The Alfresco Heating core team is made up of warm, knowledgeable, patio-heating professionals. From the moment we first answer the phone to the moment our customers first fire up their new patio heaters and beyond, we support them through the process of selecting patio heaters and installing them. After installation we remain available for customer service and, in the San Francisco bay area, repair service. If it's outdoors we would love to help heat it. Eric Kahn opened The Cooks' Line in 1996, offering repair and parts for commercial kitchen equipment. It was incorporated in 2000. In the late 90s to early 21st century, AEI, the big southern California based distributor of patio heaters, wanted to replace their old Northern-California repairman because he was gaining infamy for his shenanigans. At the time The Cooks' Line was primarily a one man show with the owner, Eric Kahn, doing a vast majority of the restaurant-repair work himself. Some of those restaurant repairs were on patio heaters. One day, after working outside on patio heaters all day, Eric discovered that he was in a good mood. He realized that he preferred working outside, in contrast to working in greasy restaura