"Fresh Market" and "whole Foods"? (Charlotte: chapel, organic)

[ibeg4sushi]

Up in this area some more natural supermarket chains are "Whole Foods" and then there's "Wegmans." I see on the Greensboro map there is something called "Fresh Market." Does anyone know anything about it? If you've ever been to a Whole Foods or a Wegmans (or even a Trader Joe's), is it anything like that? Is it largely overpriced? I love fresh bread and exotic cheeses, as I'm an amateur gourmet aficionado....! yum! I LOVE FOOD.

[roanoker 4]

Fresh Market is more like a European type market. The seafood, meats, etc seem to be much fresher than the chain stores. There is a sushi bar, bakery with fresh breads, pastries, etc. They seem to have a wider selection of produce, especially more exotic fruits. There is a good assortment of prepared foods catering to the gourmet shopper. The Fresh Markets I have visited seem to be a bit smaller than the larger chains.

[ibeg4sushi]

There's a small sushi bar inside? Score! Bakeries for bread are really important. I certainly don't mind small. Wegmans, for all it's magical selection, is really too big for me. I just become immobilized in that size of a grocery store.

Does Fresh Market have a good deli section, you think?

[ECUJenn]

Just an FYI there is a Trader Joe's in Chapel Hill if you really need a fix. lol and Fresh Market has a website...just google them!

[enlightenme]

There is a Trader Joe's in Charlotte too. I personally just go to Whole Foods rather than Fresh Market. Fresh Market is nice, I just find more at Whole Foods. I have actually driven to Charlotte and Cary for Trader Joe's and stock up.

[tippster]

There is a Whole Foods on Miller St in Winston and a Fresh Market on Robinhood Rd in Winston as well.

[Revellanotvanella]

Originally Posted by ibeg4sushi

Up in this area some more natural supermarket chains are "Whole Foods" and then there's "Wegmans." I see on the Greensboro map there is something called "Fresh Market." Does anyone know anything about it? If you've ever been to a Whole Foods or a Wegmans (or even a Trader Joe's), is it anything like that? Is it largely overpriced? I love fresh bread and exotic cheeses, as I'm an amateur gourmet aficionado....! yum! I LOVE FOOD.

How could I have forgotten that. Yea, here in DE we have Trader Joes, and Whole Foods right over in PA (wish there was like 5 more). Both of them are costly here but I will make exceptions for alot of Whole Foods items that I probably wouldn't in Trader Joes, suprisingly I get alot of bang for the buck at Whole Foods--not to mention way more than the four bags worth I get at ACME for nearly 60-70 bucks, how the heck. Im curious to see your answers.

[ibeg4sushi]

Yeah, Whole Foods has a wonderful choice variety of breakfast granolas/muesli that you can bag up as much as you like, or as little. I did just check the Fresh Market website and they seem to have this option too! I'm totally stoked!!

[WFW&P]

Earth Fare, which is located on Battleground Ave in Greensboro, is very similar to Whole Foods with natural, organic, & conventional foods along with fresh baked items.

[Paula_from_Venus]

I used to live in Buffalo...I remember Wegmans (I just remember..I used to work at Wegman's lol)....Whole Foods is more specialized and much more expensive. I miss the good breads up north....you just don't get that good stuff down here in Winston-Salem.