Stone Creek Kitchen
465 Canyon del Rey Blvd., Monterey
393-1042, www.stonecreekkitchen.com
Don’t starve. Get inspired. Find tools. Add drama. Be generous. Life lessons, or the lessons you can learn by stepping through the doors of this neat shop tucked in the corner of the Stone Creek Shopping Center? Maybe it’s a little of both. The directives are what owners Kristina Scrivani and Linda Hanger want you to experience at their Stone Creek Kitchen. The don’t-starve part comes from their expansive deli counter, stocked with sammiches and salads and entrees and cheeses and baked goods and (swoon) artisan chocolates and (double swoon) house-made paella on Fridays. The get-inspired/be-generous/add-drama parts come from the rest of the store, where shoppers can buy colorful, high-quality linens, glassware, dishes and a wide variety of kitchen tools—for themselves or as gifts, natch.