Whole Foods Market opens the doors at its newest store in San Jose today at 10:00am - Whole Foods Market Blossom Hill. The store is at 1146 Blossom Hill Road. Thanks to my good friend Cristina, I was able to get a behind-the-scenes VIP tour of the store before it opened. Thank you C!!
Apart from the fact that the store is flat out gorgeous - it's also energy efficient and environmentally friendly with much of its decor made from reclaimed wood, recycled glass, and recycled paper. A UTC Power fuel cell produces the electricity, heat and water through an electrochemical process and will generate 90 percent of the store's electricity needs.
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| UTC Power Fuel Cell |
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| recycled cardboard light fixtures |
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| reclaimed wood |
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| recycled glass tiles |
Whole Foods has long been known as a health-conscious grocery store offering a wide selection of organic, sustainable, all natural and hormone free foods. I think you'll find this store to be the perfect ratio of gourmet/specialty items to budget-friendly quality items - in other words, there's something for everyone.
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| 'health starts here' desk with free classes and 1:1 assistance on all things healthy living |
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| local vendors |
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| Kombucha and water-based kefir on tap |
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| Three Wishes wine for $1.99/bottle! |
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| bulk spices |
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| bulk bath salts |
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| made to order |
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| the made-to-order burrito I got was downright delicious! |
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| Kids Club |
1146 Blossom Hill Road
San Jose, CA 95118
408-266-3700
Facebook: WFMBlossomhill
Twitter: @WFMBlossomhill
I hope you'll go check it out if you're in the area!
Love Whole Foods! Ours in SA is smallish, but the flagship/HQ one is in Austin...it's worth the drive up for me every so often just because it's HUGE and amazing!! Glad you got a sneak peek! Come by my blog when you get a chance, Veronica...I'm having a POM giveaway...
ReplyDeleteThis post is AWESOME!!! Fabulous photos, V. The picture of all the Kale Chips is making me hungry!!! :) Thanks for sharing these great photos.
ReplyDeleteWOW!! What a nice store!!!! Great pics Veronica!
ReplyDeleteI love whole foods! So happy it opened near my house.... YAYYYY
ReplyDeleteFrom the outside and the inside it looks like a gorgeous store. Also looks like San Jose had a good storm that day judging by the clouds over Almaden in your third shot. And your pictures are phenomenal! Great job!
ReplyDeleteNow I really miss San Jose!
The visual size of your images is one of the best I have seen for presentation for a blog. Well-done. A suppose it is effective with so little text.
ReplyDeleteCalifornia and the US certainly has a wider variety of stores than we do here in BC. I find this especially when I visit my brother and family in Arizona.
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Loveeee the photos, you did not miss any corner of the store:))Great presentation and review. I love Whole Foods Market; wonderful store..
ReplyDeleteHi Veronica - I am soooooo envious - we don't have Whole Foods here in New Zealand. I could just get lost for hours in a store like that. Hope you enjoyed FoodBuzz Fest last weekend - totally envious of that too. All in all, you could say I'm as green as your blog :-)
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ReplyDeleteI love the store and went since the opening every day. You have a good product selection.
I also tried the Kale chips. They are delicious! The bulk section is awesome. But I couldn't find Garbanzo Flour from Bob Red Mill :( I used to buy it at Campbell location before
The down side: the BBQ at the entrance. I have to enter the store through the side door to avoid the smell of the meat. Not suitable for vegetarians!!!