Central Market is Mecca for foodies, plain and simple. Whether it’s single-origin coffee beans, orange blossom water, 10-year-aged cheddar or $120-a-pound Iberico ham you seek, this maze of a grocery store has it all. A behemoth of a produce section offers no fewer than 10 different kinds of potatoes, not to mention fresh juices, pricy […]
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Ever have one of those days where you just want to slowly rove your way through a grocery story and eat everything, particularly Italian food? Well, welcome home, amore mio. This three-floor culinary playground features Italian delicacies including fresh pasta, breads, cheese, wine and desserts, as well as a marketplace sourced from local producers in […]
With locations in Dallas and Lewisville, Kabayan Filipino Store & Café offers both a market for Filipino staples, groceries and treats as well as a restaurant that has a good variety of Filipino fare served cafeteria-style at an affordable price. Options include pork bicol, a stew of pork chunks with ginger, garlic, shrimp paste and […]
Dallas store director Michael Caufield oversees one of three Texas locations belonging to the Sunflower Farmers Market chain, a less-pricey alternative to Whole Foods and Central Market. The mission is much the same: to provide consumers with natural and organic foods for a healthier, more environmentally conscious lifestyle. The produce is fresh. Bulk options can […]
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Founded in 1980 in Austin, this peddler of all-natural and organic produce and products features a wide range of Texas-grown foods, but if imported French butter is your thing, Whole Foods has that too. Each department’s staff is knowledgeable, chipper and willing to hold your hand when indecision strikes. For example, the cheesemongers will take […]
Founded in 1980 in Austin, this mega-peddler of all-natural and organic produce and products (including health and beauty) has stores that are easily navigable and in certain instances pricey. Cost aside, the inventory gives preference to local wares and fare, obvious by all the laminated rectangles touting “LOCAL.” Of course, if imported French butter is […]
The parking lot of this grocery store is typically jam-packed with Mercedes and BMWs, a sure sign that you’re about to enter the fancy-pants organic world of Whole Foods Market. This location isn’t the largest in Dallas, but an in-house bakery, meat and seafood counters with a focus on naturally raised and sustainable products, a […]