I was lucky enough to meet the folks from Goodness Gracie at the Great Grapes festival in…read moreCharlotte, NC. It's wonderful to know that the family behind these amazing and uber delicious gourmet products are incredibly nice and generous. While there are so many different items that I adored (and I tried quite a few samples) my favorite is the Heavenly Toffee Cookies. Tasty grahams toffee'd up to the wazoo. SO delightful. I pretty much took down an entire 6 oz. bag in one sitting. Goodness Gracie, you sure do make delicious treats. They also make a ton of other cookies and delicious snack items that make for perfect gifts for anyone who loves a tasty morsel and/or local products. Their website also hosts a variety of really cute basket-like gifts for any occasion at really affordable prices. I will continue to support this great local company in any way I can! Trust me, if you try their cookies or snacks you won't be able to resist either.

Wowzers!!! These snacks are Yum-O and Rachael Ray agrees! Seriously, these snacks have been…read morefeatures on Food Network, the Rachael Ray Show, in Southern Living magazine and named a Food and Wine magazine top pick! You cannot beat that! I met the owners at the Beaufort Wine and Food Festival this past weekend and like Nicole, we bought two bags and finished them in the hotel room before the weekend was over. They are incredible! The couple hand makes all of their items themselves. I am allergic to tree nuts so we bought the Oatmeal Toffee cookies! Holy shmoley, these things are the best! When we got home, I got online and ordered more for myself and some gifts. You gotta visit this site and grab some for yourself!

Not just the best butcher in Wilmington but one of the best I've ever been to. I don't know how…read morethey get such high quality cuts but just about everything I've tried there was amazing. But why I realize speak highly of it is the prices are so reasonable. Granted more than even the nicer supermarkets but way less than other high end butchers I've seen. The only thing I wouldn't recommend are some of the local frozen items. It's nice to offer things from area farms but they are expensive for frozen meats.

One of the coolest things about a small town vibe - a butcher shop. So when I found out about The…read moreButcher's Market through a mailing, I HAD to check it out! From venison to chicken to beef to sausage to vegetables, sauces, and spices, The Butcher's Market packs a lot of extraordinary into a smaller space. I picked up lemon pepper chicken, a pound of ground beef, tri tips, and a twice baked potato earlier this week. Made great tasty meatballs and combined a few with that deliciously huge twice baked potato. Saving the lemon pepper chicken and tri tips for when Mom visits. This place is definitely going on my monthly staples list.

Grand assortment of different chocolates to fill every taste…read more Service was excellent. Staff was very helpful.

Oh dear, oh dear; what have I done? The other day I was perusing various offerings in the area and…read morecame upon the Carolina Candy Company. The short description piqued my interest (I mean, come on already...chocolate and toffee? What's not to love?. As an unpaid servant to the gastronomic public, I forced myself to locate this place. It is in a small collection of shops off of Kerr Avenue, but finding it can be a bit difficult (especially for some of our local speed demons!). Google maps will get you there, however, and it is on your right as you enter the parking area between the two sets of stores. The photo I took shows what to look for and do look for it. Did I mention that they do samples? I meant to go in and speak with the owners, and maybe that was it. Of course, those who know me are laughing right now because y'all know my predilection for sweets. Purely in the interest of encouraging this business (veteran-owned), I did purchase a small bag of their dark chocolate toffee. Oh, the things I do for science and the community. Carolina Candy Company has other offerings other than candy from other Veteran-owned businesses, including hand-poured candles and soaps. Very interesting, but let's get back to the toffee! Rich, luscious, and all-too-soon gone flavor. The variety of toffee and barks will tempt the most diet-conscious person. The selections include a dark-chocolate toffee, dark-chocolate southern pecan toffee, and milk chocolate almond toffee. The barks (peppermint) I somehow did not sample. Please forgive this oversight, which I plan on correcting soon. All are decadent and probably the ruin of many a New Year's promises to avoid sweets. I went with the dark-chocolate toffee (this time) with a commitment to return (soon!) to savor the others as well. I'm all about equal treatment, you understand. Overall I would grade the service as 5/5 and the same for their toffees (I somehow managed to miss sampling the barks. I guess that means I have to return to make sure nothing is overlooked). You can order through their website (https://carolinacandy.com/shop/), but do go by and check them out.

What a fun evening! We stopped on our way to dinner for snacks and wine! It was a fun atmosphere…read moreand the owner was so welcoming .

