"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> "Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>> Gloria P >
>> : in rec.food.cooking
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>>>
>>> Dear Daughter and I stopped in to the new Penzey's store that recently
>>> opened in Littleton, south of Denver. It's a little closer to us than
>>> the other (NW) Denver area shop in Arvada, but still not close enough.
>>>
>>> To celebrate their opening they had a $5 coupon in the local paper
>>> which was a nice incentive.
>>>
>>> I bought cinnamon to replenish all that I've used the past few weeks
>>> making zucchini bread. Also bought basil, arrowroot, more chicken and
>>> beef bases, whole nutmegs, red pepper flakes (DH uses it on pizza) and
>>> a couple of other things I can't remember offhand.
>>>
>>> Spent about $50 as did Daughter. She'd never been to a Penzey's and
>>> was quite impressed.
>>
>> Nice If I could get out of the Penzey's in Maplewood for $50 I'd be
>> a happy camper.
>>
>>
>
> I was one of their very first customers, No.56, I noticed an article of
> their opening in the NYT and posted it here and the rest is history. But
> I've never been to a Penzeys store... there were no stores in their early
> years, no web site, and their catalog consisted of a few stapled
> typewritten pages (typed on an old manual, with lots of typos), usually on
> pastel paper; yellow, blue, and pink. Shortly after I moved Penzeys
> opened a store in the NYC area... they have yet to open here in the NY
> capitol region. I've always placed my order by telephone, I order once
> sometimes twice a year, totaling like $100. I think their web site can
> use a face lift, and have it include a searchable How-To section, and they
> need a FAQ.
>
>
>
There are two stores in the NY Metro area. One is in Grand Central Station
in NYC. It is rather limited, but you can get most of what you want, just
not in any quantity. The other is in Huntington. That is a big store. They
have everything, including their books and gift packs.