The SOS Chefs storefront will be closed until early September

Photos by Stacie Joy 

The SOS Chefs retail space will be closed starting tomorrow through Sept. 3 at 104 Avenue B between Sixth Street and Seventh Street...

However, per the signage, web orders and wholesale delivery "will continue as usual." 

Ownership promises they will be back with "new and exciting finds." 

Atef Boulaabi launched the business in 1996... and her shop she runs with her husband Adam Berkowitz is now "a cornucopia of seasonings, spices and condiments" for adventurous cooks and chefs.

Reader report: SOS Chefs reopening on Avenue B

There has been some activity of late at 104 Avenue B near East Seventh St., where SOS Chefs closed in June 2011. The high-end specialty shop, which opened in 1996, sold an array of obscure spices, dried fruit and exotic oils that won them a loyal following that reportedly included Momofuku’s David Chang and Prune’s Gabrielle Hamilton.

When the store closed, a sign appeared that read in part: "We are going to take some time to discover new things, and to see what the next steps may be in the evolution of SOS Chefs."

Apparently owner Atef Boulaabi has had time for that discovery... according to an EVG reader who lives on the block, the store will reopen on Oct. 1. No word yet if the store cat will return.

Previously on EV Grieve:
SOS Chefs, high-end supplier to A-list restaurateurs, is closing on Avenue B

SOS Chefs, high-end supplier to A-list restaurateurs, is closing on Avenue B

Here at 104 Avenue B near Seventh Street, SOS Chefs has been supplying chefs and foodies alike with with everything from almond syrup to truffle oil to Turkish figs. (New York magazine once noted that Momofuku’s David Chang and Prune’s Gabrielle Hamilton are fans.)

However, as the sign on the door to customers notes, SOS is closing up its shop.

Per the sign: "We are going to take some time to discover new things, and to see what the next steps may be in the evolution of SOS Chefs."

One reader who recently stopped in said that the owners wanted to spend more time with their family. No word on where the Guard Cat will relocate.