How about an antique store.
Now I bet you're thinking, antique shops don't sell food. They can't. It's against the law, or it'd be a crime against humanity to buy some mac that was last sold in the Eisenhower administration. Well I've not found any food (or any old packages of mac for that matter)... yet, but I did find something pretty damn cool. Miniature dollhouse sized mac n' cheese.
I had found myself back in the Niles district of Fremont, once again wandering the shops on a Sunday afternoon. While I did walk by Bronco Billy's and their tempting mac bites, this post is about on one of the antique shops a few blocks down.
My Friends And I is located at 37521 Niles Blvd. Like almost all the shops (as far as I can tell) on Niles Blvd., they have a bit of a focus, and numerous vendors that work to that shop's theme. This shop (like any good one) has a little bit of everything, vintage and new but something I've noticed as I've been through the area a few times is that they make sure to decorate up their shop and work with their vendors to do so for calendar events.
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| The shop was pretty busy when I was there, but remember, they close at 5PM daily, so no late night antiquing for you! |
Not only is that a good sign of rotating inventory, but a store that has vendors who don't want to just have a stagnant look that in my opinion, turns off the potential customers. Why go in, if the stuff you can see in the front, is the same stuff you saw three months ago? They want to sell their stuff and by rotating and bringing in new stuff regularly, it's actually an adventure to go in and browse.
Besides, the ladies that work there are really nice, so even if you don't buy anything, you'll have a great conversation.
The Review
Brand:
Dollhouse Miniatures Macaroni and Cheese
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| While that's not the 'brand', this was the only sign in the booth (which was filled with miniatures for dollhouses), so huzzah for impromptu namings! |
