Found the Coolest Store

13 years ago

this past weekend.

We'd gone back to the 'old' neighborhood to do some shopping and meet DD for lunch along a little main street type place.

There was the most amazing shop. The walls were lined with silver crocks, with spigots. They had dozens of varieties/flavors of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Some were their own concoctions. There were tiny cups and cubes of bread so you could taste them. We only tried a few, having just come from lunch, and feeling pretty full. But I definitely want to go back and revisit the place. They even had a little tasting bar up a few steps from the main store. The varieties I tried were amazing. Have never seen a place like that before.

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ravencajun Zone 8b TX
13 years ago
I would love a place like that! Nope never seen or heard of one either. We love bread and olive oil with spices for dipping.
azzalea
Original Author
13 years ago
Raven--keep an eye out. I was talking to a food critic last night, and he said olive oil stores are popping up all over these days, so perhaps one will show up in your area sometime soon. I'm especially excited now, because my editor gave me the green light to interview the owners for a column--that's not what I usually do (I'm not a reporter, I just do the occasional recipe column)--am really looking forward to it!
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Georgysmom
13 years ago
One just recently opened up by us. I haven't been to it yet.
gazania_gw
13 years ago
The newest Whole Foods in my area has an section dedicated to this type of olive oil and balsamic options.
susanjf_gw
13 years ago
how strange you mentioned this..we had one in out "downtown", but i guess the locals wern't into olive oil, ect...they lasted less than a year..it might have been a location, too..lots of traffic, but NOT foot traffic...
Fun2BHere
13 years ago
We had an O & Company store (sister to L'Occitane) for a while, but it didn't make it.
maire_cate
13 years ago
If you're referring to the shop in Haddonfield NJ I've been there too. They also have one in Ardmore and West Chester, PA.

You can also order from them online but it's so much more fun to taste the different ones and then take a bottle or two home. I always enjoy browsing in all the little shops there. My DD and I stop in the English Gardener to buy some hard-to-find foods for her British BF.
azzalea
Original Author
13 years ago
Nope, Maire--it's the one that opened in Dec. in Collswood--Blue Moon--it's about 2 doors from the Pop Shop. I imagine, with how culinary-upscale Collswood has become, it's a good location for this kind of store.
maire_cate
13 years ago
Oh that's good news - that's another one of my favorite places to 'lunch'. I'll have to check it out the next time we head in that direction.
pam_25f
13 years ago
One of our pizza places offers the oils and sampling.
kacram
13 years ago
we have one in town, i've never stopped in. I can't believe they can stay in business. I guess I'll have to go check it out. lol
YogaLady1948
13 years ago
Those tasting style stores are all over Southern California, I went to one on Coronado Island in San Diego and it was great~~~winery's/ brewery's are every where also. They will pick you up at your hotels~~so you can booze it up.