Tableware Fit For a King
Tableware Fit For a King
Steelite International a Popular Brand with Many Ellicottville Restaurants
What does King Charles dining at Warwick Castle have in common with diners at several restaurants in Ellicottville? Tableware!
Indeed, at Warwick Castle, His Royal Highness eats off the same Steelite brand plates, as do guests at the Culinary Institutes of America and premium restaurants in Vegas, New Orleans, Nashville, Boston, NYC, and yes, Ellicottville. My guess is that King Charles, who is fully committed to saving the environment, is especially fond of this company because of their membership in the in UK’s Green Organization and winning several awards for Environmental Best Practice.
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Steelite continuously innovates to find new ways that are better for the world community and for the environment by reducing their carbon footprint. One of the ways they do this is by using a Lamella system. They are the only tableware manufacturing company that uses this Lamella machine to recycle clay waste. Since its installation in 2007, Steelite has recycled 350 tons of clay body per year, which equates to 350 tons of clay that does not need to be quarried - thus reducing the impact on the landscape and the energy required to remove/purify it. 350 tons do not need to be transported from their source to the manufacturing plant, thereby conserving on vehicular emissions. And 350 tons of waste material can be reused, rather than being sent off to the landfill, thereby reducing landfill and the vehicular emissions and gas used to transport it.
Based on 2022 figures, the company now recycles up to 99% of manufacturing waste. Since we are celebrating Earth Week, it seems entirely appropriate to give kudos to a company that services Ellicottville (and the monarchy) and practices such outstanding environmental policies. Hear! Hear!
The Silver Fox Steakhouse uses their products. “The Fox” was established in 1974 as the fifth sit-down restaurant in Ellicottville, and now enjoys serving the third generation of patrons who regularly come in for a delicious dinner and a relaxing glass of wine. Michael Nickolson and his dad Gerry (now deceased) devoted their lives to making their guests feel like royalty, so it seems logical that Mike would select their plates and serving pieces from a company who has British royalty on their list of clients, and who have been honored by the Queen herself for their excellent work. Look for the fox drawing on their bread and butter plates and their Silver Fox name on their dinner plates. Nickolson said he uses Steelite because it shows his customers that he is proud of The Fox and hopes his customers will feel that sense of pride.
Mike Kerns, Jr., owner of Balloons Restaurant and Nightclub, is another client of Steelite, using their huge selection of styles, patterns, and colors to complement their funky fun environment. Opened in 1974 by Mike and Cheryl Kerns and handed off in 2006 following his dad’s passing, Mike, Jr. has created an environment where blue and white collars workers and everyone in between are comfortable and will have a good time. Mike, Jr. especially appreciated the assortment of colors and designs he could choose from after having inherited the old standard white Buffalo China that lacked pizzazz. He is especially pleased that he had an opportunity to select lighter weight Melamine plates and serving pieces for his outdoor dining which were easier for the servers to handle with less breakage to clean up if there were an accident.
Dina’s and The Banq use Steelite products. As Dina DiPasquale, owner of both establishments says, she uses their products for their “style mostly! They are very durable; very excellent quality… elevates the whole dining experience.” It appears that Steelite has taken over Ellicottville with West Rose, Steelbound, Edna’s and the Winery joining the ranks of satisfied users of their products.
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Steelite was first introduced to the Ellicottville dining establishments by Peter Kreinheder of Ellicottville Brewing Company and EBC Tap & Bottle Taqueria, where you will also find a wonderful array of beautiful Steelite serving pieces at all their locations, offering my favorite, spicy African peanut soup, or their melt-in-your-mouth Texas brisket.
A call to the factory confirmed that you or I can buy some of their excellent, beautiful, and practically indestructible products online. Just go to www.tabletopstyle.com. Enjoy!