​Equipment & Tools

• Broadway Panhandler [NYC] - Equipment and tools for every kitchen
• JB Prince [NYC] - High end kitchen/chef tools and commercial restaurant equipment
• Korin [NYC] - Premier purveyor of Japanese chef's knives, masterful knife sharpening services
  

​​Specialty Food Stores

• Bedford Cheese Shop [NYC] - From the stinky to the sublime, this Brooklyn-based shop has it all
• Clean Catch Fish Market [Charlotte, NC]​ - Offering only the freshest, sustainable fish, shellfish and seafood from Tues-Sun, special orders welcome
  
• Dean and DeLuca in SoHo [NYC] - Where it all began - this original location still overflows with food, wine, cheese and kitchenware
• Eataly [NYC]​ - The 50,000+ sq. ft. Bastianich/Batali gastrotemple to all things Italian.  Part grocery, fishmonger, deli, restaurant, cheese shop, tourist trap and rooftop brewery, it's got it all (if you can handle the crowds)
  
• Kalustyan's [NYC] - Spices, Oils, Grains and Specialty Ingredients from around the world.  Can't find it elsewhere?  Try here...
  
• The Lobster Place [NYC] - Huge selection of fresh fish, shellfish and, yes, lobster
• The Meadow [NYC] -  Over 100 varieties of finishing salts, over 300 varieties of chocolate and over 100 varieties of artisan cocktail bitters make this a chef's (or gift-giver's) paradise for unique, food-focused finds
  
• Penzeys Spices [Mail Order] - Unbelievably high quality spices by mail order
  
• Pasta & Provisions [Charlotte, NC] -​ Family owned Italian grocery with an endless supply of specialty ingredients, fresh mozzarella, and fresh pasta, cut to order​
• Savory Spice Shop [Charlotte, NC]​ - Whole and freshly ground dried herbs and spices, extracts and blends in a storefront that allows you to taste your way through every product in the store
  
• Union Square Greenmarket [NYC] - Artisan breads, cheeses, meat, produce and art (M,W,F, SA Year-round)
• What's Your Beef Butcher [Charlotte, NC]​ - Locally-raised all natural, free range proteins including beef, poultry, lamb, bison, wild game and house-made sausages
  
• Zingerman's Delicatessen [Ann Arbor, MI] - One of the best delicatessens in the country with cheese, bread, vinegar and other specialty foods, also by mail order

Beer, Wine and Spirits

• ​Birdsong Brewery Co. [Charlotte, NC] - Microbrewery founded in 2011, focused on unfiltered, craft beers in the NoDa Arts district
  
• Brooklyn Brewery [NYC] - Ok, it's not wine, but it's darn good beer and it proves local beer is better beer
• Heist Brewery [Charlotte, NC]​ - Brewpub that opened in August 2012, pairing local craft brew with excellent "twisted American cuisine" in the NoDa Arts district.  Great cocktail program, too...
  
• Italian Wine Merchants [NYC] - The Bastianich/Batali storefront carrying some of the tastiest Italian wines available
• NoDa Brewing Company [Charlotte, NC]​ - Microbrewery founded in late 2011, focused on "northwestern feeling" craft brews in the NoDa Arts district
  
• Salud Beer Shop [Charlotte, NC] - Craft beer/bottle shop in the heart of NoDa with hundreds of bottles and six on draft for all your growler-filling needs.  Homebrew resources also available
  
• Triple C Brewing Company [Charlotte, NC] - Microbrewery founded in August 2012 with many hop-forward selections and a great smoked amber ale on nitrogen in their Historic South End taproom​
• Washington Street Purveyors [Lexington, VA] - Fine wine, craft brews and gourmet foodstuffs in historic downtown Lexington, VA

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