Re: [CH] Penzey's in Columbus now open
tucker (tucker@ticon.net)
Tue, 29 Jan 2002 17:27:24 -0600
Alex Silbajoris wrote:
> The layout is pretty open, lots of shelf and not much stock
> compared to most stores, but that's like the store I saw in Brookfield, WI.
Still that way as of the last time I was there; maybe two months ago. I think
they are going for the open, clean, uncluttered look; and keep most of the stock
in the back. There is always an ample supply of each item sitting out though.
I sort of like it that way, I must say.
> Most items are sold in plastic shaker jars and larger glass apothecary jars;
> many have a half-filled jar you can sniff.
As does ours, which is just a terribly nice feature, I have always thought.
> They had several varieties of dried pepper, plus pepper-based seasonings
> like "chile powder" and seasoning mixes with some pepper in them. I just
> took a quick look around, but I'll be back to browse more closely. For now,
> I bought a little jar of Balti seasoning mix.
>
> - A
Last time I was there I bought some "Very Hot" Cajun Seasoning, which I have
yet to try. A couple of years ago I picked up their ("Pakistani"???) Crushed
Red Pepper flakes. They're supposed to be twice the heat of the standard
crushed red, but I'm not convinced. I used to put it on pizza, before I started
just dumping hot sauce on it instead. They have a decent (compared to what I
don't know) selection of chile related / derived products in their catalog,
which, if it's like the Brookfield store, you can sign up at the checkout
counter to start receiving .
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Erich
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