I hope all of you have had a wonderful summer. We have been busier than ever here at Tommy’s Gourmet Market & Wine Emporium, on The Outer Banks of North Carolina. It seems Tommy’s Market customers are not willing to sacrifice on quality food even in these tough economic times.

I am excited to say that we have redesigned our website and am confident that you will find it extremely user friendly. We have added some new features that I hope you will enjoy. One of the new features is “Lucinda’s Picks”, which are some of my favorite new products that we have available and thought you would like to know about. Next is “Recipes”. I have some favorites that I am looking forward to sharing with you and hope you enjoy as much as I do. Be sure to come back to the Tommy’s Gourmet Market & Wine Emporium website, as I will be updating these features on a regular basis. For my regular customers, you will notice the “Groceries to Go” and “Dinners to Go” have changed. We wanted to make it easier and more convenient for you to make your choices and still have that personal contact that you are so used to.

We are looking forward to Fall and it is fast approaching! Many of you have already begun ordering your Thanksgiving Dinner and reserving your fresh turkey. For those of you that haven’t done it yet, go to the “Dinners to Go” page and get your order in early. If you would like us to cook the turkey for you, be sure to call early. We sell out every year.

Our Bagels to Beef Café in Southern Shores has fast become the place to stop for amazing breakfast and lunch sandwiches on the way in and out of The Outer Banks for visitors and the locals place to gather. If you aren’t familiar with the Bagels to Beef Café please visit our website, http://www.bagelstobeef.com.

This is the first of many blogs for Tommy’s Gourmet Market & Wine Emporium. I look forward to hearing from you, so please feel free to send your comments, thoughts and suggestions. We have been very fortunate and thank all of you who have continued to support us.