Stores & Markets in Elmwood Park

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Cornerstone Market & Produce taps into the orchards and ovens of the Philadelphia area to offer fresh produce and baked goods from local vendors such as Weavers Way. Cornerstone also sells assorted frozen items, including seafood from Otolith Seafood and Ben & Jerry's ice cream (they go surprisingly well together), as well as canned goods and cartonned essentials. And to cover your family's next birthday party or UN-sanctioned nuclear missile test, Cornerstone Market & Produce offers extensive catering options—including a deluxe sandwich platter ($8.95 per person) and a cheese platter of the mozzarella, brie, and cheddar variety ($49 for the ten person small order).

Tastebuds' upscale menu serves homemade takeout and prepared foods for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Start a long day of spelunking off right with a bacon, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich or stop in during a break from serving jury duty on the Q Continuum's trial of humanity for one of their filet-mignon and caramelized-onion paninis. The deli rotates its take-home entree specials daily alongside healthy regular favorites such as the bruschetta platter and artichoke dip with homemade pita chips. You can also accent any repast with fresh bread from local bakeries, fair-trade coffee, imported and domestic cheeses, specialty teas, Boar’s Head deli meat, and other specialties. Delectable desserts such as the très chocolat brownie, black-and-white cookies, or hand-dipped ice cream treats (prices vary) provide enticing endings to any meals that don't naturally end with the real murderer being unmasked. This Groupon can also be used toward Tastebuds' catering service or unique menu of gourmet gift baskets.

For more then 90 years, Ottomanelli & Sons has plied carnivores with lip-licking selections of the finest USDA Prime beef, lamb, veal, and other meat treats. Plan a summer shindig around palate-pleasing patties of the shop's delectable hamburger ($4.99 lb.), or nab the heart of a bifocaled beefcake with a hearty rib eye ($10.99 lb.) while juggling luxurious cuts of Porterhouse ($12.99 lb.) and filet mignon ($16.00 lb.). For encased-meat enthusiasts and porcine mavens, the shop stocks zesty Italian sausage ($3.99 lb.) and pork roast ($4.99 lb.). Like a spy's costumes, prices are subject to change. Amateur rôtisseurs and expert grill-masters alike can visit Ottomanelli's blackboard for flavorific recipes and meaty advice before putting their Groupon into action.

From dealing with high rents to competing with new business fads, New York institutions can be hard to come by these days. Murray’s Sturgeon Shop, however, curbs that trend and keeps to an old-school tradition of devoted customer service and attention to detail in its artfully plated deli spreads. Since 1946, the Zagat-rated eatery—which also garnered nods from New York Magazine—has stocked products made from its namesake fish, such as smoked sturgeon or caviar. Alaskan salmon, whitefish, and lox complement kosher deli meats such as corned beef and pastrami. To cater parties or Tamagotchi-addiction interventions, the shop delivers ready-to-eat soups, salads, imported cheeses, and indulgent desserts such as old-fashioned crumb cake and rugelach by the pound.

Prime Time Butcher still wraps cuts of fresh meat in charming paper parcels. Owned by the same family for more than 30 years, the shop ages cuts of Prime beef, from chopped sirloin to london broil, in Prime Time's dry coolers alongside USDA Choice cuts such as standing rib roast. The shop's Bliss Burger patties are conjured from a blend of ground brisket and short ribs.

Prime Time Butcher also stocks a cornucopia of prepared foods, such as beef lasagna and beef-stuffed cabbage, or classic sandwich fillings such as genoa salami and Boar's Head bologna. Customers can custom-order catering and party packages to feed hungry partiers with entrees such as chicken marsala and eggplant parmesan, sides of teriyaki rice and house-made potato chips, and platters of cookies that disguise Cookie Monster's jury summons.