Today's post is mostly about the pictures. Last night I was shopping with my good buddy, Shawn Donahue. We went to the BiLo near his apartment and bought some beer. I found myself laughing about the huge selection of domestic beer and small selection of imports.
I remember seeing Budweiser in China and hating it. I see it all over the American grocery shelves. The wine selection has become better over the past few years and many grocery stores have "wine cellars" near the beer section. In my state, hard liquor is not legally sold at convenience stores like this. We have "ABC" stores: Alcoholic Beverage Control. Its not like this everywhere in America. Florida has drive-thru liquor stores. But here in the South (as many like to call it, "The Bible Belt,") we're super uptight about controlling alcohol.
Sadly for the longest time, we could not buy alcohol on Sundays. I've had interstate travelers leave my restaurant because they couldn't buy a beer and watch the football game. Only a couple of years ago did a law pass (pushed by the business owners) to allow frosty brews to be sold by restaurants on Sundays. The gas stations and grocery stores still are not allowed, and every Sunday there are ropes or bars closing off the alcohol selections.
I also took pictures of the frozen food section and the deli. The frozen food consists of pizza, microwavable meals (Hot Pockets are amazing, and whole dinners are available too), frozen chopped vegetables, ice cream, frozen drink concentrates, and seafood to name a few. The deli has 'fresh baked bread' available. I say it like this because most of the bread is made elsewhere and delivered daily. Also the deli makes meals and side items to buy and take home for immediate consumption. We Americans like everything fast and now!
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