Shopping under the influence

For a story I'm writing, I recently attended a class at EQ, the education center of the Party Source. It was fun--Amy Tobin's a good teacher, fun to watch and listen to. And at EQ, they serve lots of little tastes, and drinks, during the class. We tried a few wines, some liqueurs, a little sparkling wine. . . So I was in a good mood by the end. I hadn't been to Party Source for a while, so I took a little tour around the food aisles, just to see what they had.

Good idea, bad idea.

They have some really cool stuff at Party Source that I haven't seen other places--good cheese, lots of interesting chocolate, jams, relish kind of things. Crackers with flavorings like fennel that cost $5/box. It all looked so good! It seemed so important that I try them! Fortunately, I hadn't gotten a cart, so I could only buy as much as I could hold. I now have, among other things, some all-butter puff pastry stashed in my freezer, some single-origin chocolate (no, that's gone), some imported Italian pasta called Croxetti --discs imprinted with little pictures. It's gorgeous, and costs several times as much as regular pasta. I also got some Minor's beef stock, which is a step above many other concentrated stocks. And a few other things. . .

So , check it out next time you're having a party--which is when you're in Party Source, anyway. Just be careful about partying before you go.