Whole Foods ROCKS

There's a Whole Foods grocery near my parents' house. This place ROCKS. I really wish we had one in Cincinnati.....maybe one day we will. I'm hopeful since Whole Foods bought Wild Oats, and we have that grocery.

So, if you haven't been to a WF, you are probably wondering, "What's so great about this place...? It's just a grocery store, after all....."

Just a grocery store. That's like saying the Louvre is "just an art museum." Oh lord, that is quite a dramatic analogy! But oh so fitting.

WF is not cheap, and you probably won't find Tide and Charmin there. Instead, you'll find all sorts of organic stuff. We like it for the organic stuff, but it's the fresh stuff that we love. The fish department is stellar, and they have all these wonderful cheeses, meats and prepared foods. Oh, and the bakery and fresh bread and wine department. Basically, it's ALL good.

While there, we bought some tuna burgers and these spicy buffalo burgers. They were giving samples away....which means there was a HUGE crowd in front of the counter. We bought a couple of burgers and froze them for this weekend. These burgers have quite a kick but are yummy!

We also spent some time in the wine department chatting about Viognier with someone who works there. We were trying to find a nice Champagne for my brother and his wife. They just moved into a new house. In addition to the Champagne, we found one of Andy's favorites, Hangtown Red from the Boeger Winery. He was THRILLED. And I found Wishing Tree Shiraz, which is one of my favorites. So, we were quite happy with our little detour to the wine department.

Maybe if I pray really hard to the Whole Foods gods, they will send one of their stores our way...