Grand Opening

Today was the Grand Opening of the new Whole Foods Market, the biggest in California. Of course, I had to check it out. I had Gina with me as well as Dylan and Gina wanted to get lunch there before heading over to the park.

The parking lot was looney, packed full of cars but it didn't take too long to find a space. Then it was another short wait for a shopping cart. We did a full tour of the store, buying a few staples, getting Gina an agua fresca from the Bistro area which wasn't open yet, buying sandwiches from the deli. It was definitely crowded, but a lot of people were just standing around, looking at everything so it wasn't hard to order stuff at the deli counter (and the nice guy at the deli counter didn't charge me the full amount for Gina's sandwich of ham and bread). They have lots of different stations for buying prepared foods, like pizza, dim sum, etc. The bakery stuff looked wonderful. I couldn't resist the cupcake that looked like a sunflower and Gina of course wanted the one with the umbrella sticking out the top. They also have an area for buying ice cream cones, no more Baskin Robbins now.

I was describing the trip to Vic tonight and all he could say was: "You didn't buy fried chicken, or dim sum but instead you bought fluffy, sugary stuff." I guess I will just have to go again soon and buy something for him. It will be fun to explore all their new offerings once the crowds die down.