I am such a lucky chef. I live 5 minutes from a restaurant supply store. I buy all my kitchen equipment for the price the local restaurants pay. The reason the area can support this store is the sheer number of restaurants here in Poughkeepsie, NY and vicinity. Why? Because the CIA--Culinary Institute of American--is 8 minutes from my house and many of the students stay in the area after graduation and open restaurants. Over the past 20 years, I have hosted countless award winning chefs at my home/Airbnb, including my own son who was a graduate.