We love cooking. That’s why, for over thirty years, we’ve been eagerly supplying our fellow food enthusiasts with specialty ingredients, professional cookware, kitchen equipment, tableware, culinary books and everything else essential for inspiring and encouraging a passion for all things food and culinary related.
Local, national and international we search for artisans who share our belief that outstanding cooking starts with the best ingredients, and that it takes dedication and love to create something truly delicious.
Our team of talented chefs and home cooks have an impressive knowledge of all things food, cookware, knives and kitchen equipment and are at the ready to inform and assist you. We talk food and all things culinary and can provide you with tips and tricks plus inform as to why quality cookware and kitchen equipment is an investment in delivering great results.
We live, eat, breathe our combined success stories and our food failures … so we can share and invigorate your food journey.
In store we conduct regular tastings, host visiting culinary authors and have an unrivalled cookware, tableware and extensive knife range, along with all the food elements to deliver the ultimate food experience.
So if you are looking for the latest, quality specialty ingredients, culinary inspiration for an exceptional meal or perhaps a gift for a special someone in your life, then we would love to welcome you to The Essential Ingredient Prahran. (Just next to Prahran Market).
The Essential Ingredient proudly supplies quality ingredients and cookware to restaurants, cafes, hotels, speciality retailers, independent supermarkets and other food service customers.
Wholesale account enquires – If you are located in Victoria or Tasmania.
Email: wholesale@essentialingredientvic.com.au
Local, national and imported specialty ingredients, quality cookware, tableware, kitchen
equipment, knives, culinary books and cooking events.
