The Clever Cook is a retail and web e-commerce gourmet kitchenware store located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Clever Cook opened for business on July 21, 2000. Our Grand Opening was wonderful, thanks in part to a complimentary article in the Grand Rapids Press. Since our opening, we have added many hundreds of useful, quality items to our inventory.  Come in and visit us, and also look at the products which we offer for purchase on-line.

Please see our Help for information about the on-line store.

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Privacy We respect your privacy and we strive to earn and keep your trust both on the web and in the store. Please see our Privacy Policy for detailed information.

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Hoster Our web site hoster is Olm.net. We are happy with their service and can recommend them to other small businesses.

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Grand Rapids LINKs Check out our Grand Rapids, Michigan links and let us know of any links you think should be added.

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Cooking Links

• Epicurous - 'The world's greatest recipe collection'.
• FoodTV - Look for our commercials in th GR area.
• American Connoisseur - Articles and recipes.
• HGTV - Nice newsletter you can sign-up for.
• Cooking.Com - Useful buying guides and newsletters.

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Business/General Links

• Startup Journal of the Wall Street Journal - An information center for Entrepreneurs.
• New York Times CyberNavigator - Great resource for web resources.

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Employment The Clever Cook gourmet kitchenware store does currently have openings. Please click here to read about one position which is for In-Store Instructor.

We also are looking for friendly, energetic sales clerks willing to work part-time with flexible hours of 4 to 20 hours a week. Duties would include assisting customers, display setup, arranging gift baskets and stocking/inventory. If you have organizational abilities, love cooking, and working with the public, this could be the job for you!

If you would like to submit an application for immediate consideration please send email to with the following information: Name, Address, Phone Contact, Previous Experience and References. Please also include hours that you would wish to work, and why you would want to work in a gourmet kitchenware store. Please attach a resume if possible.

Photographer wanted! We have an on-going need to add products to our on-line store which require professional-quality photos. Contact us if you are a photographer in the Grand Rapids area with good lighting equipment and some experience in product photography.