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| - I'm not a fancy chef, by any means, but I do cook dinner for the fam every night, and I'm always interested in ways to spice up my offerings. Basically, I came to Artisanal Foods out of curiosity. I figured its close to the house, so I can stop by and browse the shop, maybe find a cool product or two.
My first thought when I walked in was, "this is it?" There is a shelf against two walls displaying everything from oils and vinegars to tea and spices. As others have stated (and the very friendly employees), they have done a lot of research into every product. That is probably why there isn't a huge selection; they just picked a couple of the best for you. Other than the two shelves, there are a couple freezer cases of duck, rabbit, crawfish. I didn't see any beef today, but the selection seems to rotate quite frequently. They did have one small refrigerator case of charcuterie-style meats and cheeses. I say small because there were only two cheeses in there! (In fairness, there were about 6 different chorizos).
Prices were reasonable: $11 for fancy balsamic vinegar, $8 each for 1/4 pound of the meats.
A main part of their business seems to be special order/distribution, so if you're throwing a fancy dinner party, this is prob a good place to stop in and talk to somebody.
I like supporting local business, and it's close to my house, but otherwise it's easier to go to Whole Foods for a full selection if groceries.
FYI, no alcohol here.
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