Shopping List
Whether you're looking for an industrial worktable or a toque blanche like the Swedish Chef's, sometimes you need professional-quality accoutrements for your kitchen. Help us build out the list by nominating your favorite go-to spots for culinary geegaws.
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Richard Dare
Richard Dare established his shop in 1969, pioneering the supply of serious cookware for the burgeoning interest in cuisine in England. Today the shop maintains it's position as one of the most delightful and comprehensive specialist kitchen shops in the capital with everything for the cook and wine connoisseur.
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Gill Wing Cook Shop
The Gill Wing shop started selling their own ceramics, and rapidly expanded to sell the work of others and additional gift items. In the shop, still you will see their teapots, these are around 1500 samples collected from the entire teapots they have ever sold in the shop, some were made by Gill Wing pottery. Fully expanded they now run thie cook shop with an extensive collection of items and have started the Gill Wing Organic Farm.
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Bowery Kitchen Supply Equipment
Located near the Food Network Studios, Bowery Kitchen supplies top restaurant chefs and professionals with all their needs. They have been supplying chef-wares since 1975, and keep a blog of their new products and events.
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Broadway Panhandler
Broadway Panhandler has been offering the highest quality cookware to home cooks and professional chefs since 1976. The store is filled with a dazzling variety - cookie cutters to copper cookware to the finest cutlery-at discount prices.
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Le Sanctuaire
Le Sanctuaire was conceived from the desire to provide only the rarest choice ingredients and commercial equipments to passionate chefs with the most discriminating appetite for culinary excellence. They claim to have the highest-quality tools and equipments sanctioned by professional chefs and fine-dining restaurants, and acquired for their proven performance.
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Chef Shop
Chef Shophas everything for the more serious cooks and their family members – they carry everything from appliances to napkin rings.
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East Bay Restaurant Supply
East Bay Restaurant Supply, Inc., family owned since 1934, has grown to become one of the nation's largest foodservice equipment suppliers by offering a wide array of services and products at wholesale prices.
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Kamei Restaurant Supply
Catering mostly to Asian gadgets for your kitchen, Kamei has a massive warehouse. Their huge selection boasts 40 rice cookers alone. Inexpensive products and an extensive collection are a great resource in San Francisco. -
Forest Restaurant Supply
Forest Restaurant Supply is located in the desolate industrial district at the foot of Potrero Hill between Hwy 101 and Third Street. The prices are low in this no-frills warehouse setting, and the staff is extremely helpful.
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Economy Restaurant Fixtures
In 2008 Economy merged with TriMark USA, a nationwide group of foodservice equipment and supplies dealers. This merger provided Economy with additional buying power, and allows the business to continue to grow. TriMark Economy remains family-operated, and is extremely appreciative of the many relationships the business has forged with the foodservice community over the years. trimarkeconomy.com/home
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Northwestern Cutlery
An inexpensive place to get your knives sharpened, also known as the candy store for cooks. northwesterncutlery.com
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Executive Chef
Executive Chef is Hawaii's culinary tool store for everyone that enjoys cooking. With over 13,000 different items to choose from, they have what you're looking for.
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KitchenPlus, Inc.
Hard to find and located in the basement of the Los Angeles Koreatown Galleria, this fascinating restaurant and kitchen supply store is fully stocked and specializes in Asian items.
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Surfas
Professional items to the Food Service Industry for fine dining hotels and upscale restaurants to caterers to private chefs and to culinary students. Their warehouse is stocked with thousands of items that transition into home use for food enthusiasts. They welcome the professional and the home cook.culinarydistrict.com
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Brook Farm General Store
Located just under the Williamsburg Bridge, in Brooklyn, NY, Brook Farm General Store is a modern general store offering a wide range of old and new items. From the most humble scrub brush to the most luxurious linen sheets, all of our products are useful, simple and timeless.
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Whisk
Whisk is owned and run by Brooklyn locals who decided to bring their love of cooking from their homes to the heart of Williamsburg. From replacing that tired pan to adding new color to your table, you'll find Whisk meets all your cooking and dining needs.
