Course : Winning Outdoor Kitchen Design:A Best Practice Seminar

October 6th - 9:30 am

October 7th - 12:30 pm

Presented by Russ Faulk, LACES, VP of Marketing and Product Development, Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet

Biography:

Russ is regularly called upon for design assistance on outdoor kitchen projects for some of Kalamazoo?EUR??,,????'???s higher-profile clientele. In his role as head of product development, he is the steward of the company?EUR??,,????'???s ?EUR??,,????'??Fundamentally Different and Fundamentally Better?EUR??,,????'?? approach to product design, resulting in industry benchmarks such as the hybrid grill, weather-tight outdoor cabinetry, and the Outdoor Artisan Pizza Oven, among others. He is an authority on the latest outdoor kitchen design trends and industry innovations.

A student of design, Russ holds his degree from Washington University in St. Louis, MO. Russ is also an avid cook and author of more than 150 outdoor cooking and entertaining recipes published by Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet.

Course Title: Winning Outdoor Kitchen Design:A Best Practice Seminar

Course Description:

Outdoor kitchens represent one of the fastest growing areas of consumer capital spending, but remain a largely untapped opportunity for many design professionals. This introductory course will expand your expertise and help you capture new business by learning the details of outdoor kitchen design, one of the biggest trends in outdoor living. The course is not specific to the Kalamazoo brand or any other manufacturer.

Russ Faulk, Seminar presenter and vice president of product development for Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet, is on the front lines of outdoor kitchen design, working daily with design professionals of all disciplines to create outdoor cooking and entertaining spaces that exceed client functional needs and design expectations.

This Seminar will teach participants the key functional design principles for kitchen layout, including prep areas, storage, and equipment placement. Faulk will share specific and actionable guidelines that have been developed through years of experience with outdoor kitchens and are founded in some of the best practices for indoor kitchen design.

Learning Objectives:

Evaluate client cooking and entertaining needs and translate them into successful designs.

Learn to apply proven indoor kitchen design principles that have been translated to the specific needs of the outdoors.

Discover specific and actionable recommendations for kitchen layout, including work space, storage space, equipment placement, seating and more.

Also, identify and avoid the most common outdoor kitchen design mistakes.

2 hours.

Schedule subject to change