What makes a great meal? What makes a great meal? It can hinge on making every piece unique. From there Both interior and exterior colours are true the cook, the recipes selected, the quality of it passes through no less than 15 French characteristics of Le Creuset French Ovens. ingredients chosen or those with whom we artisans, each masters of their own discipline, The light coloured interior enamel allows share the meal. One fact remains, no matter be it sanding, enameling or firing. Nestled in cooks to easily monitor the cooking process. the occasion or the friends and family you Fresnoy-le-Grand, in Northeast France, the The exterior colour, be it the original Flame cook for, it starts with great cookware. Le Creuset foundry has remained true to its orange that inspired a century of coloured time-honoured production process that has cookware, classic Cerise red or Blueberry Le Creuset’s rich aesthetic heritage is only been used since the beginning. blue, is a testament to the brand’s colour matched by its rigorous product quality that development bringing it to the fore of the dates to the company’s founding in 1925. The Le Creuset French Oven, an enamelled industry. Perfected over 95 years, manufacturing pot, is crafted to the optimal weight without techniques and product performance have compromising performance, resulting in the Cooks can confidently choose Le Creuset been honed to maximize the cooking lightest cast iron pot per litre on the market. when investing in this heirloom-worthy experience in professional and home The weight is distributed through a tight- product backed by a limited lifetime warranty, kitchens alike. fitting domed lid, with self-basting properties and prepare soup, stews, bread, broth, whole and balanced by the wide loop handles chickens, rice dishes, vegetables or pasta for Each iconic Le Creuset French Oven is cast that allow it to be comfortably moved from generations to come. Cherished meals deserve in individual sand moulds, used only once, stovetop, to oven, to table. Le Creuset. LeCreuset.ca Contents 32 We profile Global honouree PROMENU on page 40. Features 12 A tribute to the queen of housewares Laurie O’Halloran’s daughter Haley shares a few of her memories growing up in the Home Style household. 26 CanGift adapts for the times 61 Association President Anita Schachter discusses the many ways that the gift industry can adapt during the pandemic, including a new ‘buy local’ campaign and the launch of a Virtual Market this fall. 32 Hoya Living owners share their passion Our talented, long-time western contributor Jane Zatylny writes her last article for the magazine, profiling the owners of Hoya Home Living in Stevetson, B.C. 40 A standout store is a global winner We take a look at one of this year’s global gia honourees, PROMENU in Ukraine. 62 An industry icon gives thanks New Product Reviews 46 Countertop Cooking/Heating Appliances 54 Green Living - Eco-Friendly Housewares 62 HOME STYLE MAGAZINE 3 October 2020 Departments Volume 31 • Number 5 The Final Issue 6 PUBLISHER & EDITOR Laurie O’Halloran Calendar of Events Phone (905) 338-0799 [email protected] EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS Candace Sutcliffe 8 Jane Zatylny Haley O’Halloran Conrad DeSouza Opening Lines GRAPHIC DESIGN & AD PRODUCTION Robin Forsyth FINANCIAL DIRECTOR 14 Claire Girard PRINTED BY 50 People in the News R.R. 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Others are directed to the digital edition at: www.homestylemag.ca MEMBER OF 60 Canadian Gift Association International Housewares Association Advertisers Index 61 56 Looking Back 4 OCTOBER 2020 Trade Show Calendar January 31 to February 4, 2021 April 17 to 20, 2021 TORONTO GIFT + HOME MARKET AMBIENTE - FRANKFURT FAIR Toronto International Centre/Congress Centre Messe Frankfurt Exhibition Centre Contact the Canadian Gift Association at cangift.org Contact: [email protected] Call 416-679-0170 August 7 to 10, 2021 January 12 to 19, 2021 THE INSPIRED HOME SHOW ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL GIFT & IHA’s Global Home + Housewares Market HOME FURNISHINGS MARKET McCormick Place, Chicago Americas Mart, Atlanta, Georgia Visit TheInspiredHomeShow.com Call 800-ATL-MART or visit www.americasmart.com August 8 to August 11, 2021 January 24 to 28, 2021 TORONTO GIFT + HOME MARKET LAS VEGAS MARKET Toronto International Centre/Congress Centre World Market Center, Las Vegas, Nevada Contact the Canadian Gift Association at cangift.org Visit www.lasvegasmarket.com Call 416-679-0170 Contact us to custom print your city for a unique gift this Holiday Season! 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Through the pages of Home Style she has provided us with a way to share and stay connected. We wish her a wonderful retirement! hamiltonbeach.ca © 2020 Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc. Opening Lines It’s time for me to turn the page s the owner of this magazine, I ticed he worked fewer hours than I did, can assure you that every edito- yet made more money. It was infuriat- Arial I have ever written has ing but enlightening, so I decided I had come from the heart, but none more to try my hand at ad sales. than this one. That’s because it will be I asked my group publisher if I could my last as editor of Home Style. give up Centre and take over advertis- After three decades at the helm of ing sales on Housewares Canada as well this publication, and 40 years as an edi- as editorial duties. In those days it was tor, I’ve decided to retire. It was a very unheard of for an editor to venture into emotional, very difficult decision be- the ‘dark side’ of advertising sales. But I cause, quite frankly, I have been blessed was young and naive and had the con- with the absolute best job possible. fidence only youth can provide. Fortu- It all began in 1985 at the annual nately, my boss Herschel Fenik believed KRW awards dinner at the Donalda in me and gave me a chance. Club in Toronto. I was working at Well, it wasn’t as easy as I thought, biggest cheerleader, working at our Southam as the editor of a dental maga- but I’m a quick learner and a hard show booth in Toronto and travelling zine. That evening, I was seated next to worker and it helped that I really be- with me to trade fairs around the world Don Flynn, the owner of Centre Publi- lieved in my product. Within two years, from Las Vegas to Paris and Hong Kong. cations. He had just sold his company to Housewares Canada was making a small Southam was not happy, naturally, Southam, and it included a brand new profit and I was working virtually and they came after me hard with their magazine called Housewares Canada. alone, with no employees and very little best editor on Housewares Canada, Elena I soon learned he was looking for a contact with my peers. That’s when it Opasini. She and I were friendly but it’s new housewares editor. The next day, hit me: “If I am already doing this all by difficult to compete with a company we had lunch and he offered me the job. myself, why don’t I do it all for myself?” owner. I was tenacious and took every- I was intrigued by the potential for this I went home, discussed it with Mike thing personally. (I’m embarrassed to new magazine and, as much as I loved and he, as always, supported my deci- admit I often cried when an advertiser the shiny world of orthodontics and sion – even though we had just bought turned me down.) Poor Elena didn’t those graphic photos of periodontal dis- a new home. Where would we get the know what hit her. After two years, she ease, writing about kitchen products money? I decided to turn to my family. gave up, Housewares Canada folded and seemed like a refreshing change. Be- On a warm July evening in 1989, I had the whole market to myself again.