Good source for non-Chinese dried porchini mushrooms, Valhrona (or Callebaut choc), dried bulk foods
I'm relatively new to Philadelphia (moved from Seattle), and looking for a high quality retail cheffy/ foodie supplier for above items as well as large selection of bulk goods at reasonable (non-Whole Food) prices. There are many places like this in Seattle and SF (upscale organic coops, Mediterranean wholesalers open to public), but haven't found this yet in Philadelphia area. Does anything like this exist here?
-
CindyJ
Dec 9, 2012 02:50 PM
The Fresh Market has all of those items. I don't know if there's a TFM in Philly, though.
›3 Replies-
-
re: tourmama
There is one opening in Chestnut Hill next year as well. And I think a couple others in the far 'burbs.
All the stuff OP wants including the chocolate, though not sure about the porcinis, is available at Whole Foods and I haven't seen any of the coops or indie natural stores with prices better than WF. Would be interesting if we have one of these wholesalers open to the public around here. Bitar's in South Philly carries some of this Mediterranean bulk stuff at good prices but the selection is not that big, and I don't think any of it is organic.
-
re: barryg
CindyJ
Dec 9, 2012 06:52 PM
The Fresh Market is a really nice store. We've got a relatively new Whole Foods here in southern Chester County, and a Fresh Market just a couple of miles from WF. I'd much rather shop TFM than WF. We're lucky we have both. In fact, we've also got Wegman's not so far away. Ahhh... life is good!
-
-
-
-
My guess is that the short answer is no. There aren't the same category of stores here.
I get my porcinis from Iovine Produce in Reading Terminal. I doubt they're picked in Italy but are likely of European source: the quality is good and the price, while reasonable is not dirt cheap.
