General Info

First opened by Charles Williams as a hardware store 1953 but was converted to a cookware shop in 1956. He relocated the store to San Francisco in 1958. The company has grown to over 600 stores across the world but Chuck Williams never forgot his roots in Sonoma. When the original building was up for sale, it was purchased and Williams celebrated his 99th birthday on the store's opening in 2014.First opened by Charles Williams as a hardware store 1953 but was converted to a cookware shop in 1956. He relocated the store to San Francisco in 1958. The company has grown to over 600 stores across the world but Chuck Williams never forgot his roots in Sonoma. When the original building was up for sale, it was purchased and Williams celebrated his 99th birthday on the store's opening in 2014.