It's true...I've become a food brat. I prefer high-quality “real” grub
to refined and processed fare, and I like it to be reasonably available (within
a 40 minute drive of my house). Sure, I
can do with less than optimal stuff and still be content and thankful. But I do
appreciate good food.
Only a few weeks ago I learned my dream for a Whole
Foods-type store was coming true: a new Earth Fare would soon open
in our nearby metropolis. The grand
opening was yesterday, and I visited the store today with a couple of foodie
girlfriends. Think junior high-aged girls
on a field trip, giggly, bug-eyed, and excited to be running loose, and you're probably close.
Breathe, I told myself. You’re
hyperventilating.
I was maybe two steps inside those glass doors when - yes
indeed - the whole place just sort of reached out and pulled me in. Soon I was immersed in sumptuous, real FOOD of
every description, all under one roof. Saliva flowed freely as I visually devoured tempting salads in the deli case.
The three of us walked up-and-down the aisles like gawking
sightseers (silly girls!), choosing a few items for our carts as we went. The
fresh produce section was especially beautiful and enticing – and oh look,
they even carry turmeric root! After
making the rounds, we bellied up to the (juice) bar and sipped tri-colored
drinks over serious chit-chat about Things That Matter. It was interspersed with girly laughter of course, fresh from deep-down in our young-girl-turned-old-lady hearts.
Several hours after stepping into Earth Fare through its welcoming doors, I walked the other direction, back to my car. I’d been filled to the brim with good company
in a good place of business promising to provide good – no exceptional – food
for those of us hungering after it.
It was a very good day, indeed.
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