Mortar and Pestle

Gary and Jolie Alony of Thompson Alchemists
Gary and Jolie Alony of Thompson Alchemists
this bronze mortar and pestle was passed down to Gary Alony from his great grandmother who’s parents brought it with them from Yemen to Israel to be used for grinding spices and herbs

Thompson Alchemists

From the beginning, our focus here at Thompson Alchemists has been on products that we and our customers really love, and that has always also included a lot of international and especially European brands. We also want the best quality products that are highly effective but are also beneficial to people. The product has not just to be good, it has to be good for you! Customers today are very educated and knowledgeable about different products and ingredients, and we have seen a greater interest and importance placed on natural and “clean” products.

Keeping it REAL

Gary and Jolie Alony
Jolie and Gary Alony

Years of being ourselves…
.. in a nutshell..
….the lows of owning a small business in New York City; high rent and taxes, a fire that forced them to move the store to West Broadway for a time, Super Storms, and a very scary cancer and heart failure diagnosis, for Gary. Jolie who is always a bundle of smiles and who is always standing, underwent vascular surgery 4 yrs ago. “it’s part of the retail world, you come in and if you have time to sit you feel like something is wrong”…