And a cheese bar.
You all need to go the the Harmons at the south end of Bangerter Highway. It. Is. Awesome.
If you tell David about a cheese bar, he'll want to go get some cheese.
But first he will get prepared, so he will get two different types of grapes, five loaves of crusty sourdough, and fresh apples.
Then he will take us to the store.
When he sees all of the cheese, he will forget we follow a food budget.
He will sniff and search until he realizes they have a full-time Cheese Monger.
When he finds out they have a full-time Cheese Monger, he will excuse his family to go do the rest of the grocery shopping and talk cheese for an hour and fifteen minutes.
And while he explores the cheese, his youngest daughter will have a blowout that soaks through a diaper and four layers of clothing... yep, she was only wearing two of those.
They have an actual certified cheese monger?!?! And over 120 different types of cheeses!?! And you can try as many as you would like?!?!
When he has narrowed down his cheese selections to five, he will buy them all.
And then he will notice they have an olive bar. So he will try the olives, and buy a few buttery Italian Greens to go with the sourdough.
His wife will come back, poop-stained and all, which will remind him he saw a chocolate bar nearby. Feeling bad for her, he will ask the chocolatier about the different brands and find out that Harmons sells 2 of the top ten ranked chocolates in the nation (including the #3 in the world), so he will buy her some to match her shirts.
The island of Madagascar is home to the Trinitario and Criollo varieties of cocoa bean, and local producers excel in the art of the bean fermentation. Tanariva reveals a balance of acidulated flavors, softened by the pronounced milky caramel notes. - From the box.
And since the chocolates are next to an olive oil brand he loves, he will get the look that reminds him we are on a food budget.
But if you really want the best olive oil for sourdough, get the orange flavored Sciabica's, it is heavenly.
Harmons, my husband loves you, but you can only have his tastebuds...
If he buys all these things, he will realize he is going to need to get his wife some new knives for her birthday, and since he doesn't like buying things more than once, he'll get her the Henckles Professional set, because she watches the Food Network and that is what they are always using, plus a lifetime warranty and free sharpening doesn't hurt.
And since he is a price Nazi, he'll get the manager and talk them down 350 bucks on the price. Sweet! Too bad I don't get to open these on my birthday, hehe.
This evening I learned why David loves some of these finer things in life, we waited to have our dinner until the kids were in bed. He showed me how to mix the bread and the olives, the cheese and the grapes, and we savored a nibble of the chocolate.
I don't like olives. Let me clarify, don't like cheap olives.
That was a good date night.
It is so nice to use real knives.
Multiple new fun mind-expanding and tastebud-opening experiences.
Another one of the many great things about my marriage to him is how he regularly shows me there are many things to be enjoyed which are part of this life, like inspiring books, great food, and excellent music.
No. You can't use my knives. I will not be responsible for you slicing your finger to the bone with their awesomeness. :-)
5 comments:
Chocolate! Did someone say fine chocolate. MMMM
Remind me not to let Steve near that store...
My mom works in this store. She is the cake decorator. Love this store, and love the orange olive oil!
I don't know if it's your writing or in the way David went from item to item - but it reminded me of "If you give a mouse a cookie!" You should write a children's book - "If you take David to Harmons. . ." Cute post!
"if you give a mouse a cookie" was definitely on our minds when we wrote it. Cyclical story. Maggie's been writing them in school so we decided to give it a try. It was quite natural with that chain of events. -M
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