A feast of food news this week! A drunk and stoned teenager stumbles into 7-11; an apple is not what he’s looking for. As I’ve said before, and you’re probably, no definitely tired of reading this, fresh food takes the cake. Rather, fruits and vegetables replace the cake when Americans reach for a snack. It’s only logical 7-Eleven will follow the fad and imagine the markup on a fruit cup! Our flirtation with fresh has spread to the convenience store: the final frontier. Is no snack food Mecca sacred?
Headquartered in Dallas, 7-Eleven hopes to scoop up new customers who might drop by health food stores before work. You can’t get gas at Whole Foods, so this is convenient. Traveling across the country last year, I marveled at sushi in a Seattle gas station. I didn’t buy any, but I considered it. How bad could a convenience store California roll be? Ok, it could be bad, but it could be good.
While it’ll be strange to see fresh fare in such an unlikely venue, I don’t think there’ll be wine and cheese tasting parties on aisle six anytime soon. And that’s a good thing. 7-Elevens are, however, beefing up their wine lists, so when I need a moderately priced yet highly marked up cabaret at two A.M.; I’ll know who to call. Who knows? You might see me there for lunch sometime, but I won’t forego the oatmeal pie dessert, after all, they’re still a quarter, right?
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