A Thyme For Everything

What A Thyme For Everything does

A Thyme For Everything is a privately held specialty retail store and culinary education business headquartered at 229B SE Main Street in Lee's Summit, Missouri. The company operates a single physical storefront that combines a curated kitchenware, gourmet food, and home décor retail shop with a hands-on cooking class venue, complemented by a Shopify-based e-commerce storefront that supports online class registration, gift card sales, and product purchases. Its customer base is predominantly Lee's Summit and greater Kansas City metro residents, with secondary exposure to corporate group bookings (e.g., team-building cooking events) and nonprofit donation partners.

The company's product surface is centered on three revenue streams: in-person cooking classes taught by a roster of professional chefs including Chef Matt Chatfield, Chef Sophia Chatfield, Chef Francesca Martin, Chef Aristo Cambaruko, and The Electrified Cooks, priced at $80-$90 per person with limited seats; gift cards sold in $25, $50, $80, $90, $100, $160, and $180 denominations both online and in-store; and retail merchandise comprising specialty food items, kitchen supplies, and curated gifts sourced from local Kansas City brands (Christopher Elbow Chocolates, The Roasterie Coffee, Belle Toffee, Janet's Finest Compotes, Peculiar Spice Company) and national specialty brands (Stonewall Kitchen, Republic of Tea, Pappardelle's Pasta, Glasshouse Fragrances). Class menus rotate across international cuisines (Italian pasta making, Spanish paella, Jamaican, French Provencal, chili-focused, and olive-focused themes), with BYOB policy and a strict 7-day cancellation policy.

The business model is transactionally simple: classes require payment at time of reservation, retail SKUs are one-time-purchase, and gift cards are redeemable across product and class channels. Underlying technology is a Shopify e-commerce platform with integrated registration, payments via major card networks and Apple Pay, and supporting channels on Facebook and Instagram for community engagement and discovery. Marketing relies on organic social, Google and Facebook customer reviews, word-of-mouth, and a community donation program for local 501(c)(3) nonprofits. No external funding, parent company, or institutional investor is disclosed.

Name

A Thyme For Everything

Legal name

A Thyme For Everything

Website

https://athymeforeverything.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

A Thyme For Everything is a specialty retail store and culinary education center in Lee's Summit, Missouri, selling kitchenware, gourmet foods, gift cards, and hosting professional chef-led cooking classes for local consumers and corporate team-building groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Retail and Culinary Education

NAICS

Other Specialty Food Retailers (44529), Special Food Services (7223), All Other Specialty Food Retailers (445298)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Gourmet & Fine Food Stores (CRAHAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Spice, Baking & Dry-Goods Organization (HSAFACAE), Bulk Baking & Ingredients Supply Stores (Flour, Spices, Grains) (CRAHAMAK)

Keywords

• Specialty kitchen retail
• Cooking classes
• Gourmet food shop
• Culinary education center
• Kitchenware and gifts

Headquarters

HQ city

Lees Summit

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Cooking Classes: In-person cooking classes taught by professional chefs. Classes are priced at $80-$90 per person and include meals. Classes must be paid at time of reservation. Classes are limited in size and fill quickly.
2. Gift Cards: Gift cards available for purchase in denominations of $25, $50, $80, $90, $100, $160, and $180. Can be purchased and redeemed both online and in-store.
3. Retail Products: Sale of kitchen supplies, specialty food items, serving items, dip and soup mixes, and other culinary products both in-store and online.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

A Thyme For Everything operates a specialty retail store and culinary education center in Lee's Summit, Missouri, selling kitchenware, gourmet and specialty foods, home decor, and hosting hands-on cooking classes taught by professional chefs. The business combines in-store shopping, Shopify-based online e-commerce, and event-based cooking instruction, with gift cards available in multiple denominations for purchase online or in-store.

