Gourmet Catalog & Buying Group will welcome renowned chef and Food Network celebrity Tyler Florence to the 2010 Start the Year Member Conference as the special guest of Outset, Inc.

Florence, host of "Tyler's Ultimate" on the Food Network and a regular guest on such TV programs as "The Today Show," "The View," "The Tonight Show," "Oprah," "Access Hollywood," "Extra" and "Good Morning America," will join Gourmet Catalog members for a buffet supper Friday, Jan. 8, 2010, at the exclusive Capital City Club in Atlanta.
"We are delighted to have the opportunity for our Store and Vendor members to share an evening with Tyler Florence," said Janis Johnson, president and founder of Gourmet Catalog. "He has an excellent reputation within the cooking world, and the consumer product expansion seems a natural progression for his talents."

Florence is a graduate of the prestigious culinary program at Johnson and Wales University in Charleston, S.C. His signature blend of charisma and wit, combined with a talent and passion for cooking, has made him a food industry household name.

Outset is the exclusive distributor of Florence's signature lines of steel-clad cookware and titanium cutlery, and is a Gourmet Catalog & Buying Group Vendor Member.