Dacor Showcases Luxury Kitchen Appliances at San Diego 2000 Street of Dreams Event.

Business Editors & Lifestyle Writers

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2000

Dacor, a worldwide leader in high-end kitchen appliance design, manufacturing and distribution, announced today that the company will showcase its high-end appliances at the San Diego 2000 Street of Dreams.

This five-week luxury home tour and lifestyle event, which began on Saturday, Sept. 30, is being held at the Heritage Golf Estates in Poway, Calif.

Street of Dreams is North America's premier luxury home tour and lifestyle exhibition. The event, which claims to be the nation's most popular, has been staged in cities ranging from Vancouver to West Palm Beach and Montreal to San Diego over the past 15 years.

Dacor will feature its signature Epicure(TM) line in the kitchens of three, fully furnished, multimillion-dollar showcase homes at the event. These residential masterpieces, sized from 5,400 to 8,100 square feet on one-acre sites, have been designed by some of San Diego County's most prestigious custom-home builders, including AmeriConstruction, MSK Development Group, Oakhurst Builders, McCullough-Ames Development, Tony Garczynski Development, Inc., and CrossWare Development.

The featured Epicure(TM) appliances will include the multi-function, ECD230 Epicure(TM) Double Wall Oven; EHD Epicure(TM) 48-inch Wide Hood; ESG486 Epicure(TM) Stainless Steel Gas Cooktop; DMO24 Electric Microwave Oven; and EWO24 Epicure(TM) Warming Oven.

Dacor's luxurious Epicure(TM) appliance line offers a variety of unique functionalities, and is a favorite of many popular chefs worldwide. The ECD230 Stainless Steel Double Wall Oven features digital electronic oven controls; pure convection and standard bake systems; eight-pass reflective broilers; halogen lights and a self-cleaning function.

The EHD Epicure(TM) 48-inch Wide Hood offers variable-speed blowers and removable dishwasher-safe filters; the ESG486 Epicure(TM) Stainless Steel Gas Cooktop features a griddle, simmer plate and a wok ring; and the DMO24 Electric Microwave Oven has 1,100 watts of power and 1.8 cubic foot capacity. The Epicure(TM) 24-inch Warming Oven is the largest of its kind in the industry, housing up to four, 9-inch dinner plates side-by-side. Additionally, this one-of-a-kind warming oven includes an adjustable humidity control panel that enables flexibility to have food warm, crisp or moist.

The Street of Dreams showcases the latest trends in home design, architecture, domestic accessories and electronics. All homes are available for viewing Sunday through Thursday from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. and on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. Tickets are available on-site up until two hours before closing; and only cash is accepted. Weekend tickets are $12 for adults, and $11 for children ages 4-12, and senior citizens. Weekday ticket prices are $2 less. The event is free to children age 3 and under. For ticket and event information, phone [phone].

Founded in 1965, and based in Pasadena, Calif., Dacor is one of the nation's leading high-end kitchen appliance manufacturers and the only U.S.-based appliance company with ISO 9001 Quality Standard Certification in all facilities. For complete information on Dacor and all of its products (including where to find them), visit the company's Web site at www.dacor.com or phone [phone].

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