Category Archives: Food

Easter is right around the corner, and Atwater’s will have cute treats to fill your baskets and tables. To start, we’ll have Hot Cross Buns. Hot Cross Buns are a traditional Good Friday treat, with interesting folklore. For kids and adults alike, there are iced shortbread cookies in Easter Egg [...]

Hot Cross Buns are traditionally eaten on Good Friday and many superstitions surround this sweet yeast-leavened treat. The cross, made from icing or scored before baking, is thought to be a symbol of the Crucifixion.  Others believe the cross symbolizes the four quarters of the moon and were eaten by [...]

Save yourself time this year by pre-ordering your Passover essentials with us. Make Passover a wholesome feast with our naturally delicious foods. Our Passover Menu features soups, sides, and desserts, all made by hand from scratch. Chicken Matzoh Ball Soup, Vegetarian Tzimmes, Vegetarian Matzoh Lasagna, Apple & Matzoh Stuffing, Spiced [...]

Our most popular sandwich.  Find out why… Legend has it that chicken salad, as we know it, was first created at “Town Meats” in Wakefield, RI in 1863 and instantly became a hit…we introduced Atwater’s Chicken Salad in 2004. We start with certified organic free-range chickens from Eberly Poultry, located [...]

When eating seasonally, many foods, especially delicate fruits, with thin skins and lots of sugar, seem to come and go in a flash. In May, ruby red strawberries were ubiquitous; by mid-June, all that was left were jars of jam and some remnants in the freezer to remind us later [...]

We are pretty lucky to be able to have local lettuce year-round. Greenhouses, hydroponics and other advanced growing methods allow for a steady supply of lettuce in pretty much any climate. Lettuce grows rather quickly, and the turnover makes for efficient production. But, indeed, lettuce is seasonal.