"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
...
> Squeaks wrote:
>
>> Here in SoCal, Albertson's is one of the Big Three (along with Von's
>> and Ralph's) and sureashell isn't considered "upscale" by anyone I
>> know. In fact, although Albertson's is the closest market of any size
>> or description to my house and right on the way home from work - even
>> on the right side of the street - I only go in the place for staples
>> such as milk, butter, flour, the DH's beer, etc.
>>
>> "Upscale" in SoCal, AFAICS, is Gelson's and Bristol Farms. We also
>> have Whole Foods, Mother's Market and Henry's which cater to the more
>> organic- and non-additive-minded.
>
> Kinda depends on the neighborhood. When I lived in the La Jolla Village
> area, the Vons there on Regent & Arriba was *definitely* upscale. Then I
> moved to Paradise Hills, and my neighborhood Ralph's was just the
> run-of-the-mill corner grocery store.
>
> Bob, who hasn't seen tamarillos in a grocery store since those La Jolla
> Village days

I haven't seen a tamarillo (or a feijoa, for that matter) since I went to
New Zealand. I wonder if they grow in our climate?

TammyM, tamarillo-less in Sacramento