Finally! Whole Foods Bowery opened at 7:59 a.m. this morning, says the new shopblog Racked. The opening "didn't bring Trader Joe's-esque lines" they say.
Gawker is live blogging the opening with snarky glee and holding out for a "foodie riot." So far, they've discovered -- 8:33 a.m.: Man eating tofu drops a cube.
Many fellow bloggers and some NYC Kitchen readers were there with us for the Riverkeeper preview benefit on Wednesday. We just want to know: Why must new grocery stores name their aisles after streets in the area?
Without meaning to be unfriendly about it, I have to say I sort of agree with the last quotation from Blake. Perhaps it is because I do not live in New York and cannot understand your ways, but just what is all the excitment about a new Whole Foods about? I am sure it must be a really nice one, but a rush to be there on the first day and all this coverage seems a little odd.
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I'll go ahead and be unfriendly about it, and I live here: it's stupid. It's a grocery store. Whatever.
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Thank you, missbhavens! I agree.
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The reason it's a big deal is because this store is completely next level! Not only is it quite unique from the other WFs in NY, but it has some elements that are brand new for the entire company, including the state of the art Fromagerie (a cheese cave that contains some exclusive imported and US artisanal cheeses), a Frites station, a conveyer-belt-style sushi restaurant and a made to order Italian restaurant. It's the second largest store n the company, and is truly a gourmet market.
It's far from a supermarket. Yes, you can get all the staples, but so many wonderful products that you can't really find anywhere else, because they're local or artisansal. What I love the most about WFs is the fact that I am guarenteed that everything is all natural and fair trade. It's a shopping experience, and it's weird to see foodies on this site not impressed.
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