CharlieR

If you get a chance to come over to the Island, there is a Pretzel stand outside of Bolen Books. They are especially yummy when they are nice and hot, Charlie

It’s exciting that as NEW store is opening in Victoria. It will be kind of nice to see something along that strip on Fort Street; it’s been a vacant for a while. However, I don’t find the Victoria specialty shops to be mediocre. Part of the fun of shopping for things like fresh veggies, unique olive oils, pates, sausages, and all those other goodies we can’t live without is that they are unique and each delicatessen has their own wealth of good food products. Some may have tons of cheese, fois gras, winter truffles and other hard to find items like the deli on Foul Bay Road (Charelli’s), while others may have special Italian pasta like the one on Quadra (Italian Bakery). Victoria already has a lot to offer in terms of specialty items. You just have to take the time to look around.

Hi Chester, I know that Charelli's in Victoria carries good Spanish rice to make Paella. I can't remember if it's Bomba rice though. They will however do mail orders for any of their products. It might be worth checking out. You can contact they via their website at charellis.com. Charlie

You can get smoked horse meat at Charelli's Delicatessen in Victoria. They don't always have it in. But if you request it they'll order it for you. Hope this helps all of you. It's really good if it's sliced thin and on nice white bread. Charlie