Guilty Pleasures: Kitchen Stores

I’m not exactly sure when or how this happened but I love going to kitchen stores. I never knew I would get so much joy perusing its aisles, discovering old and new inventions… even those ridiculous ones.

No matter where I go I always seem to make my way into a kitchen store.

My number 1 favorite here in Madison? The Kitchen Gallery on Willy St. We got our beloved Fondue set from this store. I love the people (and the dog) that work here. With it being a specialty store, their items seem to be carefully and thoughtfully selected. I love everything in that store! I haven’t found a place in Madison that sell authentic Raclette and Fondue sets and they have both. I also love that it is right next to Lazy Jane’s.

My number 2 favorite: Tellus Mater on State St. Bigger and having more knick knacks. I love it. I especially like their Japanese tea cups.

Here are my two recent purchases that are so useful!!!

Bought from Tellus Mater: A tea kettle scale collector! I was so happy when I discovered this. Especially helpful here in Madison with our hard water.

Bought from The Kitchen Gallery: Knife Sharpener. The guy at the store raved about it and it’s proven. This little guy works amazing. It’s the best we’ve had.

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