Whole Foods Rumor Bites the Dust
The Local dispels the rumor started by the developer of the 365-unit rental at 470 Vanderbilt Avenue that Whole Foods was under consideration for the site: “‘There’s nothing in the works here right now,’ said Mara Engel Wedeck, contact for the Northeast region for the behemoth healthy foods chain.” Oh well.
The Local dispels the rumor started by the developer of the 365-unit rental at 470 Vanderbilt Avenue that Whole Foods was under consideration for the site: “‘There’s nothing in the works here right now,’ said Mara Engel Wedeck, contact for the Northeast region for the behemoth healthy foods chain.” Oh well.
Fair enough folks. Can’t say that I disagree.
The last question I’ll pose (which is getting a bit off topic) – why is everyone in NYC so cool with Whole Foods and so anti wal-mart? They are both suburban staples, and I have heard just as many horror stories about how whole foods treats their employees as wal-mart.
I would love to be able to buy some deodorant for under 5 bucks just as much as i would like some fresh produce.
that said – i’m not anti anything, if a WF opened near my apt i’d more then likely frequent it.
How would my mom know when the last time you ate a vegetable was? did I say something that irked you for a reason you can’t explain?
holy crap it just occurred to me that when i lived in chelsea years ago i shopped at that whole foods on 7th. it never occurred to me it was a whole foods. (but only shopped there for bread) and when i was cooking dinner for a special occassion. otherwise just went to associated on 14th street. then balduccis opened up on 8th. (lol i used to go there with little zip lock bags and fill them up with spices) ahhaha)
*rob*
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Hey rob, when was the last time you ate a vegetable?
why dont you go ask your mom. and the answer to that is three days ago!
*rob*
DH–
There are three grocery stores near me in Clinton Hill and they all suck–it’s much more than stocking good stuff. Anything that’s not canned or otherwise hermetically sealed risks tasting like vegetables gone bad mixed with pine cleaner. These stores are not well-managed, period.
I don’t think Whole Foods is the savior, but their fresh food is high quality,with lots of organic choices. I like the original WF on Seventh Ave–not nearly the mob scene of Union Square the other larger stores, and since it’s smaller it’s much easier to navigate.
“There is NO reason whatsoever why normal grocery stores (key foods et all) cannot stock decent stuff.”
Agreed, but they don’t.
Which is why people get excited about a Whole Foods and not an Associated or Key Foods. Don’t even get me started about Key Foods and their habit of wrapping up fresh vegetables in styrofoam and cellophane…
Hey rob, when was the last time you ate a vegetable?
Gotcha NSR – wasn’t privy to the particulars re: union sq mrkt
It just bothers me when people think Whole Foods is the savior for decent groceries/produce in Brooklyn. There is NO reason whatsoever why normal grocery stores (key foods et all) cannot stock decent stuff. And I don’t mean all this organic fifi crap that everyone seems to love nowadays.
There are no butchers in the north slope. Slope is a big place… I rarely get south of the named streets.
I use to shop at Union Square whole foods when I lived around there.
The Union Square Farmers Market is great, but it isn’t everyday (4 days a week, I think), and, since it is a local farmers market, their produce *is* seasonal.
You can’t actually buy asparagus there year round. Also, the fish place usually sells out of good stuff fairly early in the day, so stopping by after work isn’t a great option.
Of course, now that I don’t live around there, it isn’t really an option at all :(.
I can go to the Grand Army market on Saturdays, which is fine. And there is a small market at 5th ave and 4th street on summer sunday’s which isn’t bad at all.
I tend to end up in Union Market on 6th/Union when looking for decent product or fish, but it is depressing how often they try to sell nearly rotting green bell peppers for $2.99/lb.