Cutlery and More is good, I have bought some stuff from them. No complaints at all. A couple of years ago there was a company called Pacific Cutlery Direct that had the lowest prices by far, but I googled it, and couldnt find anything??
I just bought a 6" Kyocera Ceramic chef knife and now that I have had a chance to use it for a bit, I am really sad I didnt get an 8" instead. I would say that 8" chefs knives are the best all around tool.
I second getting Forshner knives, they are a good deal. I would get the 8" chef previously mentioned, one of
these and one of
these, and that should get you started. Oh yeah and get a good diamond steel too.