A Whole Foods “Farm Stand” will be opening tomorrow in Wainscott, and it has a lot of people talking. Whole Foods is one of those love/hate places. Some people treat the company like it’s their religion, others think it embodies everything wrong with society.
My experience with Whole Foods is fairly limited. I used to go to Whole Foods to buy granola every now and then when I lived in Boston, but other than that I really never shopped there.
I will say that when fans talk about Whole Foods (or Trader Joe’s, for that matter), they seem to lose their minds. They just absolutely love these places. I mean, this is a grocery store, right?
WRONG!
Okay, yes it is, but it’s where the cool people go to buy food, perhaps.
Me? Well, I’m a pretty big fan of Citarella if I’m looking for gourmet food. And if I’m looking for farmstand food in the Hamptons, I usually go to, well…a farmstand.
Not a regular shopper at Whole Foods but do find them consistently fresh, quality conscious and priced reasonably, something I can’t say for Citarella and we won’t mention Walbaums. I look forward to a Whole Foods operation opening in the Hamptons and hope they can find a way to bring in a permanent shore.
Whole Foods (or Whole PayCheck as it’s called by many) is NO Trader Joes – now that’s a place with reasonable prices and great products. We’ll never see one out here and it’s a shame.
Love Trader Joe’s but agree I don’t think we’ll ever see one in the Hamptons, unfortunately. As far as Whole Foods goes, you need to be selective when shopping. Much of the “Organic” brands they carry are priced the same as other stores carring same brands, meaning, if you want that stuff you’ll pay for it wherever you go! We’ll see how they operate in the Hamptons and hopefully be pleasantly surprised.