Dear Customers, Long about 9 or 10 o’clock in the evening, my eyelids begin to get heavy.  My body starts winding down in preparation for the next 8 or so hours of sleep.  Except for the exact times, this routine plays out, with little deviation, every night of the week.  November is the annual equivalent…

Dear Customers, Halloween falls on next Monday which means the “holidays” are only a few short weeks away.  These two, major end-of-the-year holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas, are completely “food-centric”.  There are so many traditional delicacies associated with them both that it’s hard to find space on the dinner table sometimes. The pandemic and its resultant…

Dear Customers, A few weeks ago, I talked about the practice Americans have of naming practically every day of the year as, “National ______________ Day” where you fill in the blank.  Imagine my surprise to learn that October 17th is known as National Pasta Day.  As if it needed its own day!  My Grandpa Thomas…

Dear Customers, By now we’re all unfortunately familiar with the term “inflation” and how it affects our everyday lives.  Gasoline prices, food prices and pretty much everything we have a need for is more expensive than it was not that long ago. We deal with several major vendors that are popular and well known, nation-wide. …

Dear Customers, There are certain foods that just go together.  Often, they’re so ingrained in our culture that you can’t think of one without the other.  How about “peanut butter & jelly”?  Or beans & weenies?  Steak & baked potato? Well, there is another “pairing” that is so delicious together that it literally cries out…