citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message sur la table type private industry retail founded 1972 headquarters seattle washington usa number of locations 121 products cookware bakeware cutlery small electrics cooks tools and housewares . owner investcorp website http www.surlatable.com sur la table inc. is a privately held american retail company based in seattle washington that sells kitchenware products including cookware cutlery cooks tools small electrics tabletop and linens bakeware glassware and bar housewares food and outdoor . as of june 2015 sur la table sells products in over 100 stores in 30 states across the country and the district of columbia as well as through their web site and catalogs . cooking classes are available in 59 stores . 1 the company launched a new website and gift registry program in january 2011 . starting in 2014 sur la table has a blog a sharp knife & salt that consists of articles videos and recipes . the blog focuses on food chefs restaurants and products . 2 sur la table plans to include a kitchen into every new store that they open . in french sur la table means on the table . french pronunciation sy la tabl 3 history edit sur la table s pike place location in seattle washington . shirley collins founded sur la table in 1972 opening a single retail location in seattle s pike place market . in 1995 collins sold the company . sur la table is currently owned by investcorp . 4 corporate headquarters are located in seattle s georgetown neighborhood . jack schwefel who was the company s chief executive officer until he was removed by investcorp in september 2014 advocated an expansion policy of opening new stores in lifestyle centers malls and on city streets with a mix of upscale national brands and creative local merchants anchored by an upscale or organic themed grocery store that encourages frequent trips . 5 as of 2005 it is the second largest specialty cookware retailer in the us after williams sonoma inc. 5 many of the stores offer cooking classes 6 which serve the dual purpose of teaching kitchen techniques and promoting the sale of sur la table s inventory . references edit sur la table surlatable.com surlatable.com check url value help . retrieved 19 june 2015 . missing or empty title help a sharp knife & salt http blog.surlatable.com about . retrieved 19 june 2015 . missing or empty title help oxford french minidictionary . oxford university press . 2002 . p. 279 . isbn 0 19 860467 x. sale of sur la table may be recipe for growth a b tice carol june 24 2005 . a wiser sur la table picks its outlets selectively . puget sound business journal . http www.surlatable.com category web cooking root cooking classes external links edit official website v t e pike place market main history of the pike place market victor steinbrueck park notable people betty bowen victor steinbrueck mark tobey emmett watson businesses beecher s handmade cheese lowell s original starbucks pike place fish market sur la table uli s famous sausage unexpected productions landmarks butterworth building gum wall rachel the pig this washington related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sur la table & oldid 737201539 categories retail companies of the united statescompanies based in seattleprivate equity portfolio companiespike place markethome decor retailerswashington state stubshidden categories pages with citations lacking titlespages with citations having bare urlspages with url errorsarticles needing additional references from december 2008all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 1 september 2016 at 09 21 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view