Shopping ListWhat's the tool prep cooks swearby? Ever wonder which olive oilmakes a.o.c.'sromesco a revelation? ChefSuzanne Goin of Lucques, a.o.c.,Tavern andThe Larder opens up the back-of-house andshares her must-haves (and new obsessions)1. EVERYDAY OLIVE OIL California Olive Ranch Arbequina Oil. $76.69.shop.californiaoliveranch.com. 2. AND VINEGAR Sanchez Romate sherryvinegar. chefshop.com. 3. ON COOKING SALT VERSUS FINISHING SALT I startedout cooking with kosher salt, and sometimes those habits do not die. Yourfingers get used to a perfect pinch. and it's so hard to switch. For a finishingsalt, I like a Portuguese Flor de Sal we get from Mitica. forevercheese.com.4. DAIRY Nothing beats real French butter, but I also love Straus FamilyCreamery in Tomales Bay. strausfamilycreamerycom. 5. THE BEE'S KNEES

I'm sort of obsessed with honey. When a friend goes somewhere exotic andasks if I want anything. I always ask for alocal honey. I love thick, creamy. whitehoney. My fave of the moment is StarThistle Honey from Bee Raw Honeys inColorado. $74/70.5 oz.. beeraw.com.6. UNDER THE SEA Anchovies. Always insalt and always whole. I like AgostinoRecca brand. $74.25, amazon.com.7. CELESTIAL SEASONINGS Le Sanctuairehas wonderful spices. Also, The SpiceHouse in Chicago is available online.Seek out a small local purveyor,if you can find one. Shichimi Togarashi, $9,le-sanctuaire.com. 8. FLOUR POWER

Giusto's flour mill. Organic Whole Wheat0.0. Flour, $72/5 lb. bag, giustos.com.9. DO YOU FEED A WILD YEAST STARTER?

Yes, our wholesale bakery supplies TheLarder. larderbakingco.com. 10.NUTS FOR...

Hazelnuts from Trufflebert Farm inOregon (Iife-changingl); Santa BarbaraPistachios (mind-blowingl) and S.B.walnuts by La Nogalera (try their deliciouswalnut oil, too). trufflebertfarm.com;santabarbarapistachios.com; lanogalera.com. 11. LEGUMES ZOrsun IdahoHeirloom Beans. We don't even soakthem because they are so fresh. Calypsobeans. zursunbeans.com. 12. CAN'T LIVE

WITHOUT A cast-iron pan. 13. MOSTUSEFUL KNIFE FOR KITCHEN PREP

Two: a chef's knife and a paringknife. 14. KEY TOOL I always love amortar and pestle. MagnusLundst6m mortar and pestle,quitokeeto.com. 15. BAR ESSENTIAL

A bartender! 16. WOOD WORKS

Spoon (Blackcreek Mercantilefor March sugar maple ladle,$750.,marchsf.com). lucques.com;aocwinebar.com; tavernla.com;larderatburtonwaycom. •

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