Are you trying to find a book that “nobody has”? Give Kitchen Arts & Letters a try. Between their large stock of out of print books and their free search service, they have a fine record of filling customers’ needs for over 25 years.
Nach Waxman is owner of one of the largest food bookstores in the country, Kitchen Arts & Letters, in Manhattan. It is a bookstore devoted to food and wine. They ship, and import books from other countries that are not published in the United States. They take credit cards, but not American Express.
From his perch behind the counter, he sees customers—famous chefs, not-famous line cooks, and civilians alike—streaming in to peruse his bountiful, unusual collection. Waxman shows us the basement, where he’s got some truly rare books. And he shares an unlikely bookstore success story: beating Barnes & Noble.
See Nach describe the store in this CHOW Obsessives video. It is well worth watching.
Props to CHOW
