Food shopping

First place to hunt for something to eat is our pantry and freezers.  They are constantly bulging.  Dive in.  There should be ample selection in the spice cabinets as well.

There are two groceries in Dunnellon that seem to meet our needs most of the time.  I always enjoy going to the grocery and hardware stores when we travel.  Culture resides there.

Winn-Dixie is closest to us.  It has been recently renovated and has a better selection of things. 
Sweetbay was renovated a few years ago.  Also a good selection.  You can find a local map in the house information book with these stores indicated.

Wal-Mart is convenient if you happen to need something else they have there.  Actually, with Wal-Mart, political considerations set aside, I'm not sure why anyone would ever pack to come here.  Just buy a few cheap outfits at Wal-Mart.

The best fresh seafood!
Joe has it.  Sells it out of the back of his van parked behind the auto parts store in downtown Dunnellon on Friday and Saturday only.  Shrimp, grouper, frogs legs, lobster tail, fresh clams, mussles.  Just see Joe.  Some of his stuff is frozen, but the shrimp is always fresh-from Mayport on the Atlantic near Jacksonville.  The best!

On down the road towards Ocala or in Gainesville is Florida's best supermarket, Publix.  There are several Publix stores on SR 200 outside of Ocala and many stores in Ocala as well.

In Gainesville there is a Fresh Market.  Very upscale and in a shopping center with Upper Crust Bakery (French).  Northwest Seafood is here too-very good selection of very good fresh and frozen seafood.
Note: Flying Biscuit restaurant is also in this shopping center along with Dorn's wines and cheezes. 

Our wine store is in Gainesville-the ABC on Newberry Road.  Don't bother with the others in Gnville, but the Ocala ABC on SR200 and the ABC in Crystal River on Rt 19 are good enough.  Craig is our man at ABC in Gainesville on Newberry Rd/ SR 26. 

Further afield we always stop at the Ravioli Company, Whole Foods and Discount Wines in  Tampa. 
KG