Olive Gourmet Grocer Is the Anti-Whole Foods

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • December 9, 2010
Let’s face it, foodies: Eating at Whole Foods is a crapshoot. Sure, potential gems lurk beneath those sneeze-guarded buffet islands and behind deli glass cases, but choose wrong, and you might end up paying a whole lot of money for a whole lot of...
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