The year-old Heirloom Book Company is two parts cookbook store and one part culinary center. Pick up a copy of Notes from a Kitchen, a 900-page, photo-filled look into the personal lives of some of the best young American chefs, including Charleston’s own Sean Brock of McCrady’s and the recently opened Husk.

123 King St., (843) 469-1717, heirloombookcompany.com. This appeared in the May/June 2012 issue. Photo courtesy of Heirloom Book Company.