Archive for the ‘In the News’ Category
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
Naomi Duguid, world traveler, photographer, cook and author of numerous books (not to mention the current bible on flatbreads), will be teaching a flatbread workshop Thursday, July 25th and Friday the 26th at the Kneading Conference in Skowhegan, Maine. At this festival put on by the Maine Grain Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of grain traditions, Duguid will use a Wood Stone tandoor oven to make her flatbreads.
Duguid says, “[She is] delighted to be able to do a hands –on workshop with a tandoor oven from the Wood Stone Corporation. We’ll be working with leavened wheat flour doughs, and shaping and baking tandoor breads. It’s a rare opportunity to get comfortable with tandoor baking.”
If interested in participating in the Flatbreads Workshop or even in just observing the use and artistry of a Wood Stone tandoor, contact Wendy Hebb at wendy@kneadingconference.com to indicate your interest. Please visit the Main Grain Alliance or the Kneading Conference itself for additional information.
For any questions about Wood Stone equipment, please call us today at 800.988.8103 or email us at: info@woodstone-corp.com.
Tags: Cooking Tips, Kneading Conference, Maine Grain Alliance, Naomi Duguid, Tandoor, Wood Stone Corp
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Friday, April 12th, 2013
Josper, The world’s hottest, charcoal-fired culinary tool landed last night on Downtown Vancouver BC’s sexiest restaurant rooftop!
Black + Blue, already one of Vancouver’s hottest restaurants by Glowbal, became even seductive when it added a Josper by Wood Stone Charcoal Broiler oven to its roof top kitchen equipment arsenal. Thursday night, a group of Vancouver’s international media were in attendance to experience a wide variety of mouthwatering food produced in Josper’s 700-900 °F mesquite-fired chamber.
Glowbal, challenged with Vancouver’s strict wood-fired equipment installation regulations, went above and beyond to get Josper in Black + Blue to offer Canada its first look and taste of Josper. This is destined to be the most talked about and sought after wood-fired experience – Intense heat and smoke – Black + Blue Chef Jason LaBahn’s new favorite seasoning!
–Chef Frank
Tags: Events, In the News, Josper, Wood Stone Corp
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
Wood Stone is all about artistry. We work to foster it in our equipment, our food, and we are thrilled when others catch the bug! Just take a look at this local Wood Stone installation at the Golden Beetle in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. The breathtaking tile work will draw your eyes to the center of an amazing kitchen—one that produces some of the most talked about Eastern Mediterranean cuisine in the area. Just this last year the Golden Beetle made Open Table’s “Most Fit for Foodies”–Top 100 Restaurant List of 2012. With food that’s a feast for your taste buds and a facade that’s a feast for your eyes, the Golden Beetle is sure to impress!
Tags: Artisan Baking, Customer Profiles, facade, Golden Beetle, Our Customers, Stone Hearth, Wood Stone, Wood Stone Corp
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Friday, December 7th, 2012
Wood Stone and Greenfield World Trade recently completed a series of service trainings in India and the UAE. J. Mike Miller, Global Service Manager, and Merrill Bevan, Vice President of International Sales, for Wood Stone were joined by Alvin Ganaishlal and Brenden Wright of Greenfield.
During the two week trip that spanned Mumbai, Bangalore and Dubai, 8 different service seminars were completed, training a total of 14 different distributors and service companies. The goal of these seminars was to build national and regional service networks and increase the service response footprint. The result is a network of Wood Stone capable service companies throughout the major metros in India and many 2nd tier markets, as well as a thorough service network in the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Wood Stone is very excited about opportunities in the Middle East and India and see these, combined with China and Southeast Asia, as the key emerging hospitality and foodservice markets in the world. This investment in the service infrastructure for those markets is a key aspect of our long term efforts to provide the best sales support in the industry.
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Fire Deck 8645
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Modmarket: Glendale
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Modmarket: Greenwood Village
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Greenwood Village
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2012
Wood Stone is proud to announce the addition of James Garton to the Wood Stone team. James will be joining Wood Stone effective December 1st as Director of International Business Development and Corporate Chef. His primary geographic area of focus will be the Middle East and Asia.
James has over 25 years experience in the Foodservice and Hospitality industry, with great focus on the hotel segment of the market. A chef by trade, James worked for several hotel chains including Hyatt International and Hilton Hotels and Resorts before becoming a director of his own business in 2000.
During this time he began consulting for Beech Ovens Australia. Since then he has quickly become a leading authority on Stone Hearth Cooking. Now he brings that background and a deep knowledge of the Middle East and Asia markets to Wood Stone, the leading manufacturer of Stone Hearth & Specialty Commercial Cooking Equipment in the world.
