Good Resource for Tools For the Chef in Your House

Sur La Table is a Seattle based retailer with a their Atlnata store in Perimeter Mall.Founded in 1972 by culinary aficionado Shirley Collins, Sur La Table was created at a time when it was difficult to find many of the premium-quality culinary tools Shirley had found on her travels.

Shirley began her dream with an intimate retail space located in Seattle's Pike Place Market, the oldest continuously operated farmers market in the United States. As someone who cooks with fresh local ingredients, Shirley chose a location that made Seattle's bounty of fresh produce and seafood easily accessible to Sur La Table customers.

Word quickly spread about the quirky little shop packed to the rafters with everything for cooks. Guided by Shirley's culinary passion and prowess, Sur La Table's expansive selection of hard to- find and cutting-edge utensils soon had food enthusiasts from around the globe making a pilgrimage to Seattle.

Many successful years later, in 1995, Sur La Table was purchased by the Behnke family of Seattle (Sally Behnke, John and Shari Behnke, Carl and Renée Behnke). Kindred culinary spirits, the Behnkes soon set out to share this wonderful Seattle institution with other cities. Opening a second store in Berkeley that same year, Sur La Table has since expanded and currently operates locations throughout the United States.

Sur La Table carries thousands of products for the kitchen, including exclusive and hard-to-find items. The company offers a vast assortment of bakeware, barware, books, cleaning products, cookware, cutlery, electrics, furnishings, gadgets, glassware, grilling tools, linens, serving pieces, table décor and more.

Worldwide vendors include All-Clad, Anolon, Bialetti, Bodum, Breville, Chilewich, Capresso, Cuisinart, DeLonghi, Demeyere, Dualit, Emile Henry, FrancisFrancis!, J.A. Henckels, John Boos & Co., KitchenAid, Le Creuset, Lodge, Nespresso, Peugeot, Riedel, Rösle, Scanpan, Shun, Staub, Waechtersbach, Waring and Wüsthof.

For more information please visit their website at http://www.surlatable.com