The day many of us here in the Colonial Capital have been waiting for has finally arrived and the ensuing tsunami of excitement has washed me back up on the shores of blogland. I'm going to say this once but will no doubt repeat it: Trader Joe's could make me a vegetarian, and a reasonably healthy one, to boot! Seriously, I am strongly considering going vegetarian during the week (with occasional fish) and saving the poultry and meat, as well as the serious cooking, for the weekend. Will this make for exciting blog reading? Who the hell knows? But it should make for a healthier me.
Ok, back to the point of this post. Since the grand opening on Friday I've been only twice. (This is Monday.) Yesterday was a craving-driven, lightning fast foray for some cheddar popcorn; this morning's visit was a bit more leisurely and I had the chance to browse around. During the recon, I picked up some Gala apples, butternut squash soup, dried mango dusted with cayenne (!), dried cranberries, greek yogurt and goat cheese, as well as peanut butter chocolate cookies for the office. Man, am I popular there right now. I almost forgot the a big bottle of framboise lambic that I'm just about to open and enjoy as I do tomorrow's Times crossword.
The Williamsburg store is a little smaller than the one in Newport News (which I've always thought was small too) and even at 9:30 in the morning one suffers from the same clogged aisles caused by deer in the headlights shoppers so common in Fresh Market. But in light of all the great things the store is bringing to the community, these are tiny, tiny grievances. I heart Trader Joe's!
Coming very soon: my report on dinner at Brasserie Beck in DC.
1 comments:
I've got to get over there! You have to forgive the deer in headlight phenom, at least for a week or so--we're not used to seeing such delightful choices--they stop us in our tracks. Can't wait to brwose with you (ok, I'll quit trying to carry out the deer metaphor . . .)
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