The Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) opens today and here’s a quick overview of trends being shared at the show by Maxine Lauer of Sphere Trending in Waterford, Michigan. According to Lauer, there are very real trends forming across generations and this cross-generational influence is shaping the consumers we design for, sell to […]
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by General Manager Sean Clarke The Nova Scotia Home Designers Association has one. So does the Tidewater Builder’s Association in Virgina Beach and the HBA of Greater Dallas. In fact, Kraus Fitch Architects of Amherst, MA won one at the 2011 Annual Conference of the New England AIA for Two Pond Farm in Williamsburg, MA. Now
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Join Jackie Heller as she discusses the importance of eating fresh! Farm Fresh, Certified Organic, Seasonal, Slow Food, Artisanal, Heirloom, Locavore, Community Supported Agriculture. All of these words have become part of our daily language. For a long time, chefs and “foodies” have been touting the importance of eating foods that are “seasonal” and grown
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Make sure you check out these helpful tips BEFORE you start your Kitchen Project! I’ve been with Clarke for more than a decade now and I’ve encountered thousands of homeowners working to create their dream kitchens. I love when a designer suggests that they start with the appliances, because the choices are endless and can
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Emmy-Nominated Chef Ming Tsai shows Clarke how to cook! When Emmy-nominated Chef Ming Tsai offered a cooking event last month at our Milford showroom, the crowd of 60 guests were both enthusiastic and at ease, seeming as if they were all having a personal conversation with the celebrated chef. Ming was extremely at home in
It is that time of the year again, when Clarke invites the New England Design Community to show their best work incorporating Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances. We’ve just posted a landing page at www.clarkedesigncontest.com to begin the process for our third Clarke Sub-Zero and Wolf Design Contest. As in the past, there will be
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Chef Ming Tsai recently completed taping his ninth season of Simply Ming at Clarke Unlike many shows, it is not a “competition,” rather more a friendly, fun collaborative food adventure with Chef Ming and his guests exchanging ideas, tips, stories and good humor. Watching Ming and the talented team assembled by WGBH, the show’s originating
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The five-day weather forecast did not look at all promising as the Clarke installation team, headed by Jimmy McCullough, boarded the ferry for the 30-mile voyage to Nantucket on May 18th. Clarke’s second year as a sponsor of the Nantucket Wine Festival (now in its 15th year) would prove to be a busy time with
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While based at Fort Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska during the early 1970’s, I would, once a month after pay day, treat myself to dinner at the Black Angus restaurant. This one meal would severely chew into my meager Specialist 5th Class pay, but the monthly break from mess hall chow was well worth it because,
Join E.J. Krupinsky as he shows off his award-winning “Mad Men” style kitchen! As Clarke launches its 2011 Sub-Zero and Wolf Design Contest, we’ve invited E.J. Krupinsky of Lee Kimball, one of last year’s winners, to be a guest blogger. E.J.’s wonderful entry into Clarke’s 2010 Design Contest is a great example of how Sub-Zero
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When Chef Philippe Ducrot stopped by Clarke, he was preparing for a cooking demonstration at RoomScapes Design Center in Rockland, MA. RoomScapes is home to Kitchen Concepts, a long-time friend of Clarke and a South Shore resource for great design and Clarke appliances. We had a great tour and answered his questions about cooking on
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