In the New Orleans Intercontinental Hotel, I saw well-heeled tourists and displaced families carrying in groceries all together in the lobby.

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Every Japanese department store worth its hand-harvested sea salt will have its own depachika, some of which encompass several floors, and all of which are crammed with individual shops carrying a dizzying array of high-quality groceries.

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