Focus | The Cook Shop
The coolest
of kitchenware
You might fancy yourself as a celebrity chef, a culinary whizz, or simply a lover of good food – whatever your food forte, The Cook Shop in the heart of Fendalton doesn’t discriminate – it’s a place that has you and your kitchen in mind. Think specialist kitchenware - stylish utensils, accessories and cookware including the best quality brands from Italy, France, Germany, Denmark and America - and you’re only scratching the surface of what the business has to offer. In short, it’s a cooking aficionado’s heaven.
A bumpy ride It’s almost advisable to take a deep breath in before you hear the story of The Cook Shop’s evolution – it’s been a marathon adventure of epic proportions for this business following the Canterbury earthquakes. Despite a series of unfortunate events, not even a very angry Mother Nature has been able to knock the spirit out of this bright little business - or it’s equally bright owner, Elizabeth Fry, whose last name, ironically, endears the work she has so passionately immersed herself in over the years. Fry is not an ordinary woman - she’s extraordinary - and it’s just as well given that her business has experienced an extremely bumpy ride – quite literally speaking. When the 7.1 magnitude earthquake rippled under a sleepy and unsuspecting Christchurch city early morning on September 4, 2010, it was just the beginning for The Cook Shop.
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We work very hard to help guide our customers and give them good advice by determining exactly what it is that they need.
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- owner, Elizabeth Fry
But the roots of this business which can only be described as a little fighter, run much deeper, with a history dating back many years before the earthquake– one that Elizabeth can recount with impressive precision. “The Cook Shop was started by Miss Joan Bates and based in the old Union Arcade on Gloucester Street,” she explains. “Her father was an importer so she was able to specialise in imported kitchenware. Miss Bates brought in Le Creuset which is what we stock now, as well as Arabia ware – beautifully finished pottery and always the best quality products.”
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