Discover your next cooking inspiration—we carry the best assortment of quality kitchen goods you’ll find anywhere. What started at our Berkeley store in 1996 quickly grew into America’s largest hands-on cooking class program. Stop by our stores to satisfy all of your kitchen and dining needs in one place.  From the day that Shirley Collins opened our first store in Pike Place Market in 1972, we’ve been committed to a simple idea: Make good food. Invite people. Do it daily.