Culinary Convenience – Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Some women LOVE to shop…for clothes, shoes, purses, etc. etc. etc.

I am NOT one of those women.

But I was like a kid in a candy store the other day when we made a stop at MY kind of store…called CULINARY CONVENIENCE…South Florida’s Chef Supply Store.  (Yes…it’s even open to people like me who simply LOVE to cook.)

Several weeks ago, I read an article in the Sun Sentinel about the owners and founders of the company, Aaron Michaels and his wife Limor.

Owner Limor Michaels and staff member Vincent

We were lucky enough to meet BOTH owners, and before Aaron left for a meeting, he spent some time telling us how they developed the concept for their business. As former chefs,both Aaron and Limor knew first-hand how hard it is for chefs to get away and “shop” for all the items needed to run both the kitchen and the front of house in a busy restaurant…so they decided to “take their show on the road” and take the needed supply to the restaurants…in a van!

A Traveling Chef’s Store

That way, the chefs only have to run out the back door and climb into the back of the truck to “shop”.  So whether it’s a chef’s knife, aprons, bowls, silverware or anything else…they have it at their fingertips and ready for tonight’s dinner service.  A GENIUS idea!

Their business was so successful, they decided to open a store front to stock even more items…so of course I wanted to check it out.  And what a FUN shopping trip it was!

A Pot for EVERY Occasion

A Chef’s Best Friend…A GOOD KNIFE

I had a BLAST sharing cooking tips and talking with other “Foodies”, and I know I’ll want to go back next year.  What an AWESOME place…run by people who love to talk about cooking as much as I do!