Conference turris::cooks

    This is really a response to the question of 918.4 about Jessica's
    Biscuit.
    
    Jessica's Biscuit is a telephone/mail order retail bookseller
    specializing in cookbooks.  It is a division of the New England
    Mobile Book Fair, a large bookstore in Newton, Mass. that I think
    normally sells to schools and libraries and sells at discount to
    the walk-in trade.  I knew of Jessica's, but I had held off with
    my order because of their prices.  A librarian had told me of NEMBF
    and of the better prices.  When I tracked down and called the 800
    number of NEMBF, Jessica's answered!  In a few days I will receive
    my order from Jessica's at Jessica's prices.  Oh, well.  At least
    they had a book my usual seller could not get for me.
    
    p.s.   Near MKO, the Royal Discount Bookstore has a good cookbook
    section at very good prices.  They will special order from their
    two distributors at 15% off list; however, not all books are available
    from those distributors.  Anyone know where I can buy Dolores Casella,
    The New Book of Breads, ISBN 0-87250-032-2, pub by David White in 1979?

    And for the Massachusetts people who come to MKO on occasion, 
    
    At the Merrimack toll plaza exit and turn East, not West.
    About two hundred yards turn North at the light on route 3.
    About half a mile North on the left at the first light.

    A few months ago, I received a catalog that was selling a coffee mug
    with the molecular structure of caffeine on the front of the mug. I
    don't remember which catalog it was in...does anyone know which
    catalog I can find it in, or where I could buy it?
    
    Thanks!
    
    	--Sharon
    

I have seen it at the Science Museum in Boston.

- Lois

    Is there a catalog for Corning Ware or an outlet where I can buy a
    replacment cover for one of my dishes?
    
    Thanks,  Mary Jean

    There are many Corning Ware outlets all over the country.  They are
    typically in one of those outlet shopping malls.  What area are you
    interested in?

	There's a Corning Ware outlet in Kittery, Maine.

	Also in Lake George, NY.

    Got the Corningware outlet number off line -- it's 603 356-3119.
    
    They tried to be helpful, and I could have gotten the cover mailed to
    me...except that the factory had had a flood about 10 years ago and the
    mold had been lost.
    
    Sigh, I guess that at least proves that the stuff does last!
    
    mj

    The flood was Hurricane A ("Agnes"??) in 1972.  Even their glass blowing
    furnaces were extinguished ....
    
    ed

There is also a Corningware outlet in Lenox, MA.

							-- Nina

    I have been getting into a number of very particular catalogs lately,
    thanks to those catalogs you can order catalogs out of. One catalog I
    thought EVERYONE would enjoy/find-useful is a small newsprint type 
    circular that is an amalgamation of where to find and send off for
    FREE stuff (catalogs, recipes, coupon, samples). Some industrious 
    person is running an information business and seems to have done a very
    thorough job! 
    The catalog (circular) is called:
    
    NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF FREE AND INEXPENSIVE COOK BOOKS AND FREE THINGS
    FOR YOUR KITCHEN
    They also include information on how to get government fliers on 
    FDA regulations (additives, etc) as well as a number of supply
    catalogs.
    
    Inquiries::
    
              Mark Weiss, Author
              P.O. Box 402091, Miami Beach,
              Florida 33140
    
    Since most of these addresses for free stuff listed is American, this 
    flier will be of much more help to the majority of you than for me. 8-)
    
    Monica
                    

Is the catalog itself free?  ;-)

--Sharon

    I believe I paid $2US for it, but I would attempt just asking about 
    it, and see what happens. You may actually get a copy of it, or just
    a flyer.
    
    Monica
    

   Does anybody know if KitchenAid does any mail order business, or if
   they have a catalog?   I'm looking for some listing of the add-on
   pieces that might be available for my wife's table top mixer.  Does
   anybody have an address or phone number handy?
   
   Just wondering,
   
   - Tom

Try A Cook's Wares.  They are a gourmet gifts and supplies catalog that carries
KitchenAid Mixers as well as attachments for both mixer sizes, extra and
replacement parts, and even the KitchenAid cookbook, apron, and cloth machine
cover.  Their address and phone is:  A Cook's Wares
				     211 37th Street
				     Beaver Falls, PA  15010-2103
				     412-846-9490

    rep .19
    
    	I just bought a 5 Qt. KitchenAid last month.  I'll bring in the
    	paperwork and jot down the particulars, as I am going to buy some
    	of the accessories as well.  Pricing including shipping and
    handeling (I believe) was listed.
    
    	I was wondering if there are any places in the Atlanta area that
    	would sell the accessories?  I think someone mentioned Harry's
    	Farmers Market as one place to check?
    
    	About the only thing I can think of adding would be the meat
    grinder attachment.  I have the shredder/slicer attachment, dough
    hooks, whip, paddle.
    
    	-VT

    Just came back from Harry's Market.  They carry most of the options for
    	KitchenAid.  The copper bowl for the 4.5 Qt. was either $35.00 or
    	$39.00.  

    I've never had the opportunity to visit the store in NYC (yet), but 
    I've purchased a number of things mail order from Zabar's and generally
    they've almost always had the lowest prices when I've taken the time to
    compare.
    
            ZABAR's
            2245 Broadway
            New York, NY 10024
            212-787-2000
    
            MAIL Orders: taken M-F 9am-4pm
            Phone:  212-496-1234
            Fax:    212-580-4477
    
    Their inventory is supposed to be *HUGE* and many items aren't listed
    in their catalog, so if you get the catalog and don't see something
    you're interested in, call them and ask about it -- they'll most likely
    carry it.
    
    \steve
    
    ps.	Zabar's carries KitchenAid Stuff, though I was told by a friend
    recently that he found a KA mixer he wanted at a local store for less. 
    This really surprised me since I was involved in purchasing a KA mixer
    as a group wedding gift a few years back and then Zabar's price was
    much better than I could find at any place in/around Boston (and a
    couple of other cities around the country).

Having borrowed Steve's catalog, I think it's useful to note that they will only
accept American Express for phone/fax orders.

   Thanks, all  ... I'll be requesting catalogs shortly...
   
   - Tom
   

    I just got off the phone w/KitchenAid and they say they DON'T have a
    copper bowl, and don't recommend using one that may fit into the existing
    bowl. You would need to adjust the head of the mixer to accomodate the new
    dimensions of the insert so the beaters, etc. don't come in contact
    with the bowl.
    
    	-VT