Today's Globe had a feature called "Twenty Raves" in which a quartet of Globe staff members raved about the best in food in 2007- this included the eating local trend, Ratatouille, fancy food items like cheeses, sushi, and liquor, and to top it all off- Market Basket.
I don't know whether to be amused, insulted, or pleased by their inclusion of the New England based grocery chain known among moms in the area as the chain for cheap produce. And cheap lots of other things, too. (Often with deals better than Costco!) Reminds me of that NYTimes article raving about Costco as the new go-to catering source among Washington dignitary circles. It's all more than slightly patronizing the way they write of how these new discoveries- cheap things aren't terrible, but actually sort of affordable and not half bad- who knew!?
Jen: What's next? An article on coupons?
I wouldn't be surprised, Jen. Those guilt-ridden dumpster diving kids browsing through thrift stores don't fall far from the tree. Their parents are slumming it at Market Basket, buying 99-cent loaves of bread and marveling at the culture experience of shopping alongside the middle class.
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