Welcome to the The Worldly Gourmet!

The Worldly Gourmet is a kitchen tool and gourmet food store located in a beautiful 1944 heritage building in Ladysmith, BC.

Owner and operator Jenny Jarvis has a passion and love for food. She has worked for 9 years in the film industry as a chef, serving most major stars coming to B.C. A certified baker, Jenny owned the Trincomali Bakery on Galiano Island for 10 years. She has traveled the world and taken cooking classes in all the countries that she’s visited.

Think of us when trying to find a special gift for that hard to buy for person. We invite you to come in and browse our wide selection including:

• International foods from Japan, Greece, Italy, México, Thai, UK, Spain, France.
• 5 different olive oils: nuts oils, avocado oil and truffle oil
• Callebaut chocolate, Bensdorp cocoa, Ibarra chocolate
• 9 varieties of dried and smoked peppers
• Rare spices and herbs from around the world
• Mauviel copper pots & pans
• Calphalone pots & pans
• Le Creuset
• Victorinox knives
• New Zealand-made Simmer Mats
• Mircoplane files
• Stainless steel roasters
• Hard-to-find commercial tools and equipment, such as a Japanese Benringer slicer

Looking for a hard to find kitchen tool or perhaps an exotic ingredient to complete that recipe you’ve been wanting to try? You will likely find all you are looking for and more at our store on 1st Avenue in Ladysmith.