Plenty to choose from at Indian Territory

BEST BUYS

You’d expect to see Indian Territory Inc. on Canyon Road in Santa

Fe, not in Laguna Beach. Nationally known as a great resource for

collectors and investors since 1969, Indian Territory has one of the

largest collections of Navajo baskets and rugs from the 1870s to

1940s. Basket sizes vary: There are large urn shapes for storing

grains, flat shapes for gambling games and large conical bowls for

making acorn mush, a staple food in California. More than 50 Western

tribal cultures are represented. The store also specializes in

historic to contemporary Pueblo pottery, early man stone artifacts,

Hopi kachinas, antique quill and bead work, Zuni fetishes and Navajo,

Hopi and Zuni jewelry. Owner Len Wood and his two sons, Jeff and

Matt, also offer appraisals, lectures, consultations, collection

development and Navajo rug cleaning and restoration. Open from 10

a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at 305 D N. Coast Highway.

(949) 497-5747. www.indianterritory.com.

ALL THE BEST KITCHEN SUPPLIES

Laguna Culinary Arts, a well-known gourmet cooking school, has a

small retail section with all of owner Nancy Milby’s favorite cooking

tools and supplies.

“I only carry what I really like to use,” Milby says. “And

everything is the highest quality for the money.”

All tools are used in the cooking school, and students get 10% off

on their class day. Milby says the most popular item is the stove-top

smoker for $55. “It smokes fish, vegetable, and chicken; low fat and

very, very flavorful.” Other items include: “The best roasting pan

you’ll ever have,” a copper pan from France for $175; a 2-pound bag

of Belgium’s finest Callebaut chocolate pieces for $12; a $6 oil

sprayer; razor-sharp new technology microplane graters that can’t

rust; and fun-colored spatulas and flexible cake and muffin pans made

of heat resistant (up to 500 degrees) silicone. Open from 10 a.m. to

6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call for weekend hours. 550 S. Coast

Highway in Laguna Beach. (949) 494-0745. www.lagunaculinaryarts.com.

WILD FURNITURE

AND TRENDY CLOTHES

Satisfy My Soul is one of Laguna’s newest trendy clothing

boutiques for men and women. Owner Bree Cox also sells the wild

modern furnishings. All furniture can be ordered in any color.

There’s a ball chair for $1,695, marshmallow sofas for $1,895, egg

chairs for $1,695 and a surfboard table for $475. There are men’s and

women’s Sheragano separates, Isabella Fiori handbags, very feminine

and glamorous pieces from Mk Solo, Dolce & Gabbana intimates for men,

Dr. Scholl’s Louis Vuitton sandals and David Aubrey jewelry. Cox

hosts private fashion parties, similar to a Tupperware party; she

supplies models, food and wine, and the hostess receives store

credit. Open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily at 236 Laguna Ave. (949)

376-7163.

ACCESSORIES JUST FOR YOU

Fiori carries one of the most diverse collections of

Renaissance-inspired majolica dinnerware and accessories outside of

Italy. Owner Bonnie Wolin says a lot of customers who shop here are

looking for pieces that they won’t see in catalogs. Fiori is known

for its one-of-a kind decorative and reproduction pieces from

museums. Exclusives to the store are ceramic pieces from George

Hatzopoulos of Greece; The Goddess Collection of dinnerware, six

patterns that mix and match; pieces from old master painters; and

portrait plates already in museums by younger painters. Fun gift

items range in price from $25 to $89 for letter holders and spoon

rests, up to $3,500 for large urns and statues. There is a huge

selection of plates, serving pieces, collectibles, masks and more.

Open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 9

p.m. Friday through Sunday at 214 S. Coast Highway in Laguna Beach.

(949) 494-9954.

GET UP AND DANCE

Tight Assets, a specialty shop for workout, dance, yoga and casual

wear, opened its fourth location in Laguna Beach. Owner Heidi Miller,

a resident of 21 years, is thrilled to open a shop close to home.

Other locations are in Costa Mesa, Carlsbad and Palm Desert. Popular

lines available include Capezio, Marika, Everlast, Danskin, Papillon

Blanc and Linda Segal. Dance wear is for ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop,

salsa, swing and more. There’s a nice selection of shoes, too. Open

from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Friday and Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. 180 S. Coast

Highway. (949) 497-0005

* BEST BUYS is a weekly feature of the Coastline Pilot. Send

information to Greer Wylder at greerwylder@yahoo.com or P.O. Box 248

Laguna Beach, CA 92652, or via fax at 494-8979.