Chilly Reception at Fort Greene's L'Epicerie?
We’ve been hearing a lot of people complaining about the bad vibes at gourmet market L’Epicerie on Vanderbilt. Evidently, the owners aren’t exactly winning customers over with their warm and fuzzy interpersonal skills. How have readers’ experiences been recently?
We’ve been hearing a lot of people complaining about the bad vibes at gourmet market L’Epicerie on Vanderbilt. Evidently, the owners aren’t exactly winning customers over with their warm and fuzzy interpersonal skills. How have readers’ experiences been recently?
Its probably hit or miss – I’ve walked in and have received a very “cool” reception. Other times they have taken time to talk to me about products and were very nice about it.
Plus, from my experiences in France – I think its a Parisian thing, not a French thing!
Thanks, Max — love the dome too! Too bad about La Samaritaine — their roof was great. Wonder if it really will re-open as a department store — or are condos more likely — with everything from LVMH brands bien sur, down to the bottles of Veuve Cliquot and Krug in the frigos!
Dont let it bother you Babs, anyone who smears and runs (after signing it Anon.)isn’t worth lossing sleep over. GL is a trip though. Enjoyed the view from the roof last time I was there. I would avoid buying anything eddible there though- for the reasons you mentioned.
Anon 8:14 I really don’t understand your comment. First because it isn’t true; I had (and still have) many good friends in Paris, from all walks of life — mostly French, but also some other Europeans and Americans. And second beacuae the problem of saleswomen not doing the work they’re paid to do is a common complaint among everyone who lives and shops in Paris, specifically in the large department stores.
The small shopkeepers, on the other hand, take care of their regular customers, because they know they have to.
Karrots is most certainly not a front. While sometimes lacking they do offer a lot that you cannot find elsewhwere in Clinton Hill. The owner lives in the neighborhood and opened the stores after a long career at a bank. I believe there is a third location somewhere.
I have found that generally the guy working there is fine – neither nice nor rude – but the woman – whoa! Tres rude.
Fact is, though we have no other options! Looking forward to this place on laf & grand people are mentioning….
These are nice people who run this shop. I’ve been in and out of there almost daily since they opened up. I think they even offer house accounts for regular customers. And when a’Table opened up it was not a rough nabe. They had a great atmosphere there and were so nice there as well. They had early morning World Cup Soccer viewing parties and lots of good times for the entire community. I think it’s a lot of hard work to open a store and that the customers are the ones who are mainly grumpy all the time.
Would someone please open a real bakery in Clinton Hill?
it seems pretty obvious now why they didn’t like babs in paris….