Whole-y Wine and Dined
Something legendary landed in Tucson….
it’s a bright, shiny, new Whole Foods!
Meg and I were kindly invited to check out a preview night before the store officially opens later this week. After our little tour and taste around, I’m even more excited than I was before.
Something that sets this Whole Foods apart from the other two in Tucson: it has a legit hot bar,
juice bar
and BAR bar, with flat screen TVs, wine and local beers on tap.
I don’t think it will be difficult to convince the Pilot to hang out there with me 😉
Throughout the evening, we were thoroughly wined and dined. There were stations set up throughout the store, featuring fresh baked goods
regional fare, salads
antipasto tables with various prosciuttos, olives and cheese,
soups, mini grilled cheese sandwiches (which had caramelized onions on them… amazing)
sushi
and an entire table of goat-milk based goodies.
Sorry the pic is a little blurry. I was shaking with happiness haha.
We even got to meet a few Tucson bloggers, including Natalie (and her beautiful family!), and Kristi:
Behold the nut butter wall of justice:
I debated trying to spend the night inside -you would have found me this morning, covered in nut butter, chocolate and goat cheese, but had to come back to check out my patients 😉 The Pilot did great for his surgery and Liv was totally fine after her shot. (She screamed for a little while, but the pediatrician gave her a new book, which was the perfect post-immunization distraction)
I had a blast with my lovely date
and can’t wait to come back with the fam when it opens 🙂
Now, time to scheme a way to replicate those goat milk caramels at home…..
See ya later today <3
xoxo
Gina
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I wish our Seattle Whole Foods had a juice bar!
Me too! Maybe in the new SoDo one that opens 2014?!
That’s just like the WF near me! I call it the Disneyland of WF. It’s my favorite “restaurant!”
ahhhhh i’m so stoked
The Pasadena, CA whole foods?! That place is AMAZING.
I’m so jealous!!! That sounds like so much fun and I looooove Whole Foods!
Wow–I am salivating! What a fun night!
O.M.G. You are so lucky! We do have a Whole Foods very near me in Carmel, Indiana…and while I am there about 2 times a week and do love it…it has NOTHING on your new one! I am so jealous! My husband and I always check out the WF’s in other cities while on vacations or long weekends (nerdy, right?) and usually leave wishing that ours would be more like those bigger, fancier versions we visit. Our “hot bar” was so eagerly anticipated and it’s such a sad state of affairs that I have never bought one thing from it. 🙁
Enjoy your new WF! Love the bar idea too! I would have to get a new job just to support my WF habit if that were here! 🙂
How exciting that you and Meg were able to preview it and eat tons of goodies!
Where in Tucson is it located?
river and craycroft
Yum! I can’t wait to see the recipe for carmels with goat milk. We don’t have a Whole Foods. 🙂
They served up wine?! I didn’t know you could drink in a WF when you purchase hot foods bar goodies. Makes it even more of my heaven.
PS. How chilly is it over there (noticed your cold weather gear)? I’m in Vegas nearby, and it’s cooler than normal, but not quite scarf weather. Maybe that is only because I’m used to living in D.C.?
YES! it officially had everything i love to eat and drink 😉
it was 25 last night!!! i hate it! haha
25?! Holy moly – that’s literally colder than the east coast right now haha.
I love Whole Foods! They are opening a brand new one about a mile from my house. To saythat I am excited is an understatement!
By the way, this has nothing to do with this post, but I was going through your youtube channel the other day and really love your videos! Especially the ones about the pilot coming home and the Q&A.(so cute!)
I would love to see a post on how you do your vlogs, how you edit them etc. I myself am going to start vlogging so I think that would be beneficial for a lot of bloggers out there. It’s possible that you’ve already done a post like that, and I just don’t know about it!
thank you so much! <3
i could do one about how i edit them, but my skills are on the low end of the spectrum haha
Omg that Whole Foods looks legendary! A real hot bar, juice bar and legit bar? Oh my gosh! I don’t blame you for wanting to spend the night there- it looks amazing! I wish we would get a new one… the hot bar at mine consists of like 4 trays… no bueno.
What an awesome experience! I wish my area had a Whole Foods, but the closest one is about four hours away! We just got a Trader Joes though, so I’m super happy about that!
I am soo jealous. The nearest Whole Foods is an hour away. I try to go every two months and stock up on things I can’t find locally.
Wow I want to hang out at this Whole Foods every day!! An actual bar? Count me in! I sometimes spend a good 20 minutes in the nut butter section picking out my next jar 🙂
Oh wow you are so lucky to have something like this so close to you. I can only dream here in Saudi Arabia.
This store looks a lot like the WF we visited in Huntington Beach on our trip to LA last year. I loved that I could get my green juice and Pat could get his beer 🙂
I absolutely love Whole Foods, especially the big ones like you guys just got in Tucson. Funny thing is I just did a post about the one in Chicago. But now we need a juice bar too!
