of items such as free-range chicken
quesadillas, Boca burgers, veggie melts,
organic sautéed veggie plates or organic
hotdogs.
“We try to have something for everybody,
whether you’re a vegan, on a raw
diet, a macrobiotic diet, gluten free or just
want an organic hot dog.” Stewart says.
With a location close to many surrounding
neighborhoods, Stewart says
that she and Montemurro love that
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Lovey’s has become a hangout spot for
many.
“This place gives you lots of hometown
feel — somewhere you can meet
your neighbors and where you can come
relax, eat great food and feel good afterwards,”
Stewart says.
“Hearing people come back to say
how much they enjoyed the foods and
how much better they feel, that’s why
we got into this business.”
Tidal Creek Co-op
Location 5329 Oleander Drive for more www.tidalcreek.coop
What started 30 years ago
as a small buying group
of Wilmingtonians
looking for bulk natural, organic
food has become one of the area’s
premiere health food groceries and
full-service cafés. Tidal Creek’s Coop
Kitchen manager, Deb Lovan,
says she has seen a significant shift
in the way customers think about
healthy food choices during the six
years she has worked there.
“I think when I first came to
work here it was a lot more trend
oriented, but now I think people
have just absorbed these choices
into their lifestyles,” she says. “We
are also getting more people who
come to us because their doctor has
put them on a specific diet and they
don’t know what to do, so all of
the food that we put out has labels
on it that say whether or not those
with specific diets can eat it.”
Diners at Tidal Creek Co-op Kitchen’s recently expanded café can choose from
a variety of different foods: the grab-and-go cooler features healthy options like the
veggie humus wrap, the grain and garbanzo snack stack and a rice noodle and veggie
bowl. The hot bar provides heartier but healthy meals like eggplant with cashew
cream. The salad bar features raw greens and a full complement of organic dishes. The
kitchen’s new, hot sandwich menu includes everything from the tempeh Rueben to
the grilled Italian portabella mushroom and Cajun-spiced chicken breast sandwiches
on gluten-free bread.
“In the kitchen we try to stay along the classic lines. We’re not all tofu and tempeh,”
laughs Lovan. “The classic foods that we do cook are always made with healthy
and natural ingredients.”
Raising the bar
Tidal Creek’s salad and hot bar items
are priced at $7.69 per pound and the
sandwiches range from $4.99 to $7.29.
Tidal Creek’s Curried Chicken Salad Wrap
with red peppers, spinach, walnuts,
raisins and celery.