'The Bachelorette' Visited Stew Leonard's, The Wildest, Weirdest, And Greatest Grocery Store Of Al...

There's no better way to get a taste of Fairfield County, Connecticut than with a couple lobster rolls …and maybe also some robot cows and animatronic milk cartons. On last Monday's episode of ABC Network's The Bachelorette , Jenn Tran — this season's leading woman — traveled around the country to visit the hometowns of her four remaining suitors.

She went on a run in Houston, played lacrosse in San Diego, and sat on a bench in Tacoma, Washington (so fun!), but without a doubt, the most iconic date of the episode was at Stew Leonard's grocery store in Fairfield, Connecticut.

Fairfield, where Bachelorette contestant Jeremy Simon is from, is pretty similar to any other coastal, suburban town within Fairfield County. There's a charming town square, long hiking trails through the forest, and some rocky beaches. But as someone who's also from Fairfield County, I can confidently say that if you're visiting the area for the first time, the absolute best thing you can do is visit the very first Stew Leonard's location, which opened in 1969.

Stew Leonard's isn't like other grocery stores. In addition to having seasonal produce, high-quality dairy products, and an excellent prepared foods section, Stew Leonard's is a theatrical experience. Rather than having traditional aisles, the eight Stew Leonard's locations are laid out more like Ikea, where shoppers follow a path that takes them through every section of the store, and along that path, are the occasional dancing and singing animatronics.

There's also a full butcher shop and fish market, a flower shop in the spring, a patio to order barbecue in the summer, a pumpkin patch in the fall, and Christmas trees in the winter. Plus, there's some of the best soft serve in all of Connecticut. (If you spend over $100 in groceries, you can get a free cone). It's a whimsical wonderland of food and Jeremy made the very wise decision of taking Jenn there for his hometown date. Did I forget to mention that Ripley's Believe It Or Not recognized the original Norwalk, Connecticut location as the"World's Biggest Dairy Store"?

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