boudreaulicious wrote:Dave148 wrote:CM2772 wrote:I just purchased mine....in fact I purchased 2 as I planned on going there this weekend to pick up seafood for dinner.
It's not valid until 2/21.
And I don't think you can use more than 1--pretty sure it said one per person and one extra as a gift (although I suppose there's nothing to stop you from bringing someone along with you to use the 2nd one.)
ronnie_suburban wrote:One of the items was a baguette, which happened to be from Biondillo's bakery. It was one of the best baguettes I can remember having in Chicago. It was as light as a feather, had a great aroma, a beautiful crust and a soft, nicely uneven crumb. When I got it back to the office, I broke off a piece and chewed into it. Phenomenal. Who knew?
aschie30 wrote:ronnie_suburban wrote:One of the items was a baguette, which happened to be from Biondillo's bakery. It was one of the best baguettes I can remember having in Chicago. It was as light as a feather, had a great aroma, a beautiful crust and a soft, nicely uneven crumb. When I got it back to the office, I broke off a piece and chewed into it. Phenomenal. Who knew?
Biondillo sells to a lot of independent grocers in Chicago, and supplies Stanley's. I've never been terribly impressed by Biondillo's bread, though their Italian offerings are by far their best options. Biondillo's baguette has a rough-hewn, brown crust, and tastes too much like peasant-style Italian bread shaped in the form of a baguette to me. Fox & Obel is still the gold standard for baguettes in this town.
ronnie_suburban wrote:...He was going down the display case, pointing at each fish and giving his candid, unfiltered opinion about each of the offerings. "This one is good, this one is very good, this one is not good." Wait, what?* Did I just hear the guy actually tell his customer that some of the fish was not good? Indeed, I did. As he continued, it was clear that he was less than confident in some of the offerings in the case and had no problem being very up front with the customer about it. I found the exchange really refreshing.
imsscott wrote:Living closer to Wheeling, I have been going to the Fresh Farms there and have finally realized that the Wheeling store is nothing like the Niles store. It appears that they are under completely different management or ownership. I went there in search of Excel corned beefs with no luck. I signed up for their weekly ad and have been there twice trying to buy some of the advertised specials, such as 2.99 lb veal chops and soft shell crab at 2.99 which were nowhere to be found. Finding and reading this thread which sounds only vaguely like the Wheeling store, I looked at the newsletter and sure enough, it only mentions the Niles store. How odd that two stores with the same name are so different.
stevez wrote:imsscott wrote:Living closer to Wheeling, I have been going to the Fresh Farms there and have finally realized that the Wheeling store is nothing like the Niles store. It appears that they are under completely different management or ownership. I went there in search of Excel corned beefs with no luck. I signed up for their weekly ad and have been there twice trying to buy some of the advertised specials, such as 2.99 lb veal chops and soft shell crab at 2.99 which were nowhere to be found. Finding and reading this thread which sounds only vaguely like the Wheeling store, I looked at the newsletter and sure enough, it only mentions the Niles store. How odd that two stores with the same name are so different.
The Niles store is really something special. I've not been to the one in Wheeling, but the "flagship" store on Devon doesn't have nearly the breadth of products (or the size) of the Niles location.
mamagotcha wrote:I can't recommend the newly reopened cafe in front, though... maybe they're still getting up to speed?
I just had this same experience at the bakery case. There was a tempting looking confection called a L'Amour Cake. Chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate. I asked what this was, and the lady behind the counter said "it's not good." "How come?" "If you like chocolate, it is good, but this one is not so fresh." Then she proceeded to tell me what was good: the red velvet and carrot cakes, both of which I also wanted. They were all in the same price range so I knew she wasn't screwing me. She not only saved me from buying inferior cake but helped me in narrowing my choices from 3 to 2. I felt like I just came from visiting Santa Claus at Macy's.
Pie Lady wrote:Dude, no way:
You can buy balut here now. They're right over by the tofu, between produce and bread, in clear clamshell boxes.
KajmacJohnson wrote:I didn't see if it was mentioned or not but do they have a beer/wine section? Didn't see anything today but I could have sworn I saw beer here before. One of the things I adore about Devon Market is their booze section and their reasonable prices.
Dlongs wrote:KajmacJohnson wrote:I didn't see if it was mentioned or not but do they have a beer/wine section? Didn't see anything today but I could have sworn I saw beer here before. One of the things I adore about Devon Market is their booze section and their reasonable prices.
They have added beer and wine within the last few months. Haven't really made my way through it at all, but the offer a number of selections that I'm not very familiar with.
Dlongs wrote:KajmacJohnson wrote:I didn't see if it was mentioned or not but do they have a beer/wine section? Didn't see anything today but I could have sworn I saw beer here before. One of the things I adore about Devon Market is their booze section and their reasonable prices.
They have added beer and wine within the last few months. Haven't really made my way through it at all, but the offer a number of selections that I'm not very familiar with.
Pie Lady wrote:Just a bitch: I noticed today that FF's whole wheat pasta selection has dwindled down to nearly nothing, leaving me with only a few Barilla varieties and one bagged brand when they used to carry Brad's Organic and so many others. And they were reorganizing their cereal aisle, adding more granola and hot cereal and taking away some of the off-brand, healthy cold cereal.
Why would they decrease their selection of whole wheat pasta?
rickster wrote:Why would they decrease their selection of whole wheat pasta?
Because they're not selling enough of it to justify the shelf space. Because the average Fresh Farms shopper is more interested having 10 varieties of ajvar available than 10 varieties of whole wheat pasta.
How long can you keep unopened boxes of pasta before it gets critters?