Growers and Grocers

Originally posted at Well Fed On the Town by Curt McAdams.

This is my last installment on the local market (at least for now). The major departments are done, with the exception of groceries. The market I’ve been picking on, Dorothy Lane Market (DLM), in Dayton and Springboro, Ohio, has the typical shelves full of cereal, oils, flour, sugar, candy, etc.

What’s different about DLM than chain markets? They have Domino sugar, but they also carry muscovado sugar. They have Coca-cola products, but they also carry Grown Up Soda and Orangina. They have standard olive oils, but also ‘taste-worthy’ olive oils.

When I’m looking for an ingredient that needs to be better than normal, I go to DLM. And, oddly enough, when I check prices on the same item at other stores, they’re very competitive… They just happen to have things that I can’t find at the typical grocery store.

I do some bread baking, and I’ve liked King Arthur flours. I was ordering them online until I found out that DLM carries all the same stuff, at the same or lower prices. Duh! I should have known to check there first!

It’s nice to know I can go to DLM and get my typical grocery needs met, or I can take things up a level and get things that are just a bit (or sometimes a lot) better.

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