ALL SPICE
507 N. Fairfax
Los Angeles, California 90036
323-782-1893
As the name implies, they stock all types of fresh spices.
AMORETTI
818-718-1239
A good source for fresh almond paste and extracts.
BRIDGE KITCHENWARE
214 East 52nd Street
New York, New York 10022
212-688-4220
They have both a store and a mail-order catalog with everything for the kitchen: knives, tartlet or decorative molds, Canellé molds, Venison molds, tart rings, Teflon tart molds, all types of cutters, whisks, strainers, pastry bags, and other specialty baking needs.
CHOCOLATES EL REY
P.O. Box 853
Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
800-ELREY-99
High-quality couverture chocolate needed for baking. They don’t mail direct, but will tell you where their chocolate is available in your area.
800-915-9788
A mail-order catalog for gourmet cooking equipment. They also carry the chocolate batons for Chocolate Croissants. They don’t ship chocolate in the summer (June 1–September 15), so plan accordingly.
DEAN & DELUCA
800-221-7714
Retail stores and mail-order catalogs. Natural food colorings and flavorings for lollipops as well as a huge supply of baking and cooking ingredients, plus a good selection of tools and utensils, including Silpats.
THE-HOUSE-ON-THE-HILL
P.O. Box 7003
Villa Park, Illinois 60181
For a catalog, send two dollars to the above address or visit their website. Best known for their Swedish-style rolling pins and cookie molds, they are a good source for baker’s ammonia, Linzer punch cutters, pastry tools, natural flavorings for lollipops, pure extracts, and orange flower water.
JB PRINCE
36 East 31st Street, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10016
212-683-3553
A mail-order catalog and retail outlet that sells kitchen equipment, decorative molds, cutters, tart rings, utensils, and specialty bakeware and cookware.
KING ARTHUR FLOUR
P.O. Box 876
Norwich, Vermont 05055-0876
800-827-6836
A mail-order source that sells several types of flours, including unbleached pastry and unbleached all-purpose flour. Other hard-to-find ingredients, such as baker’s ammonia, pain au chocolat sticks for Chocolate Croissants, maple sugar, and nonmelting icing sugar, also called glazing sugar, are available.
800-950-7130
They carry several specialty items for baking and candy making, such as cookie cutters, decorative molds, lollipop molds, natural colorings, and crystallized sugars.
MADE IN FRANCE
800-266-9611
A specialty food distributor that carries a wide variety of high-quality ingredients, including frozen fruit purees.
MATFER
800-766-0333
A mail-order catalog that offers virtually every baking utensil available, including my favorite utensil for stirring—the flat wooden spoon called a boxwood spatula. They also carry bottomless meat-pie molds used for Cheese Bars and Nut Slices.
NEW YORK CAKE AND BAKING
56 West 22nd Street
New York, New York 10010
800-942-2539
A shop in New York as well as a mail-order catalog, they offer specialized bakeware and utensils. They also have a wide range of decorating necessities, such as crystallized sugars and natural colorings. You can also order rice paper from them.
PENZEYS, LTD.
P.O. Box 933
Muskego, Wisconsin 53150
414-679-7207
A spice catalog that carries hundreds of spices, all very fresh and high quality. A good source for Tahitian and Madagascar vanilla beans as well as extracts and natural flavorings.
PREVIN CATALOGUE
215-985-1996
They sell mostly commercial kitchenware and lots of imported French baking utensils, such as copper Canellé molds and other decorative molds.
800-243-0852
There are retail stores now located in the western United States, as well as an excellent mail-order catalog. A huge and excellent assortment of cookware, bakeware, and utensils plus a vast selection of baking molds and tins, both imported and domestic.
SWEET CELEBRATIONS
800-328-6722
A mail-order catalog for both baking and candy making. They carry the edible rice paper for Pan Forte as well as a variety of lollipop molds.
WHITE LILY FOODS
Knoxville, Tennessee
800-264-5459
Popular in the southeastern United States, White Lily baking flour is made from 100 percent soft winter wheat. I use it to make biscuits and the tender crust of the White Lily Savory Tart.
WILLIAMS SONOMA
800-541-2233
Stores located all over the United States, and a mail-order catalog. They also sell some finer ingredients, such as White Lily flour, salts, chocolate, and so on. A big selection of baking and cookware.