Yes, Whole Foods is pricey, and a bit too “bougie” for some folks, but wow, their produce is amazing and they’ve got stuff you won’t find in most other supermarkets.
(As an added bonus, it makes the Ginger Ninja feel more at home, since Whole Foods is where she did her grocery shopping when she lived in Boston. You should’ve seen her face light up when she discovered that we had one here in Accordion City, on Avenue Road, about halfway between Bloor and Davenport.)
A recent discussion on Chowhound has got the Ginger Ninja excited: there seems to be a new Whole Foods in development at Sherway Gardens, our shopping mall of choice out here in Accordion City’s west end.
We’ll still frequent the nearby No Frills and local greengrocers such as the nearby Fresh and Wild, but when we’ve got an occasion that calls for top-shelf ingredients or have a hankering for the stuff at their deli, we’ll soon have a Whole Foods nearby.
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whole food makes me feel dirty. I don’t know why – it’s just *too* perfect. All the produce is meticulously stacked, and never in a state of disarray. It’s a little creepy.
What I find strange, though, is they brand themselves on carrying organic items, but hardly any of their produce is organic. When I lived in Boston I could never find organic potatoes or onions at the WF. It was the strangest thing. It seems like they’d be the easiest to have, since the store well and can be locally produced. (Not the WF does the local thing either…it’s also just a marketing plot).
Aside from their produce, though, they do carry some good things, and I will shop there from time to time… But it always creeps me out.
@SDV: Strangely enough, one of the reasons I like Whole Foods is the meticulous work put into their displays and shelves; it’s like a Zen garden of food. I rather like their attention to detail.
The difference between Whole Foods and other grocery stores reminds me of the difference between Japanese and American manhole covers.
Just to be clear, I did *some* of my grocery shopping there in Boston. I went almost every week but it was only for certain things. I also liked to go to Trader Joe’s and whatever regular grocery store was around. Here, I go to Whole Foods for comfort items; like Joey said it makes me feel at home, and they always have Annie’s whole wheat mac and cheese, which is like a little hug from New England. 🙂 Plus they have a good selection of out of the ordinary produce if you need something special.