Groceries & Markets in University Place

Using the fresh lavender grown on their own ranch, Craig and Dana Stewart share the aroma therapeutic benefits of their favorite scent with a line of lavender-infused household products. Each handmade bar of soap, jar of culinary rub, and soy candle boasts a generous helping of lavender oil or the raw herb itself, allowing the calming aroma to permeate homes.

Culled from natural ingredients, Berripop's nonfat frozen yogurt is whipped fresh daily and infused with vibrant flavors. Sate chromatic cravings with Berripop's rainbow of taste-hues, such as luscious chocolate, refreshing mango, piquant green apple, and delectably indecisive raspberry-pomegranate. With a twist of the faucet, yogurus whirl out a medium-sized mound ($4.50) to be adorned with edible textures from a topping bar rife with fresh kiwi, raspberries, almonds, Cap'n Crunch, Reese's peanut-butter cups, and more ($1 for unlimited toppings). Alternatively, guests can enjoy smoothies, parfaits, or shaved ice to make tongues feel as cool as Fonzie sledding the Alps on a gold record. Each location of the Texas-born dairy dispensary beams with a bright modern interior, free WIFI, and flat-screen TVs to entertain eyes as they fill bellies. Groupon buyers who return again within one month of their first purchase will receive 50% off their next set of treats.

Today's Groupon gets you in on a 60-year Houston family tradition that doesn't involve mowing Astroturf: $20 of bigger-than-Texas sandwiches and other comestibles at the award-winning and recently renovated Kahn's Deli for $10. Follow @Groupon_Says on Twitter.

The Chocolate Bar is a gooey, creamy, cocoa paradise, a chocolate-lover’s dream that offers the cure for any sweet tooth. Its two hot locations serve chocolate everything: chocolate-dipped fruit, chocolate cake, more than 20 flavors of homemade ice cream, chocolate pizza, frozen hot chocolate, chocolate cookies, chocolate brownies, and more. For your pup, there are fresh-baked dog treats. For the South Beach health nut, there is sugar-free chocolate goodness. With today’s Groupon, $5 gets you $10 worth of chocolate delights at The Chocolate Bar.

Each locally owned Savory Spice Shop ensures that its shipments of herbs and spices are ground fresh and in small batches each week. The store's inventory encompasses the familiar and the exotic, making it a one-stop shop for all seasoning needs. An A to Z selection of organic spices and herbs is available, and shelves display fine and coarse salts from around the world. In addition, the shop sells racks to display herbs, and spices, and Spice Girls records. To further engage visitors, Savory Spice Shop organizes classes, chef demonstrations, and pairings that highlight local foods.

Local Foods

Transparency is the name of the game at Local Foods. From the viewable list of local farms, cheese makers, and bakers the chefs source their food from to the open kitchen, this upscale deli keeps its customers engaged, informed, and well fed. The hard work yields delicious results: “Nearly anything is worth going through to get at that Gulf shrimp and blue crab sandwich,” said the Houston Press. The duck confit sandwich is another hit, and arrived to the table dressed in cranberry preserve and melted brie. Every sandwich comes with a choice of sides such crispy tuscan kale or edamame and bean-sprout-based cabbage slaw. And, of course, there's a heaping helping of eye candy, thanks to the deli's rustic modern aesthetic, which includes bright colored chairs, rough wooden tables, and daily performances from overall-clad mimes.