I was told this market in St. Petersburg, FL called Mazzaro's was an "experience" by a friend from work. It was!!! They have cut painted little Italian cars and murals outside that set the Italian ambiance. They have a cheese room, handmade pasta, a bakery and a deli. The market closes at two-thirty p.m. on Saturdays and the place was packed when we got there around one. I pretty much did a speed shopping tour of the place! It went down like this anything that looked interesting jumped into the cart...picture the 80's game show "supermarket sweep".
Things that I came home with:
- Two tiny slivers of "imported" cheese
- A salami
- mint chocolate candy called mint lentils
- spices
- lemon and chili infused olive oil
- truffle oil (like I know how or what to cook with truffle oil???)
- colorful bow tie pasta (which I later find out the the black stripes get their pigment from SQUID INK!?!?!?)
- fresh biscotti
- the best grilled caprese sandwich with the freshest mozzarella on the PLANET! Which we ate in the car because the Patio was full and the store was closing but it was still the BEST!
- And a macaron kit
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