I had the most lovely evening at Wendy's House with some girlfriends. We enjoyed a selection of…read morecheeses, various wines, and some chocolate, while enjoying the relaxing, comfortable environment, and the friendly staff. It's a charming location. I will definitely go back again to try more wine and cheese.

La Mar Salada…read more Tonight I went with some friends to La Mar Salada to learn how to make paella. I hadn't heard that this business had opened on Castle Street, When I drove to the address and was able to find parking behind the establishment, and a nice little parking lot, I was excited to see this beautiful front door to this very welcoming business. Business. They had it set up for 14 of us to learn how to make paella while enjoying wine and appetizers. There's store is full of authentic Spanish delicacies, and specialty items. Cat and Victor were great hosts, very welcoming and although many of us arrived a strangers, we became fast friends. We participated in cutting things up that would go into the paella and they told us about this Spanish dish and the authentic way of making it. Several of us had never had paella. Others had had seafood paella. Tonight they made chicken and chorizo paella and a vegan paella. Both were excellent. They even gave us a goodie bag to take with us with special rice that they had used and an apron to remember their store by. I would highly recommend it. It was well worth the price of admission, and I look forward to going back and buying some more of their goodies. When you go, be sure to tell them Annie sent you.

Went to the Paella cooking class and wow enjoyed it tremendously. Great hosts and fun meeting…read moreeveryone there. And the food wow amazing and great wine also. Would definitely do again!!! Also they sell most of the ingredients there. See you at one of your classes in the future

This location is beautiful. They seem to have quite a bit of everything and do use a lot of local…read moreproducts. People were friendly and the meat looked amazing!

I searched high and low for a tea party spot and this one came up no where online searching. It was…read morerecommended by another place in Wilmington that wasn't going to be open. I cannot recommend high tea service at Far From France in Wilmington anymore highly. Beautiful, dainty, tasty and perfect surroundings. Delicious food, beautiful set up, we will be talking about this experience for years to come. Will come back every trip to Wilmington

This was my first visit to this bakery after going to a Saturday morning event by the movie…read moretheater. I was interested in seeing the bakery after reading other reviews. This review, however, is just for the bakery, as we did not dine in. The bakery case was full of beautiful pastries and French goodies that I just did not know what to get. We settled on an Apple turnover, chocolate croissant, and 3 small raspberry filled donuts. The clerk boxed up our items and rang us up, but the change drawer was a little sparse, so she had difficulty making change for us. They had just opened, but the drawer was not full for the day. Just odd, but not that much of an issue. There are no photos here of the cases because of the signs posted inside not allowing photos or videos to be taken. You have to come in to get a look yourself, I guess, but you won't be disappointed. I'd like to try lunch or dinner, or maybe the high tea, because the menu has some wonderful items listed. The pastries were delicious and buttery, and not sweet. Just a great mouth feel when you take a bite. I will definitely be back for something else.

Excellent service and delicious ice cream. This little shop has fresh fruit when anything you might…read moreneed. Conveniently located downtown near everything. I would go back because of the great service even if the ice cream wasn't any good but it's delicious and home made!

Very cool market right on Front. Very convenient store in downtown to pick up wine, beer, and…read moreother grocery items. Love the meats and cheeses. Lots of snacks including ice cream. The beer and wine selection is very good for a place of this size. Just note, you are paying a premium on the wine and beer.

I visited title Creek cooperative food market for lunch on a weekday. I got the salad bar and a…read morehot bar and a green juice. Everything was fantastic! If I lived in Wilmington, I would visit this place often and become a member.

The hot bar makes eating healthy easy! Eat here, or take "to go". Farmers Market across the parking…read morelot, on Saturdays.

As Fresh Markets go, this one was a good size, had vegetables that actually did look fresh, and a…read moredecent selection overall. Checkout is always easy at these places. My needs were modest, but I got some beverages (important given the stuff that's in the local water supply) and some local goods. While close to the beach, it has a reasonably open and easy to get to parking lot. I was happy to have stopped in.

Made a mistake of getting fresh-squeezed orange juice from Fresh Market…read more It was really good when they first got the machine! Now, I'm feeling sick. (1/3/25) I know it was the orange juice, because it was the only thing I consumed. I thought the taste was poor because they loaded it with inferior oranges. I got a refund, promptly. I won't purchase again.