabelly’s Sweet Treats
Best Snack or Dip – Great San Saba River Pecan
Best Condiment: Jelly/Jam – Liz & Linda’s Pepper Jelly
Best Condiment: Salsa/Relish – Galli Gourmet
The Dallas Gourmet Gold Awards highlighted the best that gourmet has to offer during the Total Home & Gift Market held January 18-24. Participants competed in 11 categories and entries were judged based on taste, originality and packaging. This year’s judges were Jon Miller, head chef at Neighborhood Services in Dallas, Texas; Karen Chandler, owner of Kitchenwares on the Square in McKinney, Texas; and Rich Vana, managing editor of Entrée Dallas, a blog featuring a “culinary biography” of Dallas.
The Dallas Gourmet Gold winners are:
Best Chocolate or Candy – Isabelly’s Sweet Treats
Best Dessert – Isabelly’s Sweet Treats
Best Snack or Dip – Great San Saba River Pecan
Best Condiment: Jelly/Jam – Liz & Linda’s Pepper Jelly
Best Condiment: Salsa/Relish – Galli Gourmet
Best Seasoning/Rub/Sauce – Uncle Bob’s Sauces
Best Soup or Chili – Ala Carte Alice
Best Beverage – Fulbellie’s
Best Oil/Vinaigrette/Dressing – Wimberley Valley Nut Co.
Best & Most Innovative Kitchen Accessory – Lynne’s Whim
Best of the Rising Stars – San Felipe Salt Co.
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Best Beverage – Fulbellie’s
Best Oil/Vinaigrette/Dressing – Wimberley Valley Nut Co.
Best & Most Innovative Kitchen Accessory – Lynne’s Whim
Best of the Rising Stars – San Felipe Salt Co.
Keep up-to-date on market information on Facebook and Twitter.
About Dallas Market Center
Founded in 1957, Dallas Market Center is the world’s most complete wholesale marketplace. Within its marketplace of more than five million square feet, retailers from around the globe source products ranging from home furnishings, gifts, decorative accessories and lighting to textiles, fashion accessories and men's, western, women's and children's apparel. With more than 50 markets each year attended by more than 200,000 retail buyers from all 50 states and 78 countries, Dallas Market Center offers hundreds of events and seminars geared toward helping retailers expand business and increase profits. As a result, more than $8 billion in estimated wholesale transactions are conducted annually within the Dallas Market Center complex. The Dallas Market Center website is available at www.dallasmarketcenter.com.