I'm going to list and post links to items I use in my kitchen. Most all of my stuff comes from Amazon.com if I'm in a hurry I'll buy from bed bath and beyond, but only if I have a 20% off coupon.
Knive Set
Amazon.com: J.A. Henckels Twin Pro S 9-Piece Block Set: Home & Garden
Pot Set
Amazon.com: Calphalon One Infused-Anodized 8-Piece Cookware Set: Kitchen & Housewares
12" non stick. This is my go to pan.
Amazon.com: Calphalon Contemporary Nonstick 12-Inch Omelet Pan with Glass Lid: Kitchen & Housewares
12" nonstick wok for doing stirfrys
Amazon.com: Calphalon Contemporary Nonstick 12-Inch Flat-Bottom Wok: Kitchen & Housewares
11" nonstick square griddle for doing indoor steaks and burgers.
Amazon.com: Calphalon Contemporary Nonstick 11-Inch Square Grill Pan: Kitchen & Housewares
1/2 sheet non-nonstick baking sheet, I use this thing all the time. great for cookies, biscuits to melting cheese on a chicken parm.
Amazon.com: Norpro 18-Inch by 12- Inch Heavy Guage Aluminum Jelly Roll Pan: Kitchen & Housewares
Kitchen Aid stand mixer, one of the must haves in any kitchen! This bad boy will mix almost anything, I've run mine for 15 minutes straight kneeding doughs with zero strain on the mixer.
Amazon.com: KitchenAid KSM150PSWH Artisan Series 5-Quart Mixer, White: Home & Garden
11 Cup food processor.
Amazon.com: Cuisinart DLC-8S 11-Cup Pro Custom 11 Food Processor, White: Kitchen & Housewares
Aroma rice cooker.
Amazon.com: Aroma Rice Cooker 10-cup cool touch: Home & Garden
Steamer.
Amazon.com: Black & Decker Flavor Scenter Steamer Plus Food/Rice Cooker HS900: Home & Garden
Blender
Amazon.com: Factory-Reconditioned KitchenAid RRKSB5MC Ultra Power 5-Speed Blender, Metallic Chrome: Home & Garden
Spice grinder
Amazon.com: Krups 203-70 3-oz. Fast Touch Electric Coffee Grinder, 20370 White: Home & Garden
NSF grade cutting board
Amazon.com: 15in. x 20in. x 0.5in. NSF White Cutting Board: Home & Garden
Hand held digital thermometer
Amazon.com: CDN Proaccurate Stainless Digital Thermometer: Home & Garden
Wired digital thermometer, a must have!
Amazon.com: Polder 602-90 Digital Cooking Timer/Thermometer and Clock, White: Home & Garden A few books I highly recommend.
Any book from CIA (Culinary Institute of America) is a must have book!
Amazon.com: The Professional Chef, 8th Edition: Books: The Culinary Institute of America
Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles recipe book. Pretty complex recipes but he breaks them down for you. This book will teach you how to handle dinner parties making you think with that worked in a restaurant type of mind set.
Amazon.com: Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking: Books: Anthony Bourdain
Another Anthony Bourdain book, this time it's not a recipe book, but rather a book about life as a chef. It's a very good read.
Amazon.com: Kitchen Confidential Updated Ed: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.): Books: Anthony Bourdain