Comments on: Grosserie

By: Nathaniel Missildine

Nathaniel Missildine — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:27:03 +0000

indeed, my in-laws make sure to sit me down in front of a platter of oysters followed by le homard, it’s become a religious experience.

By: Matthew Gavin Frank

Matthew Gavin Frank — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:44:01 +0000

Are you having lobster this Christmas? Please say yes. Let me live vicariously…

By: Nathaniel Missildine

Nathaniel Missildine — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:18:51 +0000

Running in and out to get only what you need is key, if you start wandering around aimlessly your whole afternoon is shot and you come out with nothing resembling meals. Good luck in the midwest, I miss Korean delis too. Thanks for the comment.

By: Joi Brozek

Joi Brozek — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:54:14 +0000

Eghads, I have to say, I was feeling your wife’s pain every second of the way. Moving out to the Midwest, I can no longer go to one of dozens of stores within walking distance for fresh produce, breads, etc. My first trip to a “real” American supermarket after 20 years of living in New York City, where there are none, had me in the throes of a panic attack. I still cannot get used to the way people actually use drive ins here for MEALS!!

I’m getting used to it. I know the layout of the two supermarkets in town so I just can run in to get what I need. I kind of enjoy the express check out where you do it all yourself. I still desperately miss the Korean delis and health food stores on every corner, I can’t lie.

This was really a fun read

By: Nathaniel Missildine

Nathaniel Missildine — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:53:42 +0000

Thanks for reading. Yes, the boulangeries are hard to top. My favorite is the millefeuille layered pastry. But even the so called peasant food is great. Sometime though I need to try grocery shopping in New Zealand.

By: Jude

Jude — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:36:23 +0000

Oops… the comment above was actually made by me. Zara was logged in and I Added Comment without checking.

By: Zara Potts

Zara Potts — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:34:11 +0000

Great look into an American supermarket.

Interesting you talk about the corn syrup – I read about this topic in one of our Sunday newspapers this morning - it was attributed to the obesity rates soaring in the USA. I didn’t realize it was so prevalent.

I have wonderful memories of a short stay in Paris many years ago. We would walk to the local boulangerie to buy our freshly-made croissants for breakfast. They were the most delicious croissants I had ever tasted and still the taste lingers in my memory taste buds somewhere.

Although money was very tight at that time, we feasted in the evenings on what the Parisians would call peasant food. Green grapes, fresh baguettes, delicious sausages, cheap wine…all picked up from the local market on the way home. Coming from New Zealand where it was extremely difficult (back then) to get such ‘delicacies’, I felt like we were eating like ‘royalty’!

By: Nathaniel Missildine

Nathaniel Missildine — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:25:02 +0000

Thanks for the comment, glad I could provide a tour. I never did hazard the yumberry flavor, but I’ve since learned that it’s found in China is not unlike a raspberry. Still, the taste remains a complete mystery to me. Let me know if you get a hold of one.

By: Zara Potts

Zara Potts — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:15:05 +0000

Oh supermarket porn!! My favourite.
I read every word of this feeling envious. I love grocery shopping- particularly in foreign countries. You did a great job of giving me a guided tour through these aisles..
And Yumberry?? What is that? Where can I get me some?