When I visit a new country, or move to a new city, I always want to see the local grocery stores.
I have memories of fresh pears and wedges of cheese I bought in a market in Cortona, Italy. I also have equal fondness remembering a hearty egg salad sandwich from an IGA in Wilmore, Kentucky, and a bag of Trader Joe's chocolate covered pretzels on the black market in a grocery store in Seoul, Korea.
So it's no surprise that, months after moving to Chattanooga, I found myself in Tienda El Aguila.
Read correspondent Lyric Lewin's full story at the link in our bio.
Photo 1 / The store front of Tienda El Aguila is seen from Dayton Boulevard on Aug. 1. Photo by Lyric Lewin.
Photo 2 / Jarritos and other cold beverages line the refrigerator of the tienda. Photo by Lyric Lewin.
Photo 3 / Taqueria La Delicia is currently a food truck found in the parking lot of the tienda but will be moving to a permanent location next door in the coming months. Photo by Lyric Lewin.
Photo 4 / Edwin holds o...