Why Free Food is Awesome
I have a special fondness for winning free food. Aside from cold, hard cash, I think food is the most useful kind of prize. I’m also a big fan of consumables at the moment. After 15 years in the same house, we’re moving. Thus, the less we have to box and cart with us, the better.
Pomme Natural Market
It was especially delightful that the free food in question came from Pomme Natural Market via their Ladies Night on October 21st. Pomme is an amazing place. It is the anti-supermarket. The store is packed full of out-of-the-ordinary yumminess in a manageable space. I’m often looking for dairy-free food and healthy carbs and Pomme offers lots of options. My mother and my friend Anne, who came with me to Ladies Night, like Pomme’s selection of vegetarian products.
Ladies Night
Ladies Night was a lot of fun. I drove in after a long day’s work downtown, happy for the change of scene. Initially, I felt overwhelmed. So many ladies in one space! However, Anne and I made our way around the store sampling and playing various games, at which she excelled and I performed rather badly at. As usual, I also enjoyed my Pomme shopping trip and taking advantage of the 10% discount that evening.
The Find of the Night
So, as I mentioned, there was some serious sampling going on at Pomme’s Ladies Night. I was attracted to one particular sampling table, as I saw a large crowd around it and heard the lady offering up the samples saying in a hushed tone, “These are from Australia.” It was if she was presenting the first Martian food ever to grace planet Earth! That being said, the wild hibiscus flowers in syrup stuffed with goat cheese were so delectable. Definitely has the wow factor necessary for Christmas entertaining.
Winning Update
Surprisingly, 2016 is starting to look better in terms of winning now! I found out about this prize the day after my Ghost Train win. The tickets for the event were only $10 each, but just look at what was in my swag bag! Strictly speaking, I should value this prize at $20, but I am tempted to up it a little. Ah, well, I’ll think about it at year end. Stayed tuned.
