I love those words “championing local and independent suppliers”
This shop invites you to snap a picture. The product merchandising wouldn’t be out of place in John Lewis. This shop is actually prettier.
It’s not the type of shop where you go to buy something you need, 90% of what they sell you’ve never heard of and don’t know you need it until you visit.
What special is sisters and co owners Sam and Sarah and their staff, other family members mainly who run the place.
I’ve visited three times already and after a friendly chat on the first visit I was completely blown away when I returned and I was remembered, genuinely remembered.
How many shops do you get that these days.
AI cannot give you the warmth that makes the difference when you support a small business, shopping online doesn’t provided any human connection either, and buying the same products over and over again from the same shops, isn’t life affirming.
A shop like Cheese and Pickle expands the whole experience of popping into someone’s passion and sharing in it.
What you’ll find, who knows, there is so much from locally sourced meats and cheeses, fantastic wines, an old fashioned display of sweets you’ve never heard of, Ice cream and other farm fresh dairy produce, double clotted cream and homemade jams and preserves.
The gifts extend from candles to cashmere, napkins to ceramics.
You’ll find paper goods, cards and gift wrapping, and don’t take kids in there, imagine those seaside shops where any one under 10 wants everything, this is one of those beautiful inspiring shops.
The stock is packed in, exciting and ever changing, hand picked by two women who love to deliver unique and enticing across the food and gifts sector.
It’s an emporium worth a visit if you are in the Oadby, Wigston area of Leicester. If you’ve got friends visiting over the holidays and want to feed them something 5 star and absolutely delicious pop in for some recommendations and I’d you’ve got a gift to buy and don’t know what to give, this shop is full of options anyone would be delighted to receive, and knowledgable personal service not just there to serve but to tell you a story too.
It’s a magic shop with loads of free parking. Open 9.30am-4pm everyday.