OK, this afternoon all I did was go to the AAA (motor club) office in
Ponte Vedra, FL to get some maps, etc. In that same little shopping
center next door to the AAA office was a grocery store I'd never heard
of or knew about - called "Fresh Market"! OMG, what a store, and whoa
did I ever fall in love (so to speak) - vbg! Alas, I didn't have more
time to explore the store, and I only bought a sourdough baguette and
two decadent, triple chocolate cupcakes that are out of this world.
I'd've purchased more, but I begin my journey home tomorrow.
Unfortunately, there is no "Fresh Market" where I live, but at least
there is one about 45-minutes from home I see a nice, leisurely
afternoon drive in my future to visit that "Fresh Market"!

http://www.thefreshmarket.com

Sky

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On Dec 28, 11:15*am, Sky > wrote:
> OK, this afternoon all I did was go to the AAA (motor club) office in
> Ponte Vedra, FL to get some maps, etc. *In that same little shopping
> center next door to the AAA office was a grocery store I'd never heard
> of or knew about - called "Fresh Market"! *OMG, what a store, and whoa
> did I ever fall in love (so to speak) - vbg! *Alas, I didn't have more
> time to explore the store, and I only bought a sourdough baguette and
> two decadent, triple chocolate cupcakes that are out of this world.
> I'd've purchased more, but I begin my journey home tomorrow.
> Unfortunately, there is no "Fresh Market" where I live, but at least
> there is one about 45-minutes from home *I see a nice, leisurely
> afternoon drive in my future to visit that "Fresh Market"!
>
> http://www.thefreshmarket.com
>
> Sky
>
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Very cool- I love finding new places! This sounds like a Whole Foods
or Central Market type store...

On 12/28/2012 6:27 PM, merryb wrote:
> On Dec 28, 11:15 am, Sky > wrote:
>
>> OK, this afternoon all I did was go to the AAA (motor club) office in
>> Ponte Vedra, FL to get some maps, etc. In that same little shopping
>> center next door to the AAA office was a grocery store I'd never heard
>> of or knew about - called "Fresh Market"! OMG, what a store, and whoa
>> did I ever fall in love (so to speak) - vbg! Alas, I didn't have more
>> time to explore the store, and I only bought a sourdough baguette and
>> two decadent, triple chocolate cupcakes that are out of this world.
>> I'd've purchased more, but I begin my journey home tomorrow.
>> Unfortunately, there is no "Fresh Market" where I live, but at least
>> there is one about 45-minutes from home I see a nice, leisurely
>> afternoon drive in my future to visit that "Fresh Market"!
>>
>> http://www.thefreshmarket.com

> Very cool- I love finding new places! This sounds like a Whole Foods
> or Central Market type store...

I've never been to a Whole Foods before so I can't compare Fresh Market
to that chain. While traveling home (gotta drive about 1000 to 1100
miles or more - depends on the routes & detours I take), I hope to find
a Whole Foods, and maybe I'll also get lucky and find a Trader Joe's to
visit because I've never shopped there either. There are Publix stores
here in JAX and St. Augustine FL, and I was very impressed with that
grocery store, too.

Sky

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On Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:15:16 -0500, Sky >
wrote:

> OK, this afternoon all I did was go to the AAA (motor club) office in
> Ponte Vedra, FL to get some maps, etc. In that same little shopping
> center next door to the AAA office was a grocery store I'd never heard
> of or knew about - called "Fresh Market"! OMG, what a store, and whoa
> did I ever fall in love (so to speak) - vbg! Alas, I didn't have more
> time to explore the store, and I only bought a sourdough baguette and
> two decadent, triple chocolate cupcakes that are out of this world.
> I'd've purchased more, but I begin my journey home tomorrow.
> Unfortunately, there is no "Fresh Market" where I live, but at least
> there is one about 45-minutes from home I see a nice, leisurely
> afternoon drive in my future to visit that "Fresh Market"!
>
> http://www.thefreshmarket.com
>
Mmmm! I'll take a lobster tail.


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On 12/28/2012 7:20 PM, Christine Dabney wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:10:16 -0500, Sky >
> wrote:
>
>> . . . maybe I'll also get lucky and find a Trader Joe's to
>> visit because I've never shopped there either.
>
> Here is the list of all Trader Joes, and their locations.
>
>> http://www.traderjoes.com/pdf/locati...llocations.pdf

Thanks for the link.

Sky

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"sf" > wrote in message
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> Mmmm! I'll take a lobster tail.
>
Fresh Market is awfully good. Great produce, much better
than WF in my opinion in that they buy what looks and tastes
good rather than what is available as organic. Their deli is
outstanding, with (to me) really good dry rub baby back
ribs, rotisserie chicken and a small but reasonable cheese
collection. Try their own-label milk and cream! The packaged
soups are great and of course their fresh meat and fish
counters are fine; the fish well-priced and the meat a bit
high. Good sausages and Neuske's bacon and pork products.
Also a well-selected frozen foods section and some really
interesting canned stuff and of course wines (pricey, tho.)
Have fun, you can spend a lot of time and money in there.

pavane

On Fri, 28 Dec 2012 23:30:03 -0500, "pavane" > wrote:

>
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> .........
> > Mmmm! I'll take a lobster tail.
> >
> Fresh Market is awfully good. Great produce, much better
> than WF in my opinion in that they buy what looks and tastes
> good rather than what is available as organic. Their deli is
> outstanding, with (to me) really good dry rub baby back
> ribs, rotisserie chicken and a small but reasonable cheese
> collection. Try their own-label milk and cream! The packaged
> soups are great and of course their fresh meat and fish
> counters are fine; the fish well-priced and the meat a bit
> high. Good sausages and Neuske's bacon and pork products.
> Also a well-selected frozen foods section and some really
> interesting canned stuff and of course wines (pricey, tho.)
> Have fun, you can spend a lot of time and money in there.
>
According to their store locater, the closest one is more than 60
miles away from where I live. But maybe I'll drop by one the next
time I visit DD in San Jose.


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On 12/28/2012 11:30 PM, pavane wrote:
>
> Fresh Market is awfully good. Great produce, much better
> than WF in my opinion in that they buy what looks and tastes
> good rather than what is available as organic. Their deli is
> outstanding, with (to me) really good dry rub baby back
> ribs, rotisserie chicken and a small but reasonable cheese
> collection. Try their own-label milk and cream! The packaged
> soups are great and of course their fresh meat and fish
> counters are fine; the fish well-priced and the meat a bit
> high. Good sausages and Neuske's bacon and pork products.
> Also a well-selected frozen foods section and some really
> interesting canned stuff and of course wines (pricey, tho.)
> Have fun, you can spend a lot of time and money in there.

Ditto! In so many ways, I was quite impressed by this "Fresh Market"
store! Their prices were not inexpensive, and given their services and
other amenities, I would gladly pay the prices for the quality of the
products they stock, etc. What more can I say/type?

Sky

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