Everything was so affordable that I gorged on the local salty, bread-like oscypek cheese, eye-wateringly cheap cherry vodka and Polish Mountain Tea (tea with a double shot of spirytus, 190 proof and 95% alcohol).

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Foodies are intrigued by the local cuisine - the bread, cheese and sweets found only here.

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The French eat tons of cheese and bread and butter-soaked cuisine, yet they know when to stop.

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Determined to avoid the costly fulfillment centers and fuel costs of his predecessors, his startup sources its groceries from a select group of local mom-and-pop outfits think artisan bread and cheese makers, family farms, organic butchers and delivers their products to a few strategically placed drive-thru pick up locations like health clubs, hospitals, corporate parking lots and commuter-friendly stops where customers can easily drive through and pick up their groceries in 30 seconds.

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Based on her experience at Hecho en Dumbo in New York, Puglia is introducing the city to authentic Mexican flavours with a small menu of antojitos (mexican street snacks) that are made from scratch, including tacos al pastor (Mexican-style shaved lamb tacos), molletes (bread with beans and chihuahua cheese) and chilaquiles (fried corn tortillas).

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Initially I started out on jet-lagged cheese binges, but slowly transitioned back to eating bread and meat half a sandwich at a time.

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New products from Smucker focus on the convenience-oriented "dashboard diners, " like a grilled cheese sandwich or a packaged peanut-butter-and-jelly on crustless bread to be munched on the run.

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Cubes of cheese, scraps of luncheon meat, bread crusts, Peperami, dog biscuits and tutti-frutti balls all came down invitingly through the water.

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