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The well-stocked aisles and colorful, crowded shelves at City Kitchens keep Seattle cooking.

The well-stocked aisles and colorful, crowded shelves at City Kitchens keep Seattle cooking.

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The well-stocked aisles and colorful, crowded shelves at City Kitchens keep Seattle cooking.

The well-stocked aisles and colorful, crowded shelves at City Kitchens keep Seattle cooking.

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The well-stocked aisles and colorful, crowded shelves at City Kitchens keep Seattle cooking.

The well-stocked aisles and colorful, crowded shelves at City Kitchens keep Seattle cooking.

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The well-stocked aisles and colorful, crowded shelves at City Kitchens keep Seattle cooking.

The well-stocked aisles and colorful, crowded shelves at City Kitchens keep Seattle cooking.

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The well-stocked aisles and colorful, crowded shelves at City Kitchens keep Seattle cooking.

The well-stocked aisles and colorful, crowded shelves at City Kitchens keep Seattle cooking.

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The well-stocked aisles and colorful, crowded shelves at City Kitchens keep Seattle cooking.

The well-stocked aisles and colorful, crowded shelves at City Kitchens keep Seattle cooking.

Old Faithful
Stuffed like a perfect piece of shell pasta, the downtown chef’s bazaar City Kitchens is long on inventory but short on frills: Its gadgets are not cutesy, there are no demos or tastings, and they still hand-write their receipts. Local and visiting gourmands come instead for hard-to-find copperware by Mauviel, nonstick roasters and skillets by Swiss Diamond…