BARGAINS : SURFAS HAS THE RECIPE FOR DISCOUNT COOKWARE.Byline: Trisha King & Deborah Newmark If you happen to be dabbling in the culinary arts, head over to Surfas in Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. where discounts run an average of 30 percent to 50 percent below retail. A Mandoline man·do·line n. 1. A utensil consisting of a base into which adjustable blades are set, used to slice or cut fruits and vegetables. 2. A mandolin. [Variant of mandolin.] slicer with guard can set you back $159 in department stores This is a list of department stores. In the case of department store groups the location of the flagship store is given. This list does not include large specialist stores, which sometimes resemble department stores. . The price here is $123.53. A commercial-grade, manual juicer (24 inches tall) runs $109.95 instead of $149 for a smaller (19-1/2-inch) version at a specialty store Noun 1. specialty store - a store that sells only one kind of merchandise shop, store - a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" . In business since 1937, Surfas provides professional supplies and equipment to restaurants and catering firms. In fact, Les Surfas designs and installs commercial kitchens across the nation. Surfas has heavy-duty cake pans with removable bottoms, 6 inches to 14 inches, for $4.80 to $8.91. Cloth pastry bags A pastry bag is used to pipe semi-solid foods by pressing them through a narrow opening at one end, for many purposes including cake decoration. It is filled through a wider opening at the opposite end, rolled or twisted closed, and then squeezed to extrude its contents. are $1.27 to $3.66 in sizes 7 to 24 inches. We found three sizes, 10 inches to 16 inches, for $3.99 each retail. The 10-inch bag at Surfas costs $2.39. Although most of the inventory is devoted to commercial goods, there also is a sizable food section. E.V.O., extra virgin olive oil olive oil, pale yellow to greenish oil obtained from the pulp of olives by separating the liquids from solids. Olive oil was used in the ancient world for lighting, in the preparation of food, and as an anointing oil for both ritual and cosmetic purposes. , is $17.95 for a 23.5-ounce bottle ($21.79 retail). Cavalli balsamic vinegar balsamic vinegar n. 1. An aromatic vinegar of Modena, Italy, made from white Trebbiano grape juice that is heated and aged in wooden barrels for several years. 2. Any of various similar vinegars. , 8.45 ounces, is $13.95 rather than $17.49 retail. One-pound bags of porcini mushrooms are $31.30, or $1.96 an ounce. We found them elsewhere at $5.99 for 1.5 ounces, and also $9.95 for less than an ounce. A pound of shiitakes is $12.50, or 78 cents an ounce. Retail was $2.79 to $6.99 an ounce. Saffron saffron, name for a fall-flowering plant (Crocus sativus) of the family Iridaceae (iris family) and also for a dye obtained therefrom. The plant is native to Asia Minor, where for centuries it has been cultivated for its aromatic orange-yellow stigmas (see lovers can buy 1 gram of threads for $2 ($6 to $8 retail) or 1 ounce for $37.15. Powdered saffron runs $28.95 an ounce, and envelopes with .220 ounce are 60 cents, rather than .046 ounce for $12 to $14 at the supermarket. Capers are $9.10 (28 cents an ounce) for a 32-ounce jar (54 cents to $1.20 an ounce retail). Four ounces of candied can·died adj. Permeated, covered, encrusted, or cooked with sugar: candied sweet potatoes. candied Adjective coated with or cooked in sugar: violets were $9.15 ($5.95 for .5 ounce retail), 4 ounces of Madagascar Bourbon Bourbon (b  rbôN`), European royal family, originally of France; a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty. vanilla are
$4.10 ($7.79 retail), and a pound of Plugra butter is $3 (8 ounces,
$2.69 retail).
Surfas Inc. is at 8825 National Blvd. (between Venice and Washington boulevards), Culver City; (310) 559-4770. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. , MasterCard and Visa are accepted. Inside info Consider repairing the holes in your window or door screens with Steve Aaron Screenz. They offer same-day, on-site service, with prices starting at $17 to rescreen any size window up to 4-by-5-feet (elsewhere $38) and $29 to rescreen a door (elsewhere $35). In addition, there is a $10 service charge per visit (another screening company had a minimum charge of $50). If you need your entire house rescreened, further discounts apply. Call Steve Aaron Screenz to schedule an appointment or free estimates (818) 889-0603, (805) 498-9394. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Save money on fishing equipment at Bob Sands Fishing Tackle store. They carry used reels with prices starting at $5, as well as used rods, lures, tackle, boxes and just about anything you need for fishing. From time to time you'll even find some used Penn International reels for $125 to $450 (new $300 to $600). Have some fishing equipment you're not using? Bob Sands will buy it from you for cash. The store also makes custom reels, repairs Coleman lanterns and stoves and sells new merchandise for every level of fishing. Bob Sands Fishing Tackle is at 6741 Sepulveda Blvd., Van Nuys (818) 994-1822. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. MEMO: Trisha King and Deborah Newmark are co-authors of ``Buying Retail Is Stupid.'' Bargains appears Saturdays. Please send suggestions of stores to Bargains, Daily News Features Department, P.O. Box 4200, Woodland Hills, Calif. 91365-4200. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Les Surfas displays some of the items available at S urfas in Culver City, which offers culinary supplies and equipment for 30 percent to 50 percent below retail. Gus Ruelas/Daily News |
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