Here are my comments and recommendations concerning stores serving one's culinary needs:
Bed, Bath & Beyond
I confess, when I first saw the name of this store I thought, "So what?" Okay, the outlets looked big, but seeing the name, I assumed the place was devoted to bedding and bath supplies.
It is. It also has an impressive kitchen section. At least one-third of every BB&B I've visited (and I've visited several in Houston and thereabouts) is given over to kitchen utensils, appliances, stoneware, glassware, pots and pans, and much of the other flotsam and jetsam pertinent to cooking. Looking for durable, attractive, modern-looking peppermills? They have them. Do you prefer grinding salt to shaking Morton's over your food? They have saltmills, too. Need a corkscrew? I counted eleven different kinds (not different brands, different kinds) at my local store the other day.
The prices vary between manufacturers, and you do need to look carefully at the large selection because you may well find as good a product at a better price under someone else's name compared to the first one you see, but overall, the prices are quite good. If you like stoneware, I've found most of the stores to have a very good selection. And my local store won major points from this reviewer when I was actually able to find affordable port glasses. In quantity. Nice ones.
These stores carry good quality products, well-known brands, at competitive prices, particularly in the more complex appliances like cappucino makers and the like. I've found the staffs helpful and willing to special-order items for customers. So, if you're looking for a certain gadget for your kitchen, drop by one of these stores and see if they can help you.
British Market
This store has two locations in the Houston area. Neither is particularly large, but the selection inside of both perishable and imperishable foods and goodies from the U.K. is quite good. Do you want real rashers of bacon? You can usually find it here, including that oh-so-salty but oh-so-delicious Irish bacon. If you're looking for real English tea, you'll be impressed by the variety offered. You can even find haggis here . . . sometimes. I went there in November of last year seeking haggis for my Christmas party. Both stores were out, but the owner promised me he'd order some and have it reserved for me in time for the party. He didn't. Oh, well, no one seemed to complain about the lack of that rare an' bonny treat. ~Grin~
My reason for mentioning the haggis isn't merely to turn more delicate stomachs. It's to point out the one downside of these establishments; the staff hasn't proven itself especially helpful or friendly. Now, I wish to be clear about this: They are not discourteous. If they were, I wouldn't be recommending their stores on my site no matter how good the selection or prices (by the way, this isn't a discount store--the prices aren't cheap but they aren't utterly unaffordable, either). I'm simply trying to warn you that you may want to take your time when you first visit these stores, and get a good idea of their offerings. The stores seem well organized and they don't appear to change over the pattern of shelf-stocking, so once you know your way around them it's pretty easy to find the types of foods and other sundries you're looking for.
They aren't exclusively a food store, either. There are many pretty items of bric-a-brac for sale. Nor is it entirely a British offering; goodies from other places in the Commonwealth are sometimes available. Someone wants me to find an Australian treat called Milo; I've found it there on at least one occasion.
I welcome your recommendations for culinary stores for Constanzo to inspect.