45831 Tue May 09 18:51:12 -0700 2006 10 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 227077 Where's a good place in the Bay Area to buy interesting and unusual non-food kitchen stuff? You know, things that you would buy as birthday presents for chowish friends. I've been to Williams Sonoma and Sur la table and those sorts of places, but that's not what I'm looking for. I want weird, interesting, offbeat, beautiful, etc. and food-related. Like a really strange but gorgeous teapot, or a weird-looking pan designed to cook some obscure dish. Tue May 09 18:51:12 -0700 2006 0 Joy 1 227078 this is probably not the correct place to post as it's not food-related but i do know that ma maison on 3rd and brannan have some interesting cookware - cheese graters, mixers etc. with a whymsical touch. Tue May 09 19:00:21 -0700 2006 227077 0 alison 1 227084 eBay! Tue May 09 19:20:13 -0700 2006 227077 0 Matt 1 227087 That odd little used cookware place on Divisidero just north of Oak. Tons of stuff. All used. The occasional treasure. Not cheap. It's where I buy birthday presents for chowish friends. Tue May 09 19:27:37 -0700 2006 227077 0 Jef 2 227089 Cookin' was my first thought too. Crazy store, very fun to look through. Tue May 09 19:35:55 -0700 2006 227087 0 nooodles 1 227088 Culinaire in the Ferry Building has antique food and wine related items and as a bonus you get to snack at the Ferry building... Link: http://bunrab.com/yummychow/MetroMenus/SFferry/MMSFferry1.html Tue May 09 19:31:06 -0700 2006 227077 0 Edie 1 227092 shackford's in napa Tue May 09 19:50:08 -0700 2006 227077 0 withalonge 1 227119 Mooncake pans at the many Chinese cookware stores? Wed May 10 00:24:40 -0700 2006 227077 0 stuart 1 227120 Biordi on Columbus. The majolica pottery goes from eccentric to elegant. Link: http://www.biordi.com/main.php Wed May 10 00:25:33 -0700 2006 227077 0 Tracy L. 1 227145 I'd try The Spanish Table on San Pablo in the East Bay. Fantastic Spanish and Portuguese cooking-related stuff. We bought our friend an azador and sent it as a mystery present. It's a terracotta dish with slats on top for cooking chorizo tableside. You burn any sort of alcohol in the bottom. It's quite spectacular. They also sell fantastic Spanish chorizo Wed May 10 11:36:47 -0700 2006 227077 0 Debra 2 227153 Seconded! A cazuela or paella pan are good starting points here. Wed May 10 12:59:27 -0700 2006 227145 0 Larry