Product overview

A Thyme For Everything is a local specialty retail store and culinary education business in Lee's Summit, MO, operating both an e-commerce platform and physical store at 229B SE Main Street. The company offers two primary product lines: (1) Gift Cards available in multiple denominations for purchase/redeemal both online and in-store, and (2) Cooking Classes and Events taught by professional local chefs including Chef Sophia Chatfield, Chef Matt Chatfield, Chef Francesca Martin, Chef Aristo Cambaruko, and The Electrified Cooks (Kathy Moore and Roxanne Wyss). Classes range from $80-$90 per person and cover international cuisines including Italian pasta-making, Spanish Paella, Jamaican, French Provencal, and spicy international dishes. The retail store also carries curated specialty food products from local Kansas City vendors (Belle Toffee, Christopher Elbow Chocolates, The Roasterie Coffee, etc.) and national specialty brands (Stonewall Kitchen, Republic of Tea, Pappardelle's Pasta, etc.), as well as kitchen and baking supplies. Gift Cards and cooking classes form the core e-commerce offerings, with additional products available in-store.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gift Card
• Cooking Classes
• Hands On Pasta Making 2.0 with Chef Francesca
• Paella and Spanish Favorites with Chef Matt Chatfield
• Jamaican Me Crazy with The Electrified Cooks
• Some Like it Hot with Chef Matt Chatfield
• All Things Olive with Chef Francesca
• An Evening in Provence with The Electrified Cooks
• Local Specialty Food Brands
• Featured Specialty Food Brands
• Kitchenware and Home Goods

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Christopher Elbow ChocolatesminorOthersLocal artisan chocolate brand carried in the store for retail sale. Renowned Kansas City chocolate company offering premium chocolates.
• The Roasterie CoffeeminorOthersLocal Kansas City specialty coffee roaster whose products are sold at the store.
• Belle ToffeeminorOthersLocal brand carried in the store offering artisan toffee products.
• Fat Pat's Bigfoot RepellantminorOthersLocal specialty food brand carried in the store.
• Janet's Finest CompotesminorOthersLocal artisan food brand offering compotes and preserves carried in the store.
• MixtureminorOthersLocal brand carried in the store.
• Peculiar Spice CompanyminorOthersLocal specialty spice brand carried in the store.
• Frontier SoupsminorOthersFeatured brand offering soup mixes sold at the store.
• Stonewall KitchenminorOthersFeatured specialty food brand carried in the store.
• Republic of TeaminorOthersFeatured tea brand available in the store.
• Pappardelle's PastaminorOthersFeatured pasta brand carried in the store.
• The Real DillminorOthersFeatured specialty food brand available in the store.
• GeometryminorOthersFeatured brand available in the store.
• Glasshouse FragrancesminorOthersFeatured brand available in the store.
• NamasteminorOthersFeatured brand available in the store.
• PeepersminorOthersFeatured brand available in the store.
• TagminorOthersFeatured brand available in the store.
• Terrapin Ridge FarmsminorOthersFeatured specialty food brand available in the store.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sur La Table: Nationwide kitchenware retailer that operates cooking classes in-store and online. Closest direct peer — combines specialty retail with chef-taught culinary education, similar in concept but vastly larger in scale and assortment.
• Taste Buds Kitchen: Multi-location cooking class studio that combines hands-on classes with retail food/kitchen product sales. Closely mirrors A Thyme For Everything's hybrid retail/education model in a different geography.

Emerging players

• Cozymeal: Online marketplace connecting customers with local cooking class instructors, in-person and online. Partial overlap as a substitute channel for the same experiential cooking class demand that A Thyme For Everything serves offline.

Broad incumbents

• Dean & DeLuca: Specialty gourmet food retailer historically known for curated artisan foods, gift assortments, and prepared items. Overlaps with A Thyme For Everything's curated gourmet and gift offering, though at much higher price points and a more national footprint.
• Stonewall Kitchen: Specialty food brand and retailer with company stores and nationwide distribution that carries products in similar gourmet categories (sauces, mixes, jams). Stonewall Kitchen brands are stocked at A Thyme For Everything, making it both a supplier partner and a broader competitor.
• Williams Sonoma: Premium kitchenware and home goods retailer offering cooking classes at select stores. Overlaps on gift/kitchenware basket and competes for the same culinary-enthusiast consumer, with materially larger assortment and brand budgets.
• Crate & Barrel: Large kitchenware and home goods retailer. Directly competes for the same cookware, serveware, and gift basket purchases A Thyme For Everything relies on, but at vastly greater scale and assortment depth.
• Eataly: Italian-themed marketplace combining specialty food retail with restaurants and cooking classes at flagship locations. Overlaps with A Thyme For Everything on the retail-plus-class concept, though anchored in Italian cuisine and operating at much larger scale.

Regional players

• The Chopping Block: Chicago-based cooking school offering hands-on classes alongside a retail kitchen store. Direct comparison point for the class-plus-retail concept, but in a different metro market so it does not directly compete with A Thyme For Everything for the same local customer.

Others

• Christopher Elbow Chocolates: Kansas City-based artisan chocolatier whose products are carried in A Thyme For Everything's retail assortment. Thematically related as a specialty food maker and active product supplier partner rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ThymeforEverything
• Instagraminstagram.com/athyme4everything_ls
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/a-thyme-for-everything

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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