Do you remember the moment you had the lightbulb moment for Our Place?

As immigrants, my partner and I literally found our place by cooking and sharing foods with our new communities. That’s why we created Our Place — to bring people together. We make it easier to cook at home so you can spend more time sharing a meal with your chosen family.

Do you remember when you had the lightbulb moment for the Always pan?

When I moved halfway across the world, I didn’t know how to cook, and missed my mother’s cooking. So I began learning to cook and was looking for kitchenware that fit my needs. But every other kitchenware store was selling bulky, expensive, difficult-to-use 16-piece cookware sets that I didn’t need or have the room for. So we set out to design the Always Pan to make cooking easier and more joyful. It’s one pan that replaces eight kitchenware pieces, shallow enough to flip a pancake and deep enough to make soup. It comes with a nesting spatula and a steamer basket that doubles as a colander. It has an exclusive nontoxic nonstick coating that makes cleanup a breeze, and it is so beautiful you’ll never want to put it away.

From co-founder of the Malala Fund to cookware entrepreneur, Shiza Shahid on her sell-out brand, Our Place