[AGL] Trouble in paradise?

[Fontaine Maverick]

Well, happy birthday, Frances!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Eisenstadt" <mike.eisenstadt at gmail.com>
To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s" 
<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: [AGL] Trouble in paradise?



> Whole Foods on 6th & Lamar is just a few blocks from here.

> It is a weird new shopping experience: crowded almost always,

> more prepared food at many mini-restaurants scattered throughout

> the store than there are groceries and produce. Food served on paper

> plates and in take-away cardboard boxes. Mountains of

> prepared food (hard to believe they could sell all of it before

> it goes bad). The prices are sky-high. We buy there in a very

> selective manner, just a few items are bargains. One discovery:

> they are selling a very large sour-dough bagette of bread (they call it

> Rustico) for $2. Unbelievably excellent, like something you might

> find in Italy or France. Their 3-liter tin of olive oil, labelled with

> their house brand name, is cheaper than what you will find elsewhere.

> Bananas at 49 cents a pound is competitively priced. They have

> a German trained German sausage meister (Herr Lehman) whose

> bratwurst and andouille is not bad and often on sale. Avoid his

> mint flavored lamb sausage! Too dry.

>

> On another subject: Happy Birthday Texas, Mike & Pat Holman,

> and me!

>

> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "Gerry" <mesmo at gilanet.com>

> To: "ghetto" <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 8:50 AM

> Subject: [AGL] Trouble in paradise?

>

>

> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/28/dining/28whole.html?em&ex=1172984400&en=1ff4ecad27771e6c&ei=5087%0A

>

> G