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There’s a wonderful shop in Culver City,California called surfa’s that’s like a Disneyland for cooks & bakers… my question is does anyone know of a similar store on the east coast ? This store has hard to find ingredients and an extensive supply of cookware,bakeware & gadgets..I could spend hours in there..

If you are in Colorado, I recommend Peppercorn in Boulder. They have a vast selection of cookware, bakeware, gadgets, as well as dinnerware & gourmet food products. And they have an amazing selection of cookbooks!

Chelsea Market doesn't have the range of stores that it did pre-pandemic. The store for kitchen equipment is gone, for instance. Here in Manhattan there is no place that's one-stop, but it's fun to go to the specialty stores: Kalustyan's for spices, Arthur Avenue (in the Bronx) and Di Palo's for Italian ingredients, the Hong Kong Supermarket for Chinese ingredients, Sixth Avenue between 8th and 13th Streets for Japanese ingredients, and ethnic neighborhoods for specific ethnic ingredients. Queens County has many. The Bowery has restaurant supply stores that sell retail. These places make New York City livable as well as fun to visit.