Tell me it ain't so...

[Devany]

I have purchased plenty of restaurant supplies over the years as a caterer (Atlanta) and a cooking school owner (Chicago). I went into this store about a year ago and noted that the prices and selection were much more geared to a retail operation. I wondered why he was in a higher rent retail area if he really was doing commercial business. I also noticed a few weeks ago that he had a big sign in his window for cooking classes... uh.... do you think those were for local chefs? NOT. This guy is probably really suffering in this economy and resorting to some silly moves. Or maybe it is someone who works for the owner. It even seems to me that a year ago he had a sign in the window or painting on it, "Supplies for Professional and Home Chefs" ??? Or at least something that said, "Open to the Public". Maybe I am wrong on that one, but it seems to me that I remember it.

There are a couple of places to get restaurant supplies on the island (and tons in Honolulu too), not to mention great deals online... but then there are of course the shipping and supporting local businesses issues. After I get back to the island, I will go in there (as a potential wholesale customer) and talk to the guy to see what he says.

Aloha au i Hawai`i,
devany

Devany Vickery-Davidson
East Bay Potters
www.eastbaypotters.com