Man about town Charles Runnette sums up Santa Monica's newest dining prospects in Sunday's New York Times travel magazine, although it's hard to find under the title California Kitchens, which I thought was a remodeling feature.
Lots of good stuff in the LA Times health section:
--Mushrooms could be a great source of vitamin D
-- New plates will tell you how much you're actually supposed to be eating
-- Coconut macaroons can help chronic diarrhrea -- who knew?
-- But the Q & A on how much seafood can you eat each week and avoid mercury poisoning is disappointing, because it doesn't address Angelenos' most burning question: just tell me exactly how many spicy tuna rolls and pieces of fatty toro I can eat each week and be done with it already!
And, via LA Biz Observed, Fresh & Easy is holding off on opening any new stores to smooth out wrinkles in their operations -- or perhaps to figure out whether people really wanted that kind of store in the first place.
5 comments:
I went to my first Fresh & Easy about a week ago, the one in Arcadia. It was... odd. Sort of like Trader Joes 10 years ago without the gourmet/specialty angle. I picked up a tiki masala plate for dinner and it was pretty good (liked the sauce and rice, the chicken was a little dry) but the store was odd. Limited like Trader Joes but as charming as a Food 4 Less (ie, not very!)
i was really turned off by Fresh & Easy when it first opened in my hood (Highland Park), but now I'm totally sold. it's a great place to pop in for a few things and their Taurino beer is $7 for a 12 pack (it tastes just like Corona) and their Big Kahuna red wine is actually really good for $1.99 (not like insta-hangover juice aka Charles Shaw)
their produce isn't great, but i'm glad its there!
I agree that Fresh & Easy is a bit sterile, but I've found that they, like Trader Joe's, have very low prices for some items compared to grocery stores. I don't do all my shopping there but I do get usually-expensive items like large chocolate bars, nuts, and frozen fruit.
I don't think you should leave your chronic diarrhea to coconut macaroons--go see a doctor, seriously, your health is important.
Thanks, I don't need the coconut macaroons personally, I was just putting it out there for others who might be interested.
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