On Sunday, July 15, 2018 at 9:25:01 AM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
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> We had one in Lynnwood but it closed. Ours was related to Town and Country
> which is related to Central Market. It was a large, beautiful place with a
> massive selection, especially for things like gluten free and health food
> type items. But the prices were very high. I used to buy some peanuts there
> that were Margarita flavored. Have not seen them anywhere else except
> online. Tried to recreate them at home. Managed to get the flavor pretty
> good but not the crunchy texture.

I remember going to a boutique food store in the SF Bay area back in '78. The low shelves were made of wood and chrome steel with dramatic halogen lighting. Everything was clean, clear, and bright. They sold canned foods from Europe. It felt like the future of food sales - and it was good.

I'll bet your gardener friend would enjoy boiled peanuts. I made some recently. Everybody loves those things. Well, everyone except me.