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Gold Brothers
Gold Brothers is a leader in the food service equipment industry. You can shop their store online or visit their showroom in Chicago. goldprochef.com/
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C & S Store Fixtures
C & S Store Fixtures is your premier used and new restaurant and grocery equipment headquarters. Since 1981, they have provided Chicagoland with top-quality, state-of-the-art devices that last long and work right. They cater primarily to restaurants, floral shops, liquor stores, grocery stores, delicatessens, and butcher shops, but are available for anyone who requires the finest equipment. Their showroom is 200,000 square feet, so you’re almost certain to find whatever your business requires. They even deliver all our equipment to you!
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Herzog Store Fixture Co.
Restaurant supply and fixture retailer. Herzog sells anything form booths to bars to condiment containers.
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B and B Store Fixtures Co.
Refrigeration and whole sale supplier located in Chicago's West Loop.
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Cookin'
Second-hand kitchenware store located in the Lower Haight district in San Francisco.
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Labour and Wait
A simple, honest approach to design, where quality and utility are intrinsic. Timeless products that celebrate functional design. labourandwait.co.uk. To read more about Labour and Wait, check out Dwell's March 2010 article.
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Les Touilleurs
Les Touilleurs opened its doors in 2002 and specializes in cookware, books and magazines. Their website features recipes (in French only, unfortunately) and lists the various cooking workshops offered at their Montreal flagship store.
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Peppercorn
Peppercorn was founded by Doris Houghland in 1977 as a cooking school and small gourmet kitchen store. Over time, the store has blossomed into a 12,000- square-foot stronghold on the historic Pearl Street Mall. They offer top-of-the-line appliances, impossible-to-find kitchen gadgets, gourmet and imported foods. -
Happy Cooker
Located in Winnipeg in the heart of Osborne Village, The Happy Cooker specializes in chef's gadgetry, kitchenware, cookware, knives, bakeware, linens, cutlery, glassware, ceramics, small appliances and unique gourmet specialty items.
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Good Egg
Good Egg is a shop located in Toronto's Kensington Market that's dedicated to those who like to eat.
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A Cook's Companion
A Cook's Companion has provided fine cooking equipment to Brownstone Brooklyn since 1997. They cookware and bakeware, knives, storage containers and an entire wall of gadgets.
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Ming Wo Cookware
Located in Vancouver’s historic Chinatown, Ming Wo Cookware's flagship store opened in 1917. There are now six locations found throughout the region.
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Bowery Restaurant Supply
The cooking place to come to stock up yuur kitchen, according to NY Times columnist Mark Bitten. Caters to restaurants but is open to the public.
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Kinco Foodservice Equipment
Foodservice Equipment, Inc. is a full service bakery equipment supplier. In addition to offering the finest display showcases, they have a wide selection of bakery machinery such as: dough sheeters, molders, mixers, spiral mixers, bread slicers and others. They also carry baker's deck ovens and small wares all offered at pretty great prices. www.kincousa.com
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NY Cake
N.Y. Cake & Baking Distributor first opened its doors known as the Chocolate Gallery more than 25 years ago. Since, customers asked repeatedly for a shop to purchase supplies to bake and decorate their cakes, she decided to emphasize more on baking products and they thereby became known as New York Cake and Baking Distributor. They have a 5,000 square foot store carrying everything you need. They became known as the “one stop shop” for all your baking needs as well as a baker’s paradise. www.nycake.com
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Advance Kitchen Supplies
Ranges, broilers, grills, ice makers, microwaves, refrigerators you name it, they have it. With their huge selection of major brand name appliances and low cost commercial equipment, you can shop, stock, and cook all in one place. advancekitchensupplies.com
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Chef Restaurant Supplies
Located on Bowery Street in New York, find industrial strength tools and appliances for your kitchen. www.chefrestaurantsupplies.com






