I like McCusker's. For a tiny little store, it does a lot. First, the people who work there are great. Certain foods can be a little pricey, but they have a good number of local products (yogurt, cider, cheese, ice cream, syrup, honey, produce, etc). There is always great soup. Get some soup, go outside, sit at a table, and watch the river go by. Sometime's there's even someone outside playing an instrument. Good if you want to pick up some lunch or breakfast.
Lately not to be missed is the lunch theatre that is McCusker's indoor eating area. It has an OK Internet connection and draws a cast of characters with their laptops as well as people stopping for lunch.
On Thursday a gentleman was lamenting to his friends about his biggest business upset. "I met the guy who invented the Internet." (I'm thinking: "He met Al Gore!!???", but turned out it was some other guy). "My business partner had no vision, so we turned the guy down. I could have been a billionaire by now." (So I'm kinda thankful at this point because if these guys had anything to do with running the Internet, it would be run today over two tin cans connected by a string.)
This afternoon there was a teenager in there. He brought both of his computers and managed to use all of the electrical outlets. When lunchtime came, he walked over to McMusker's and bought an entire quart (that's 32 ounces) of soy ice cream, which he ate. At a certain level I kind of admire his lack of culinary restraint. His confusion began when he had to throw the empty carton away because McMusker's does something with trash that I greatly admire: they make you sort it between cans and bottles, compost (food, paper, cardboard), and landfill.
So he stood there - astonished - contemplating the choices: cans and bottles, compost (food, paper, CARDBOARD), and landfill, moving the empty carton over each bin as he considered the options. Again, he thought it over: cans and bottles, compost (food, paper, CARDBOARD!!!), and landfill. So he shoved it in the opening for cans and bottles. read more