From the time that Eric Frickle was 16 years old and entered the work place, he always wanted to own his own business. That dream led him to become the youngest contract driver ever to own route rights for FedEx in Spokane, Washington. He worked diligently and built his business with urgency and great customer service. However, the dream was still there to be part of a family owned business, one that could really put his innate entrepreneurial and creative skills to good use.

 

In late 2002, Spokane lost a great kitchen gourmet store call the Copper Colander, located in the Historic Flour Mill. Dan, Eric's father had been the owner's independent accountant for several years and was as sad as anyone to see Arlyne Nadvornick retire and liquadate her inventory. The space in the Flour Mill remained unoccupied and each time Dan visited other clients in the building a nagging feeling just wouldn't die...open another kitchen store in the same location.