I live in Clifton, N.J. and although it's not an especially pretty town (used to be an old mill town) it is truly a Mecca for pepper lovers, those who love to cook ethnic dishes, & for finding virtually ANY pepper or other ingredient you need. We have an awesome farmer's market (it's technically in Paterson, but only 2 blocks out of Clifton.) Not a yuppie farmer's market, but the real deal. Not only are the fruits/veggies a fraction of supermkt. prices, there are also many ethnic food stores, two fish markets, a flower & plant nursery, halal meat stores & a dried spice store. I LOVE to go on weekends (tho it's packed) because you hear so many different languages & see so many native costumes! We have Corrado's, which is a specialty supermkt which has a liquor dept., a kitchen shop, a bulk quantity shop & a wine & beer home brewing supplies shop. Clifton has many people from the Caribbean,Hispanic, Russia, Palestine & other mid-east countries, a large Hungarian & Polish community & they bring their ethnic cooking to our wonderful melting pot.We have so many cute, small restaurants representing the foods of all these nations. I could go on & on, but you can tell, it's a cook's paradise! We also get many more pepper plant varieties at the farmer's market because of this ethnic diversity. Although NYC is only 17 miles away...you never have to go there to find an ingredient...you never have to special-order it....it's all right here in Clifton!