With the move back to Vegas, the Gourmet Housewares Show goes into day two with strong momentum. Celebrating the show open and Gourmet Gold Awards last night-along with acclaimed Chef Todd English, honored for his work with Share our Strength, was a distinct list of new and returning exhibitors from the gourmet and upscale housewares industry. The Gourmet Housewares Show delivers a comprehensive mix of leading resources and innovative new products with Nexus Marketing, winner of the Best in Show Award, leading the way for 2008.

This year's competition was a fierce race to the finish with over 160 product entries-the most in show history. Among the prestigious Gourmet Gold Award winners are:

Cookware/Bakeware:
Fissler USA -- Blue Point Pressure Pan Set

Kitchen Electrics:
Krups -- Fully Automatic Espresso Machine

Tabletop & Textiles:
Prodyne Enterprises -- ICED Salad

Gourmet Gifts & Specialty Foods:
Costa Brava -- Tubular Line Professional Set

Gadgets, Cutlery, and Accessories:
New Metro Design -- BeaterBlade +

Green by Design:
bambu -- bambu KIDS

Best of Show 2008:
Nexus Marketing -- Table Grill

The 2008 Gourmet Housewares Show will wrap up on Thursday, May 8th, at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV-co-located with GLM's Global Home Textiles and Global Home Décor shows and with the National Hardware Show, produced and managed by Reed Exhibitions.

For further information, visit www.thegourmetshow.com.