Austin is kind of a grocery store mecca. Just consider that:

Whole Foods Market started in Austin almost 30 years ago — and is home to the corporate headquarters and flagship store.
Central Market opened it’s first store here — on North Lamar in 1994.
Wheatsville Co-op is the only retail consumer food co-op in Texas and its right here in Austin!

Others in town include HEB, Randalls, Fiesta, Royal Blue Grocery, Asia Market, Fresh Plus, MT Supermarket, Newflower, Sprouts, Sun Harvest, and more.
Last week alone, I visited the Triangle Farmers Market, Central Market, …

Last night, Adam and I began putting together dinner at around 8 p.m. I had picked up tilapia and these huge beautiful artichokes at Whole Foods at lunch yesterday. We decided to make oven-roasted artichokes and mango salsa with sauteed fish. We were missing a few simple ingredients — limes and cilantro for the salsa, lemons for the artichokes.
I volunteered to run out to the store. Adam lives just north of the Mueller development in East Austin and the closest stores to his house are Randalls and Casa Grande. Normally, …

I was on the campus of UT-Austin the other day, helping shoot these videos on Valentine’s Day and text messaging, when I saw this yellow van with the shopping cart on top. Of course I had to stop and take a picture….

I did some quick web research and learned that City Sackers is an Austin grocery delivery service that provides “fast, reliable service at affordable prices.” You order online, pick a time slot for delivery, and pay a $2 delivery fee (there is no minimum order).
The service is being marketed …

My dad picked me up at the airport the other day and asked if we could run a quick errand. I’ve known the man for 3o years but he never ceases to surprise. Where were we headed?

To The Kielbasa Factory (actual logo at left), on the second floor of a mini-mall on Rockville Pike. Just in case you were wondering, it’s the only grocery store that caters specifically to the Polish-American community in the D.C. area. They carry everything you might need to feed your cravings for sausage, chocolate, sweets, …