This place is easily my best find of the year (thanks Yelp!) I decided to go because I needed a new chef's knife and this store is quite literally a block from my work (and I never even knew it existed). I got off early the day before Thanksgiving and thought I would check it out on the off chance they were open. Not only were they open but they were AWESOME. Even though I'm not a professional, I didn't feel uncomfortable at all. In fact it was quite the opposite, Karlin went out of her way to help me, answer all my questions and assist me in picking out the perfect knife. She did not make me feel intimidated. I felt like Alice in Wonderland, if Alice had been an amateur cook and Wonderland had a pug (SQUEE! He's so cute!!) as it's mascot instead of the Cheshire cat. I felt like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, if Charlie liked nice knives at cheap prices and the chocolate factory was actually full of utensils and ramekins. If you enjoy cooking at all, you really need to get your butt down to this store. Karlin and Brett will make you regulars for life. I can't imagine going anyplace else for my cooking supply needs. I give them 5 extremely sharp and well priced stars.