Shopper’s Diary: Tyler Florence in Mill Valley
November 26th, 2008
From Julie:
The Marin County town of Mill Valley (where I live) is a retail incubator: Smith & Hawken and Banana Republic both got their start in the tiny downtown, a mere block apart. Recently, Food Network chef Tyler Florence and his wife Tolan Clark opened a kitchen and cookbook shop, auspiciously located on the site of the first-ever Banana Republic. Florence carries a mix of vintage and new kitchen implements, dishware from Emile Henry, and linens from Mill Valley–based Ambatalia (which just got picked up by ABC Carpet & Home in New York).
Below: Florence and Clark bought a 1926 Craftsman bungalow in the woods of Mill Valley and overhauled it, integrating vintage elements such as a battle-scarred butcher block counter in the design.
Below: For the backsplash over the six-burner Viking range, Florence used gunmetal-colored Heath Ceramics tiles in three finishes—high-gloss, satin, and matte.
Below: Florence at work; we like his prescription for becoming a good cook: “All you really need are a few quality kitchen tools, a well-stocked pantry, a little counter space, and a few good cookbooks.”
Photos by Eric Luse for the San Francisco Chronicle.
Below: Dinner at My Place, by Tyler Florence, is $13.57 at Amazon.
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4 Comments Add your own
1. desiree | November 26th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Tyler Florence is one of my Favorites. Great chef and now i can see great taste. The kitchen is beautiful. I might cook better if I had that kitchen, but I’m thinking no.
Happy Thanksgiving≈desiree
2. Peter | November 26th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Actually this was the second location for BR–the first was up and around the corner on E. Blithedale and Forrest.It was a tiny store run by the founders Mel and Patricia Ziegler. I grew up there and lived there in the 70’s-80’s. During high school I used to work at the location that Tyler’s store is in now! It looks beautiful.
3. tracy | November 28th, 2008 at 10:43 am
thanks for this peek into tyler’s home.
(i used to have the biggest crush on him…have 2 of his cookbooks…i think i need this 1 too.)
4. Lani | November 29th, 2008 at 3:53 am
No exhaust fan over the range? How is that possible (or safe)?
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