I started hearing about this place a few years ago. However it is a bit of a drive from Glendale. Last week I was querying some friends for an herb I needed to fill an old recipe. One of them suggested Penzey's and after looking on line to see they carried it and knowing I was going to be in the East Valley today I made it a point to stop in. I'm hooked! I saw so many things that I had looked for elsewhere in the past and could never find. This will now be the first place I head for for those items you just cannot find anywhere.