From Dubai to Shanghai, James will be offering design solutions to market leading kitchen consultants, before and after sales support to a wide range of customers, and on-site training from a Chef’s perspective.
Welcome James!
Tags: In the News, Staff
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Friday, July 20th, 2012
At Wood Stone we love our customers, and when you read more about Malawi’s Pizza, we know you’ll love them, too! For every meal you buy, a nutritious meal is donated to a child in Malawi, Africa. Now there’s a great reason to eat out!! Well, and the gorgeous Fire Deck 9660 installation isn’t bad to look at, either. This image was taken before they opened for business. Best wishes from Wood Stone!
Tags: Fire Deck 9660, In the News, Malawi's Pizza, Wood Stone Corp
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Thursday, July 19th, 2012
photo credit: Eric Figge
If you are in the Newport Beach area, be sure to check out Tamarind of London and their gorgeous Wood Stone tandoors!
Here’s a snippet from their wesbite:
ABOUT
At Tamarind of London, we are making Indian cuisine accessible to our guest. We do that by artfully integrating California’s robust selection of seasonally fresh and sustainable foods from local farmers, ranchers and fisherman with Indian classics. We offer a sophisticated upscale dining experience with effortlessly charming staff, discrete service, tantalizing cocktails and delectable food.
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Sunday, April 22nd, 2012
Recently we had the opportunity to experience a great UK concept featuring a Josper called Busaba Eathai in London. This concept was originated by Wagamama, Hakkasan and Yauatcha creator Alan Yau. For those of you who think the Josper is just for Spanish or Continental Cuisine, think again. This modern Thai eatery features a smart application of the Josper for their grilled menu. The Tamarind char-grilled duck was fantastic; the Josper taste pops, bringing the flavor of the duck to full bloom (note to reader: had to work that in, Busaba means flower in Thai – never miss a pun if it’s in two languages!).
A big thank you to Ken Winch of @SeftonHornWinch for introducing us to this great concept, and sharing a great meal with us at the Westfield Stratford City Busaba. For those unfamiliar with the locale, this restaurant sits literally at the gate to London’s new Olympic Park, situated in the heart of the London’s east end. Keep an eye out for it in the background of the TV coverage this summer. From Busaba’s front door you can clearly see the 115m tall sculpture ArcelorMittal Orbit, designed by Anish Kapoor, which has been chosen to be the 2012 London Olympics monument. Even through the confusion of construction and the fall twilight, it looked stunning. And, it’s 22 meters taller than the Statue of Liberty!
Busaba Eathai is not the only Josper user in London doing Asian cuisine. Hakkasan in Mayfair also uses a Josper and is one of 7 restaurants in London to receive a Michelin star in the most recent Red Guide, for the whole list see The Michelin Stars Are Out and the Jospers Are In.
- Merrill Bevan, VP • International Sales & Team Building
Want to see the Josper by Wood Stone live? Don’t miss the Josper by Wood Stone booth #5645 at the upcoming NRA show in Chicago (May 5th-8th)!
Tags: Busaba Eathai, In the News, Josper, Wood Stone Corp
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Saturday, April 21st, 2012
Michelin has released its annual Red Guide. This renowned hotel and restaurant guide, which hands out its highly-coveted Michelin stars sparingly, caught our attention this year. In the UK alone, 7 restaurants received stars which feature Josper ovens: Alan Yau’s new Hakkasan in Mayfair, Jason Atherton’s Pollen Street Social, the Italian wonder L’Anima by Francesco Mazzei, Chapter One with Chef Simon Cotterill, Gordon Ramsay’s The Savoy Grill, AA’s UK Chef of the Year Martin Wishart’s eponymous restaurant in Edinburgh, and finally Dinner by Heston Blumenthal at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park.
Take a virtual tour of these amazing restaurants by following the links below—just don’t do it on an empty stomach!
If you want to learn more about the charcoal broiler oven that’s in all of these restaurants, this May 5-th to 8th we will be cooking live at the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago in the Josper by Wood Stone booth #5645.
Tags: In the News, Josper, Michelin Stars, Wood Stone Corp
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Friday, April 20th, 2012
Wood Stone friend & recent Top Chef Masters winner, Chef Floyd Cardoz, has opened his new restaurant called the North End Grill. It features two Jospers and a Plancha in the kitchen and has been getting rave reviews. Here’s a recent article from the New York Times: Five Dishes at North End Grill. Congrats, Chef Floyd!
For more information about the Josper by Wood Stone Charcoal Broiler Oven, stop by our Josper by Wood Stone booth at NRA #5645 and watch us cook live and check this out >>>
Tags: Chef Floyd Cardoz, In the News, Josper, North End Grill, Wood Stone Corp
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