Oct. 8th, 2009
Food musings
Oct. 8th, 2009 06:50 pm1. Why aren't there more Berkeley Bowls? (For those who don't know, Berkeley Bowl has twice the selection of Whole Foods but none of the pretension tax, and has Trader Joe's prices on most things.) Berkeley Bowl would crush Whole Foods if they were anywhere in my neighborhood.
2. Why haven't Asian supermarkets caught up to the desire for quality food? Almost all imported food in Asian supermarkets is full of exciting things like high fructose corn syrup (in pickled ginger!), MSG, and sodium benzoate. The cluster of people who are into organic food and the cluster of people who are into fine Asian meals overlap significantly.
2. Why haven't Asian supermarkets caught up to the desire for quality food? Almost all imported food in Asian supermarkets is full of exciting things like high fructose corn syrup (in pickled ginger!), MSG, and sodium benzoate. The cluster of people who are into organic food and the cluster of people who are into fine Asian meals overlap significantly.