--Find exactly the ingredient you're looking for with its index of over 1,000 items.

--Learn new foods, recipes, and skills.

--Eat better.

--Save money.

--Support a range of local businesses and farmers.

--Feel like a pro in St. Louis's gourmet and specialty shops.

--Feel at ease in the region's ethnic grocery stores.

--Go on international adventures in your own city.

--In short: expand your culinary horizons in all directions.

--And even: change the way you and St. Louis shop, cook, and eat!

Authors Chef Clara Moore and STL food and beverage writer Matt Sorrell have made it easy for you to customize "Shop Like a Chef," creating your very own culinary field guide, road map, or scrapbook for St. Louis as you shop.