Cooking in South Korea can be difficult, where I live my food tends to go bad quickly and the options are limited. So if I want to get anything special I have to go somewhere else. Which is really bad for cold things. Since the holiday season is around I really wanted to buy candy [...]
Tag: grocery store
Emart
Emarts (and homeplus) are the main grocery store chains in South Korea. I don't have one near me, but while visiting a friend I went in one. My local grocery store is limited in what it sells. The Emart I went to with my friend was more like (for those in the US) a Walmart [...]
Mitsuwa
Mitsuwa is a Japanese marketplace in the suburbs of Chicago at 100 East Algonquin Road in Arlington Heights. There are several other Mitskwa's spread out in California and one in New Jersey. Mitsuwa includes a bookstore, video shop, grocery, food court, and bakery. On weekends they tend to have special events. Books Kinokuniya I always [...]
Eataly
Eataly is a two story shopping experience located at 43 E Ohio St. I call it an experience, sometimes a monster, because the first time I went it was super confusing. I'm sure the fact I went after it had only recently opened and was packed to the brim didn't help. It has 23 restaurants, a [...]
Billa
Billa is a grocery store or supermarket. Since there was a kitchen in our hostel and parks nearby I would go to the Billa for groceries and snacks. My roommates and I bought a lot of bread, cheese, and eggs. Two of my roommates were vegetarian, something of a struggle for them but it wasn't [...]