Hello, Pasadena! The ship has docked. I haven’t been yet—but I know I will go. And I will be both amazed and disgusted by this new Cathedral of Foodism. Amazed because of the beauty and variety and aroma of freshly roasted nuts. Disgusted because this screams “bigger divide between haves and have-nots” to me. Do they take WIC?
As far as I can tell, the only thing they don’t have is rooms for rent.
Here’s some linkage for you:
Eater LA: Liveblogging Whole Foods: Nothing Like a Glass of Wine Before Hitting Aisle 4
Eater LA: More Whole Foods Than We Can Handle
LAist: New 2-story Whole Foods in Pasadena: Wow
KCHblog: The new Whole Foods in Pasadena will blow your mind Christie’s got a photo of one of the chocolate fountains.
Eating LA: Whole Foods Pasadena: The next fern bar?
Rainy Days & Sundays: I’ve Died and Gone to Whole Foods
Tableau Vivante: Whole Foods behemoth careens into Pasadena (TV hasn’t been yet but gives good linkage.)
Curbed LA: Whole Foods in Pasadena. In Pictures. Photos from last summer when it was a foodgasm under construction.
Whole Foods site (Worth reading for their descriptions. Eco-chic apparel? Gimme a break.)
Bye bye, Wild Oats at California and Lake. Are you going to turn back into a Gelson’s (which is what you were before your new building)? UPDATE: Nick has pointed out that I mean Jurgenson’s, not Gelson’s. I didn’t shop there, but I used to have their big yummy-but-gloopy sandwiches once in a while.
Nah, I guess Gelson’s will keep hanging on over there at the Paseo. Are you going to be a Fresh and Easy? Whatever—just please don’t sit empty for long.
West Coast Grrlie Blather 