A few weeks ago I had the pleasure to jaunt across the U.S. of A. to attend the Thermador and Traditional Home Great Kitchens Blogger & Designer Event in Irvine, California.

I have worked with the wonderful people at Thermador for the recent kitchenette in the Traditional Home High Point Showhouse.  The opportunity to get to know the brand was a true treat and an investment in my ability to help clients properly choose their appliances to best suit their needs based on innovation and quality as well as aesthetics.

We were wined and dined across the southern Cali coast.

The flowers throughout the showroom were DIVINE! 

This is just one of the many kitchens in the Thermador Experience Center. 

The 48 inch Professional Series Pro Grand Commercial Depth Dual Fuel Steam Range is a thing to behold. I was amazed by the possibilities.

You can do a whole turkey in 90 minutes and it is perfection. SOLD!

Only Thermador can create the first high-performance range with a built-in Steam + Convection Oven. Introducing the Pro Grand® Steam – a range that will change the way real cooks cook. This Ultimate Culinary Center™  features seven cooking options:  ExtraLow® simmering featuring our Star® Burners, 22, 000 BTUs Power Burner, Titanium Griddle & Grill, a large capacity Convection Oven,   Warming drawer and the industry exclusive Steam & Convection Oven.  The Pro Grand® Steam Range does what we’ve done throughout our history – set and define the new industry standard. Learn more about the features and benefits of their dual fuel ranges.

Avo toast…yumm!

The brekafast was unreal..and fresh straight from the ovens.

Do you know about Diamond ice?  You should!

Thermador exclusive Diamond Ice from our freezer columns not only looks dazzling in a glass, but it’ll help keep cocktails chilled longer.

The FREEDOM® COLLECTION rocked my world…and I hope my kitchen one day!

FREEDOM TO CUSTOMIZE. FREEDOM TO GO MODULAR,  FREEDOM TO INTEGRATE YOUR REFRIGERATION WITH THE DESIGN OF YOUR KITCHEN. THAT’S WHAT MAKES THE THERMADOR FREEDOM REFRIGERATION THE LEADER INTRUE FLUSH, TALL DOOR DESIGN.

The highly awarded products – available in 18”, 24”, 30” and 36” widths that can accommodate stainless or your own custom panels – offering the most design choices in the industry. The Freedom Collection allows you to configure your own unique combination of bottom freezers, fresh food freezerless refrigerators, freezer and wine preservation columns, as well as our pre-assembled bottom freezer collection.

This is the exact set up I NEED in my next kitchen. 

And a first look at the intro for KBIS 2016….Thermador is introducing undercounted refrigeration drawers.

These are a special innovation for their ability to adjust the temperature for different food types.  These are so much more than the drink fridge of days past.

It was then on to the plating contest. We were paired with other attendees and cooked a portion of our lunch.

Here is our final plate that WON the contest! 

All the entries…

We learned so much, met new friends and talked shop for a wonderful 48 hours that concluded with a gorgeous dinner and sunset at The Deck in Laguna Beach to say farewell to Thermador. 

What possibly impressed me the most was the dedication to product that Zach Elkin, Beatriz Sandoval and so many more showed.  They love their careers and it shows. 

Many thanks to Thermador and Traditional Home for the amazing Thermador Cali Experience.

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This trip was sponsored by Thermador and Traditional Home. All opinions expressed in the above post are my own.