E. Dehillerin Cookware Shop, Paris I sincerely hope that, if you find yourself in Paris, you’ll go to E. Dehillerin, the 190-year-old kitchen supply store on the rue Coquilliere, near the Louvre museum. You might be underwhelmed initially: the façade is plain as can be, the aisles are narrow, the shelves are cluttered, the floorboards are creaky, and some of the best merchandise is displayed in the cramped basement. But the store is always crowded with restaurateurs, students from the Cordon Bleu cooking school, and even a few non-pros like me.
If you can’t make it to Paris, you can always visit Dehillerin’s website (www.e-dehillerin.fr). You’ll still get the best tools out there. But nothing can replace the thrill of navigating those narrow aisles, packed from floor to ceiling with everything a cook could want. –Frank Galella, Denville, New Jersey

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