When we were living in Fort Lauderdale I found Whole Foods, it was such a wonderful find with all of its natural food, fresh seafood and nice help.
When I moved to NYC I once again was drawn into WF in Union Square, but this time I had to wear my ipod and play, "Defying Gravity", (from Wicked) to help keep the sanity as I navigated through the 2 floors, packed with people and more hectic than the subway. (There must have been 18 cashiers - argh)
When we moved to Charlotte there was no WF in sight and while I like Harris Teeter, I need some purple potatoes and okra chips sometimes!
Today, after a long day of orders, client meetings and traffic, I walked into the Cornelius Fresh Market. You could probably hear my sigh of relief at that very moment! It was rather audible. The Fresh Market is designed to welcome the customer. I heard lovely classical music as I walked in the door, as I glided past the beautiful florals, I spied the freshest seafood I have seen in quite some time here in land-locked Charlotte!
It is clean but not ugly sterile. The fixtures are wood and warm. The fruits and veggies just glow with freshness. (Ooo Meyer lemons) The music just lilts the day away. And I felt happy and rejuvenated just by visiting. Okay, so I bought a few things. But who could help themselves? That Pineapple Upside-Down Cake was softly serenading me along with the (did I mention) classical music?
I will be back soon! As Billy Joel says, “Don’t go changing…………I love you just the way you are……”
