Tribute to Wegman’s

All of our friends in Buffalo rave about Wegman‘s, the local supermarket that continues to amaze us with its bakery, salad bars, sub counter, deli, international foods, etc. But it always feels a little weird to get so geeked up about groceries. If I had to describe it, I’d say it’s a much less pretentious Central Market; you can’t duck upstairs to grab a massage, and there’s no oenologist trying to tempt you with the latest Beaujolais. Partially because of the very odd way Wegman’s is organized — you might find one kind of pasta in the organic food section, another in the international aisle, and another somewhere else — we’re always discovering something new (and then straining to remember where we found it the next time there).

Now comes news that Wegman’s is actually a great place to work, too. This makes a shopping experience we were already inordinately excited about that much better.

Other Buffalo items, while I’m on the subject: One local amateur meteorologist argues that Buffalo winters really aren’t that bad.

Last night, we met some friends at the Adam Mickiewicz Library & Dramatic Circle, which is a fancy name for what’s essentially an old Polish club with a bar. We drank some kind of Polish beer and did shots of slivovitz, a plum brandy that’s really tasty and can really sneak up on you. The best part was that we didn’t stay out too late, so I actually have some energy for homework today.

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One Response to Tribute to Wegman’s

  1. Tina. says:

    Wegmans is the best! I can shop there for hours. It might be weird to get geeked up about grocery-shopping, but that’s the only kind of shopping that I actually enjoy (accept for book-shopping, of course). I’m super happy to be able to buy things there that I usually had to have shipped to me from home (pumpkin-seed oil, ajvar, etc.).

    And you forgot to mention that we actually drank Serbian šljivovica last night. We need to find a place that sells it.

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