[Sca-cooks] Whole Foods store WAS Friend going to Austin

[Christina Nevin]

In June they're opening the first Whole Foods store in the UK just 15 minutes up the road from where I work. I'm quite excited and foresee some long lunchtimes ahead...
There's also an interesting article on Whole Foods about whether they're really 'green' & how they'll fare in the UK in the Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/supermarkets/story/0,,2043674,00.html

ciao
Lucrezia

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[mailto:sca-cooks-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org]On Behalf Of Ysabeau
Sent: 28 March 2007 15:35
To: Cooks within the SCA
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Friend going to Austin


<snip>

1. Whole Foods - The flagship is here and it is a wonderful place to go for
dinner or lunch but plan on taking a while. First you have to wander through
and look at all the various prepared food bars scattered through the store -
the roasted nut bar, the seafood bar, the barbecue bar and the soup bar.
Then there is the restaurant section that includes a pasta bar, a noodle
bar, a sushi bar, a raw foods bar, a big salad bar, and an "international"
bar that features a variety of cuisines that changes. I'm sure I'm
forgetting something. It is an experience. The patio is wonderful and they
have live music on some evenings on the upstairs patio. If your friend is a
foodie, tell her/him to get a light snack before going and plan on spending
several hours here. It is also possible to sample your way through without
actually buying dinner ~grin~.


I hope this helps!
Ysabeau









On 3/27/07, Stefan li Rous <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com> wrote:
>
> <<< If you can stand the wait and are willing to go to a chain,
> Pappadeaux is
> great.  They specialize in Creole and Cajun flavors and generally
> have really
> good fresh seafood.>>>
>
> Yes, after Trulucks, which I've never been to, Pappadeaux would be my
> choice.
>
> > On 3/27/07, Saint Phlip <phlip at 99main.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Got a friend (non-SCA) heading down to Austin on business next week,
> >> and is wanting some restaurant suggestions. She particularly likes
> >> seafood, non-Red Lobster type. Any suggestions?
>
> If your friend is looking for Austin-style restaurants, seafood would
> not be my choice. If they are interested in something that is more
> Austin, I would recommend some good Tex-Mex, of which their are
> numerous good choices, and a few bad ones. Trudy's would be a good
> choice. For something, er out of the ordinary, I'd choose Chuy's.
> Hubcaps on the ceiling, Bits of Mexican/Austin oddities as
> decoration. Definitely not a "serious", solemn restaurant.
>
> For a very highly rated interior of Mexico cuisine, as opposed to Tex-
> Mex, I would recommend Fonda San Miguel. Very good food and
> apparently nationally known. Their Sunday brunch is fabulous, but
> even my doctor-brother was a bit taken back by the price when we went
> there for a family outing, not knowing how much it would be.   I
> think the Sunday Brunch was about $24, but probably the best interior
> Mexican food I've ever had.  http://www.fondasanmiguel.com/
>
> Stefan
> --------
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>    Mark S. Harris           Austin, Texas
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