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10 January 2006

MD and DC Members, I need your help! I started my new ethnic groceries project, and I'd love help adding to the list.→[More:]I just started with a quick and dirty list of the places on my mind, but I'm going to go back and flesh out the entries with addresses, maybe pictures, specialities, etc. If you've got favorite ethnic groceries in the DC/Baltimore area, let me know and I'll add them. If you're a devotee, and like this idea, let me know and I'll give you posting privileges.

post by: omiewise at: 10:26 | 21 comments

This is a brilliant idea!

posted by amro 10 January | 10:36

amro-We're getting the place ready for you. :)

posted by omiewise 10 January | 10:43

Wow this is extremely cool. If I knew of any I would definitely share.

posted by iconomy 10 January | 10:45

Coll idea. Wish I could help.

posted by arse_hat 10 January | 10:57

I know of a lot of places, but don't have much first-hand experience with them. Great idea though, so I'll try and provide some input sometime soon.

amro-We're getting the place ready for you. :)

Did I miss something this is in reference to?

posted by danostuporstar 10 January | 11:13

who the hell nose

posted by ethylene 10 January | 11:15

Silent Kit
sorry kid

posted by ethylene 10 January | 11:17

Silence Kit

pardon

posted by ethylene 10 January | 11:18

Transport is Arranged

sorry but this file looks like gibberish to me, i won't send it.

posted by ethylene 10 January | 11:21

at your own risk

posted by ethylene 10 January | 11:23

Ethylene, can we please keep this thread about ethnic groceries? There's plenty of other threads you can post your stuff to. Thanks.

posted by matildaben 10 January | 11:27

I wonder if amro is moving to MD or DC?

posted by iconomy 10 January | 11:29

Omiewise, have you seen this list? There's sound on the page, so be prepared to turn down your speakers.

posted by iconomy 10 January | 11:33

danostuporstar and iconomy - I've been looking for a job in Baltimore (among a few other places) for after I graduate from grad school in May. omiewise has been incredibly generous with his time and patient re: my general cluelessness and attendant questions about the city.

posted by amro 10 January | 11:46

Aw. He's the best. Good luck with the job hunting, amro!

posted by iconomy 10 January | 11:57

Ditto, especially the Baltimore part.

posted by danostuporstar 10 January | 11:59

Eden Market in NoVA is pretty great (and varied -- everything you could ask for, if you could ask in Vietnamese), and while it's not specifically ethnic, Lexington Market in Baltimore is one of my favoritest places on Earth.

posted by Hugh Janus 10 January | 12:41

That's a great project, omiewise!

posted by taz 10 January | 12:50

iconomy-I hadn't seen that list, and I googled a couple of different ways. Thanks for the link. That's ok, it's a great list (I've shopped at many of the stores on it), but I want to be a bit more specific. Plus, that list doesn't get as far north as I am.

I like Lexington Market, but I actually prefer the smaller markets in other parts of the city. Northeastern Market is right by where I work, so I walk there for lunch about once a week.

posted by omiewise 10 January | 13:01

Damn, I shopped at a bunch of great ethnic places in Silver Spring, but I only recall them as "The Thai grocery place" and the "Ethiopian grocery place." We also went to the Korean Korner were Randolph Road and Viers Mill come together. There are a few Italian places in Silver Spring too, but I wasn't all that impressed. I'll try and remember the names of some of the places went to and get back to you, OmieWise.

Just a suggestion, but plotting your finds in Google Earth and making it available as a refreshable networked link would be cool.

posted by terrapin 10 January | 13:04

omiewise, sadly I don't have any dc/baltimore grocery hookups, but I think this is a fantastic idea.

"Google Earth" - omg, I just googled it.

posted by safetyfork 10 January | 13:31

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