Our regular feature highlighting local markets and services that cater to our sized households.
By Chris Watson
We had a great week looking around our local markets, finding some hidden local gems amongst the ever growing holiday favorites popping up in our markets. This week we walked through Monnettes on Secor, Walt Churchill’s Market, Food Town, and Fresh Market.
Monnettes on Secor
There is always so much to check out at Monnettes. Besides right sized fruit cake and poinsettias, holiday grapes, Brazilian ginger, holiday grapes, and a broad selection of local dressing and dips. Monnettes is always a great shopping experience.
Regionally produced chips, Uncle Rays at Monnettes
Superior Bread Co at Monnettes
Sugar Free Bridge Mix along with other snack favorites at Monnettes
Besides poinsettias Monnettes also has wreaths and other holiday greenery
Monnettes on Secor has a much wider selection of Packos than the regular groceries
Orange peppers at a great price at Monnettes
Moe and Joes out of Michigan has some great selections for snacking. At Monnettes
Often overlooked, Monnettes on Secor has a diverse wine selection wine
Holiday grapes are just the best. At Monnettes on Secor
One of two types of ginger root offered at Monnettes on Secor
Our favorite dressing! At Monnettes
Some people actually like fruit cake. This comes in the right size as well
A great local dressing at Monnettes on Secor
Loose and available Yukon golds at WCM. Great price as well
Good looking tuna, mandarin oranges, and potatoes. Plus we can’t recommend WCM unique salad bar highly enough. Add to that in house made pizza, regional cheese, wine, and really good looking and tasting cookies.
One of the great surprises of WCM is their wine selection. Great for everyday or gifts
One of the best seafood selections of the week at WCM
Festive chips and WCM salsa
Just a few of the selections at WCM’s salad bar…check out the sun dried tomatoes
Perfect sized potatoes at WCM
WCM isn’t known for pizza but it should be. These take and bake pies look fabulous
Manderins don’t just come from cans. At WCM
Ohio made kettle corn at WCM
Fresh juices at WCM
From the deli and locally made at WCM
We love WCM cookies. Right sized and cool looking. Plus they taste great
Michigan based Farm Country Cheese House at WCM. We tried it and it was awesome!
WCM has several interesting holiday nut and snack selections.
High end balsamic and olive oil at WCM. Potential gift items.
Maybe one of the most overlooked markets in town. Besides being a perfect “quick shop” and easy to navigate markets, Food Town has a surprising number of hard to find local made products. Easily worth a walk through.
A surprising selection of craft and IPA beers sold as singles at Food Town
Brickyard sloppy joe sauce made in Maumee. Sold at Food Town
Conn’s from Zanesville OH is a regional favorite at Food Town
Good size and good price on some standard holiday treats. At Food Town
Just one of the more unique soup bases offered at Food Town
We love this mustard. Perfect for sandwiches with Christmas Ham. At Food Town
Serious cinnamon raisin bread at Food Town
Seafood Cheese ball….yum. At Food Town
A very good selection of sugar free treats at Food Town
Sweet Middles come in interesting varieties plus they are packaged in manageable sizes at Food Town
One wouldn’t think that Fresh Market should be on your holiday gift shopping stops but think again. With coffees and holiday breads at the forefront, plus Comice pears (the kind you get in overpriced delivery gift baskets), Fresh Market serves up some of the best selections of the week. For that fancy dinner check out all THREE colors of asparagus.
Classic Stollen at Fresh Market
Great price on split breasts including the rigor of the Fresh Market meat requirements
One of the better fish selections we found this week. At Fresh Market
A beautiful and diverse selection of the Holiday favorite at Fresh Market
Panetone is another holiday favorite available at Fresh Market
Fresh Market has a great selection of fresh made nut breads. Don’t forget they freeze well!
Dates at Fresh market
Crispy fruit from Fresh Market. Fruit selections you won’t see in the normal dried fruit combos
Considered “the” gift pear, often only found in gift baskets, available at Fresh Market
Of all the sweet coffees the Toasted Marshmallow is one of the best at Fresh Market
Brittle at Fresh Market
Cinnamon Raisin Brioche at Fresh Market
These fresh made and hearty boules are perfect for an evening soup supper at Fresh Market
Cool bottle, perfect gift. At Fresh Market
Three different colors of asparagus at Fresh Market
