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More than 250 customers attended Rolling Pin Kitchen Emporium’s first Vendor Showcase on Oct. 15.

Nineteen vendor representatives showcased 36 product lines and demonstrated new products. The free, day-long event included food and wine tastings, more than 100 giveaways and special pricing on showcased products.

The free event let consumers to see, learn, sample and try-out products. Lines represented included: All-Clad, Cameron’s, Chantal, Emile Henry, Ganz, Harold Import Co., Henckels, iSi, Junior League of Tampa, Kelapo Coconut, Kitchen Supply, Kuhn Rikon, Lodge, Mastrad, Maverick, McClain’s Old Florida Gourmet, Microplane, Nordic Ware, OXO, Pacific Rim Winery, Pirate Jonny’s, Reva Foods, RSVP, Shun, SodaStream, Staub, Swiss Diamond, Tovolo, Trudeau, Uncle Kenny’s BBQ, VacuVin, Vermont Cheddar, Victoria Gourmet, Viking, Vino de Milo, Vita Mix, William Bounds, Wusthof and Zeecutt.

Based in Brandon, Fla., Rolling Pin has been the “Culinary Resource” for the Tampa Bay Area since 1995. This locally owned and operated gourmet kitchen store and culinary education center regularly stocks 15,000 kitchen tool items and has a 1,000-square-foot culinary center where eight – 10 cooking classes are conducted weekly by in-house chefs, local instructors and celebrity chefs.

Last year, the Greater Brandon, Fla., Chamber of Commerce named Rolling Pin Kitchen Emporium the Small Business of the Year.