New beginnings

After 25 years as a specialist cookshop, we finished trading in May 2026. The closure was just a sabbatical - an opportunity to unshackle from onerous overheads, refurbish the premises and restructure how the shop works. It's a different kind of thing now, quite experimental. Other pages on this website give some explanation.

The main change in strategy is that we are not open to the public. But I am blessed with enormous windows (not a metaphor), and I have set them up to showcase our eclectic range of refurbished furniture, vintage homewares and snuggly woollen stuff. We still have some core kitchen items too, but only a streamlined offering.

Over time I will try to get everything listed on this website, so you can browse from the comfort of your own broadband. Watch this space! But bearing in mind that I am only one small brain-fogged woman with ambitious ideas and no tech savvy, don't literally watch this space - that would be such a waste of your life. Circle back in a month or so to check for updates. 

Make contact!

For more information about the shop or items for sale - or just to say hello! - please email

Liz Murray at cooklivedream@btinternet.com