Standard Restaurant Supply: Outfit your kitchen like a pro, or just buy that tiny whisk you need for vinaigrette at this kitchen supplier that’s open to the public. Plus, they’re having a sale through Sunday. Cake decorating tips and pastry bags, bar blenders, pots and pans of all sizes and a giddy assortment of spatulas will send any cook into a frenzy.|6337 Federal Blvd., 303-487-1499; and 1420 Oak St., Lakewood, 303-231-9355 |Kristen Browning-Blas
Penzeys Spices: Now fans of Penzeys Spices don’t have to send away to Wisconsin for their goodies. The folks behind the popular catalog opened a shop in October in Olde Town Arvada, with hundreds of spices and blends, from vindaloo curry and Tien Tsin chile to hot chocolate mix. Best of all, there are sample jars so you can smell before you buy. Talk about temptation.|Penzeys Spices, 7511 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-424-2777|R.K. Beegle
Bender’s Brat Haus: There is no better wintertime lunch than a goodold-fashioned bratwurst on a bun with a side of warm German potato salad. Get yours for $5.25 at this Aurora outpost, at Sixth and Chambers, and take some extra brats home for dinner. | 15343 E. Sixth Ave., Aurora, 303-344-2648 | Tucker Shaw
