My pal Susan and I visited West Chester on a recent Thursday afternoon and had a great time. She introduced me to several absolutely wonderful stores.
First we stopped at an astonishing gourmet food store, Carlino's, at 128 West Market Street. The food looked fresh and scrumptious, the samples were delicious (carrot cake cake-pops!) and the employees were so friendly and helpful.
We then stopped by Pisano & Son, the boot store, 108 West Market Street, to pick up three pairs of beautifully polished and repaired riding boots.
Then we went to Éclat Chocolate at 24 South High Street -- more samples! So delicious!
And finally we called in at A Taste of Olive, at 26 South High Street, which stocks dozens of exotic flavors of vinegars and oils -- garlic olive oil, roasted sesame oil, pomegranate balsamic vinegar, avocado oil, dark chocolate balsamic vinegar, to name just a few -- all stored in shiny metal jugs and available for tasting. (Do you see a theme here?) Once you've made your choice, the owner pours them out for you into labeled bottles and then seals them. Susan found a perfect hostess gift, a wonderfully compatible oil and vinegar for a couple that grills a lot of fish.
West Chester looked terrific and bustling, but we had no problem finding on-street parking. It was a wonderful little adventure for us country folk.
(Here are the websites for the shops mentioned: http://carlinosmarket.com/index.htm; http://ridingbootrepair.com/; http://www.eclatchocolate.com/about; and http://www.atasteofolive.com/)
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