BerryBasil & curated from j yo

written by gabby sudenga + photos by john snyder

It began with two best friends and a crazy idea. Angi Hanzlik and Cindy Peterson felt that there was something missing along Chamberlain's Main Street.

With Hanzlik listing her previously owned photography studio along the busy street, the two began to conjure ideas of what the property could become.

“I remember us saying how someone should put in a kitchen store and Angi said, ‘Well, we should do it,’” said Peterson.

As Chamberlain residents traveled to Mitchell, Sioux Falls, or Rapid City to purchase quality kitchenware and gourmet foods, the friends acknowledged a desire for such items.

“We wanted to bring our small town a store where our customers can feel like they’re in a big town with quality items,” said Peterson.

With the help of their husbands, the pair began to transform the brick-and-mortar location into Berry + Basil.

“We wanted to create a space that we wanted to spend our days in and hopefully others would like to come in and hang out with us,” said Peterson.