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Originally Posted by shroomgirl  had this discussion recently on a different (local) website....within a 8 week period I'll have been to 3+ farmer's markets a week, multiple ethnic grocery stores ....latino,italian, international, etc......whole foods, trader joes (multiple locations), high end Straubs (2 locations), Schnucks/Dierbergs (several locales) as well as Aldi's and Shop and Save. Butchers, Penzey's....cheese shop..... So, it's not unusual when I'm shopping to stop at numerous stores. Each is different.
Yes there is a HUGE difference between shopping at a monger and farmer's market vs a regular store. There's something about the discount stores that are for lack of a better word..."dead food". Their lighting is obnoxious, it's garish in a way.
What is amazing to me is that people shop at the same grocery store and don't deviate. Guess they consider it a chore.
So, yes Shel you are indeed fortunate to be in an area that has glorious food. Trying to remember again why I live in STL....... |
Oh, yes, I remember Straubs and Schnucks. I think those were the primary markets we shopped in - but that was years ago.
Yes, I recognize how fortunate we are in the San Francisco Bay Area. The number of farmers markets is very high, Trader Joe's is considered by many to just be a glorified convenience store, and living here means that it's easy (if you've the time and inclination) to do all your shopping at local purveyors. For example, when I want poultry I generally go to the poultry market, and get chicken, duck, turkey, rabbit, and some of their home made goods as fresh as can be. Likewise for pork and beef at another local butcher, produce at the produce market or, better yet, the farmers market, bread at any one of several "artisan" bakers, cheese at specialy cheese shops, and so on.
Not having been in a regular supermarket for years, the Safeway was an eye-opener.
Shel