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Ok, yeah, it doesn't have the same stuff (like produce) that a regular grocery store has, but it has so much other cool, interesting stuff, you should pop in sometime and explore! They have a bunch of deli stuff I really want to try... soon... soon...
...And don't forget about Yasha! My friend and I walk in, slowly taking in the scene, wandering around picking up some fennel tea (turned out to be good!), some hazelnut chocolate crispy treats (we picked it out because of the funny picture of the squirrel on the box, but it turned out to also be tasty!), and then wandered aimlessly a bit more when Yasha himself comes up to us and takes over.
Picking up a basket he jovially directs us around the store, asking us what we like, showing us to the frozen foods, the breads, the wines- everywhere! He dubs us with his own names (I forget my friend's name, but I am now Mishka) and he asks us where we're from. When we say 'from here!' he says "No! You cannot be from here! Girls from Phoenix, they are dark, like me, see! You are *Russian* girls!" I wish we had more time to be chatted up by Yasha, because it was great fun.
If you like tea, check out their awesomely beautiful tea set on display, and if you like toys, they have some great little tchotchkes behind the register (I covet the off-model Simpsons Nesting Dolls still... my birthday is coming up soon, folks!). Yasha makes a nice loaf of bread, and a fun little store to visit. Mishka says drop in!
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