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Category Archives: Stores

April 6, 2014 Train Gum

Sam Singer, a Watertown native, and graduate of Hobart college, started Train Gum in in his dorm room (where all great ideas start). After moving back to the Boston area, he now operates Train Gum out of Somerville. Wanting to bring gum into the natural foods market, Singer formulated a gum with 5 ingredients: Chicle […]

April 3, 2014 Graeter’s

What do you get for someone that has everything? Ice cream. Graeter’s (if you haven’t heard about them) is an ice cream company out of Cincinnati, OH. Order a 6 pack for $60 or a 12 pack for $120, you can mix and match your flavors. Graeter’s creates its ice cream 2 gallons at a […]

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March 27, 2014 Olives and Grace – Sweet Lydia’s, Liddabit, Apotheker’s

I stopped in to Olives and Grace on Christmas Eve (I’m catching up on posts!), I was doing some last minute shopping and figured I could pick up some stocking stuffers. Check out “The King candy bar” from Liddabit Sweets. Never heard of Liddabit? They are a small company based out of Brooklyn, and the […]

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March 22, 2014 Fox Point Pickling Co.

So a co-worker revealed a hidden talent – he’s a canner. Lucky me, he decided to bring me in the last jar of carrots within days of us meeting! It took me a while to get the lid open, but well worth the wait. Zared makes these at home, along with all sorts of wonderful […]

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February 19, 2014 Ethel M Chocolate

While we were in Henderson, we decided to make the most of it and take a trip to Ethel M chocolates. From the Ethel M website, “In 1981, after passing the leadership of Mars, Inc. to his children, Forrest Mars Sr., retired to Henderson, Nevada and created Ethel M.® Chocolates as a tribute to his […]

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February 13, 2014 Clear Flour

Clear Flour Bread is located on a side street in Brookline, off the beaten path, but get within a few blocks on a warm summer day and you can follow your nose to the bakery. Clear Flour opens at 9am (on weekends and 8am on weekdays) and on most Saturday mornings, you can find the […]

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February 12, 2014 Oakleaf Cakes

As the year ended, our interns finished up their time with us. One of our interns was sweet enough to bring me in a cupcake from Oakleaf Cakes. I’ve never been, or heard of Oakleaf, so I was excited to try this out. Peppermint is not my favorite flavor when talking about icing, but the […]

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January 28, 2014 Jeni’s

Jeni’s ice cream is made in Columbus, OH. Apparently they make great ice cream in Ohio, ’cause my other favorite ice cream is Graeter’s ice cream, and they are located in Cincinnati, OH. My new favorite store, Bees Knees, carries a bunch of flavors in the jeni’s line. There is no better flavor combination than […]

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January 22, 2014 Bees Knees Supply Co.

Located on Farnsworth Street, right next to Flour Bakery, Bees Knees is a 5,500sq ft specialty goods shop that has some of my favorite products. In addition to specialty goods, Bees Knees also hosts a deli and cafe where you can order a sandwich or grab a smoothie to go. They have an extensive wine […]

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January 9, 2014 Setting the Table

At my company, we have a book club. We meet every few months and read a service related book. This past time, we chose Setting the Table by Danny Meyer. There has been a lot of buzz about this book, how it talks about the hospitality business, but it can apply to many other areas […]