In Grocery Store News
I swear I am not a Foodie but it appears that I blog a lot about food. This is all because I hang out at BiggestMenu.com. The site and the friendships I have made there have massively educated my taste buds - I am now a betel leaf addict (Thanks WCX).
So I’m excited to visit two new grocery stores in the SGV: Whole Foods on Arroyo Parkway in Pasadena, and Fresh & Easy on Foothill Boulevard in Arcadia. The Whole Foods is a new 77,000 square foot operation that I read has a huge in-store dining area and a quiet room for massages. I’ve always enjoyed eating at Whole Food’s hot food bar, so yay for all this. Their calendar has some fun (and free) food tastings coming up.
Fresh & Easy is a grocery store concept from the U.K. in which fresh, ready-made foods are available at low prices. Since I am not much of a cook, I often cruise the ready-made aisles of grocery stores. This store supposedly is full of ready-mades so I’m excited! I remember shops like this when I visited London many years ago - I’d just pop in grab a good sandwich and go. I wished that such things existed here and now they do. Grabbing a fresh sandwich is much nicer than getting tuna fish in a triangle, something which I’ve done way too many desperate times. Fresh & Easy also appears to have a good corporate culture and offers health benefits to part-timers, how nice.
You can read more about both stores here:
www.freshandeasy.com
www.wholefoodsmarket.com
Click on Whole Foods link to see their calendar for tastings: December 2, 8, 9, 15th look like good days to shop and snack on holiday foods. Jonathan Gold in his review of Whole Foods suggests that one could easily make a small plate of samples from the store.
Whole Foods Market
465 South Arroyo Parkway
(South Arroyo Parkway and Bellevue Drive)
Pasadena, CA 91105
626.204.2266
Store hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., daily
133 E Foothill Blvd
Arcadia, CA 91006
(626) 256-8800
Perhaps I’ll be back with photos. I wonder what kinds of salads are there.
I think you might be becoming a foodie!
Comment by Jayna — November 22, 2007 @ 5:01 am
you are a foodie!!!!!!!!!
if you want to go to the new place in arcadida let me know i will go with you
Comment by craig — November 28, 2007 @ 1:07 am
Jayna and Craig - Maybe I am becoming of of them. I am starting to love Jonathon Gold, the LA Weekly food critic.
Comment by UnHip LA — November 28, 2007 @ 3:29 am