On 8/21/2021 at 3:25 PM, CentralMA said:Penzey's in Arlington MA for most of goods. We get in that area every few months, it's a quick stop. Amazon for Tellicherry (how the hell do we go through so much of the stuff?), I've found a brand that I like. Emergency buys we have a boutique middle eastern food shop in town, they do spices by the ounce.
On another note, we were in Boston area a few days ago, coming home early we decided to stop at Russo's in Watertown. Best produce, deli, bakery, floral, etc in Massachusetts. Found out a day later they're closing up in September / October? What? Why?
Can't imagine what this is doing to the employees. Never had a bad experience there. Always there for the customer.
So sad.
If you're headed to Penzeys in Arlington, it may be worth making another quick stop at Curio Spice — they're on Mass Ave in North Cambridge. They're one of the companies mentioned in that article.
On 8/21/2021 at 3:25 PM, CentralMA said:On another note, we were in Boston area a few days ago, coming home early we decided to stop at Russo's in Watertown. Best produce, deli, bakery, floral, etc in Massachusetts. Found out a day later they're closing up in September / October? What? Why?
Can't imagine what this is doing to the employees. Never had a bad experience there. Always there for the customer.
So sad.
Super sad about Russo's closing — I didn't go to say goodbye because I honestly found the store crowds a little overwhelming pre-COVID.
If they did anything special for their ex-employees, I haven't heard anything about it (and a commenter in the Globe article suggested they didn't). You'd think they could spare a little of the $36M...