Um, funny story: we were almost kicked out of a Whole Foods bar once. The bartender thought we were already drunk and called his manager. We weren’t drunk; we were just so happy and giddy that there was a bar!
hahaha! i love it
l-o-v-e your scarf! where did you get it?
thank you! hilary from white plum sent it to me- the link is here http://whiteplumboutique.com/collections/accessories/products/western-teal-and-rose-taupe-scarf
I can’t get enough Whole Foods. I had to go over a year without one and now that we’ve moved again it is back in my life. Last week the hot bar was Indian Food. It. was. awesome!
i lived for 4 years without one. it was horrible
LOVE their indian food, too!
Oh what I wouldn’t give to have a Whole Foods open up around here. They’re not all that common in Canada and we don’t have one in my city… hopefully it’ll happen someday though! And it’s great to hear that both The Pilot and Liv are doing well 🙂
AHhhh! You lucky duck 🙂 Can you talk to your friends at WF and convince them to please open one in Central Pennsylvania, please? 🙂 Harrisburg area would be WONDERFUL 😉
xo.
I love how grocery stores are now opening and becoming spots to hang out and enjoy your time in- rather than just another chore to do, and finish as quickly as possible. Looks absolutely luxurious!
Wow! That Whole Foods looks incredible, the hot bar is huge and the juice bar too. A Whole Foods with a bar?! Mine only has Friday night wine tastings, but I guess I’ll have to take what I can get 🙂
I am so jealous! I don’t even live NEAR a whole foods, let alone three!! This one looks awesome! Especially the HUGE hot bar…thats my favorite part of Whole Foods stores!
wholefoods is the best!!! it is dangerous that I live so close to one now 🙂
That is just like the one in Laguna, Ca…AMAZING!! haha “where you going to eat tonight?”…..”whole foods” I love it!!
wow. i am so insanely jealous right now… hahaha!
I love your outfit!! And I am soooo jealous. I would give so much if we had this here!!!
Ahh that Whole Foods looks amazing!! I just wish they weren’t so dang pricey..
I’m seriously utterly jealous of your whole foods!!!! That’s soooo leegggit ESP the bar BAR!!!
I like shopping at Whole Foods just a little too much 😉 Looks like a blast!
No way, how awesome…I wish one would open close to me. How cool is it that you got a sneak peak 🙂
*SOB*
Can’t we get a Whole Foods OR a Trader Joes to open closer than 2+ hours away? Share people!! 🙂
Whoa, this looks awesome!
They’ve been working on rebuilding the WF nearest to me. Here’s to hoping that it’s half as awesome as this one 😉
I’ve never been to a Whole Foods – There isn’t one anywhere near Ottawa 🙁 Not a Trader Joes either.
You torture me sometimes 😉
I love that “Bar” Bar – that is definitely different!
i’m sorry!! i feel your pain- lived without one for 4 years and it was horrible :/
Oh the nut butter aisle! I would be in heaven!!! Glad to see you got a fun sneak peak!
It looks amazing and that hot bar is so expansive. I love how there is something for everyone! However I think your wallet is shuddering with fear after your visit to the new Whole Foods. 😉
bee tee dubs – LOVE the red lipstick on you!
my wallet is hiding in the corner with fear
thanks, girl 🙂
oh my gosh this is AMAZING! wish i had one by me *so* bad!! that bar is too cool!
I am sooooo jealous!! That hot bar looks LEGIT!
you may need this site she does coupon match ups for whole foods, love it. http://healthylifedeals.com/
no way!
Oh what I would do for a whole foods or trader joes nearby!!! I guess I’ll have to make do with giant eagle and Kroger!
Glad to hear that your husband’s doing good after having his wisdom teeth taken out. I had all four of mine taken out on the 20th of last month. I didn’t have any pain afterwards, except for a bit of soreness (mostly it was reminiscent of when I’d had my braces tightened). The worst part was not being able to exercise properly and the taunting of the solid foods my family was eating, but then it was nice to be able to eat ice cream and smoothies. 😉
Love Whole Foods! Want to work there, live there, sleep there, play there. So much great stuff.
Your new Whole Foods looks amazing! Yum. 🙂
LOVE your purse! Could you share what brand/designer it is?
thank you! it’s this one in cinnamon stick http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/marc-by-marc-jacobs-classic-q-karlie-crossbody-flap-bag/3154255?origin=category&cm_ven=Linkshare&cm_cat=partner&cm_pla=10&cm_ite=1&siteId=gcdL_ATRVoE-kxjXJDpBw6sXgzPUMaywSg
SO awesome… in Jacksonville our WholeFoods isn’t exactly… that great. They have a small hot bar.. but I’ve seen better. I wish they’d build a new one here like your new gem!! 🙂
WOW! Looks like a very awesome store. The nearest one to me is about an hour away and I’ve yet to venture over to it. Reading your post really made me want to go check it out.
That looks amaaaazing! So jealous-we have two Whole Foods here in Ann Arbor and neither have a juice bar!
It looks a lot like the Lincoln Park Whole Foods here in Chicago! I could seriously spend hours in that place. The best part is that everyone carries around a glass of wine or beer while they do their grocery shopping 😉
That place looks AMAZING!!! We don’t have even 1 Whole Foods here – wish we did!! I would probably go to the grocery store every day then!!! (Maybe it’s a good thing we don’t have one!)
Glad everyone survived the day!!!
Wow so jealous. Closest Whole Foods is over an hour away! Looks amazing!