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Tessier Gourmet - Eggplant parmesan

Tessier Gourmet

4.8(12 reviews)
75.9 mi
•$$

We have purchased entrees and sides here several times. Some of my favorites are the Chicken…read moreParmesan, Grillades, Enchiladas, and Meatloaf. They have cheese great cheese grits and many other tasty sides. Soups, quiche, along with chicken salad and pimento cheese are available too, My top pick is the chicken parm. There's is unique because they don't use the breading. That may sound unusual but it's yummy and cuts way back on the carbs. Most items come in 2 different sizes. One more family size and one more fit 1-2 people. You can also buy a lot of items either fresh or frozen. I do think it's important to note that items are not cheap, if you think of it as creating a meal and figure up how many people you feed, it's not much more than you would spend buying something out that's probably not that good. The owner's son is usually there when we drop by and he usually always helpful and nice! The shop is small but full of their homemade dishes as well as a nice variety of local products from artisans. I really appreciate that they support other locals! Drop in and buy something to try. You may decide the quality and convenience is worth the little extra cost!

Nearly everything I've had here has been fantastic (special shout out to the macaroni and cheese…read moreand mushroom dijon quiche)! There are plenty of vegetarian options which is a definite plus and it's not your generic fare. Creative recipes make me so happy and there is plenty to try here. Yes, Tessier is pricey, but I've found you do get quality ingredients. One long pull of melted cheese after you take the macaroni out of the oven shows you the love they put into hand-grating for maximum melt-age. You've just got to watch out and ask about pricing on some things because at times it's not clearly labeled. Stick to the fridges and freezers where the prices are really obvious! The one issue I've had with Tessier is actually related to our first visit. Hubs wanted to grab a bag of croutons to go with his tomato soup. We were informed that the croutons would be discounted because some had been left in the oven for far too long and were very dark. The words used were pretty much "we can't in good conscience sell these for full price." Hey, why not? Discount! He's not too picky. Except after leaving and checking my text receipt (you don't get to see the things being rung up as it's happening) we saw that first of all, the little bag of croutons was a ridiculous FIVE DOLLARS, and our discount on what ended up being half a bag that went to the birds was around forty cents.

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Stansels Gourmet Rice - Customers called him the Rice Man, his grand kids called him "Popeye"; but, he asked for the whole world to just call him Ell...

Stansels Gourmet Rice

4.1(10 reviews)
81.4 mi
•$$

My dad has been ordering Stansel rice for over 30, maybe even 40 years, and having it shipped to…read moreGeorgia. I've always thought it was good, but I never really understood why it was worth having shipped halfway across the country. Most of the time, I had it loaded with gravy at Thanksgiving, mixed into beef stroganoff, or buried under stir-fried chicken with lots of sauce--so I never truly appreciated its flavor. A couple of weeks ago, I stopped by my parents' house and Mom had made a vegetable stir-fry with chicken teriyaki, served separately. There were only a few bites of chicken left--and no sauce. For the first time in all these years, I tasted the rice without anything masking it. Oh my goodness. I had no idea what I'd been missing. Someone recently commented that the quality isn't what it used to be, and they may be right--they're certainly entitled to their opinion. But as someone who's been eating this rice for more than two-thirds of their life, I still think it's something special. The reason I'm even on this site today is simple: after all these years, I'm not waiting to just have it at Mom's house anymore. I'm ordering my own. -

It doesn't get better than this rice...PERIOD. Both the white popcorn rice and the brown rice are…read moreas good as it gets. I get 5 pounds at a time and it goes fast.

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