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The Tea Spot on MacDougal St... They have a basement room, but I fear it may still be a little small for your needs. A great place to try anyway, though.

raspberry ice cream!

or what if you tried infusing vodka?
put vodka in a mason jar with the raspberries, leave for 2-3 days. test, if it's too strong, add simple syrup. if its to weak, simply add more liquor.

they sell some canning jars at a small store on ludlow st in the lower east side... between rivington and delancey on the east side of the street. i dont even know the actual name of the store but it's a chinese dollar-type store with a sign that says "99 cents more or less" I got a giant 2-litre mason jar there that I'm pretty proud of.
I'm not sure if they'd sell you whole cases, but I don't see why not.
also what about other restaurant supply type stores in Chinatown and thereabouts?

di fara- avenue j, brooklyn- pizza

lil' frankie's- 1st ave between 1st and 2nd st, italian/pizza

tiny's giant sandwich shop- rivington and norfolk

mancora- 1st ave and 6th st., peruvian (great rotisserie
chicken)

indian restaurants on 6th st. between 1st and 2nd aves.

My problem with wine bars is that they are just as expensive as regular restaurants, and often don't have nearly as good a selection of food. And that's putting it mildly. Some wine bars I've seen border on being ripoffs. You would think that with the volume of wine they sell they would attempt to differentiate themselves by have a lower markup. So I'd rather just go to a restaurant that has a good by-the-glass wine list, and just order some appetizers with my drinks.

TJ's BBQ Teryaki Chicken in the frozen foods aisle is so quick and easy, and as good, if not better, than any teryaki you will pick up at the ubiquitous teryaki joints in the Puget Sound area! I buy 5 or six bags per visit...if only I had a TJ's closer to home!

Ah I miss TJ's!
I can't wait to get back to the states--they just opened a new one in my hometown.

I love their mustard- I think the spicy/sweet. I can't remember the exact name
Hummus
Bulk Chocolate
Dried Fruits & Nuts
their chips- the wholegrain tortilla ones, i think...
the wine selection, oh man, don't get me started on that..

Don't know if it's new, but I pick up a box of Cannale de Bordeaux (frozen dessert section), it's quite good. Looks like it's made by Galaxy Dessert who does the frozen mini Croissants & Chocolate croissants (both my favorite TJ items) for TJ.

Also got a "sampler" box of Choctal ice-cream. It's a pack of four single serving cup of their single origin chocolate ice-creams.

Among my other recent addictions are their freeze dry mango, mangosteen and bananas.

-broccolini

-california slab apricots (slabricots?)

-their tabouli isn't the most amazing thing ever, but good for the price

-tarte flambe- if i'm going to do a frozen pizza variant, it might as well involve caramelized onions, creme fraiche and ham

-those chocolate-covered peanut butter pretzels

-their greek yogurt- also good for the price