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When John Kerry was running for president, I heard that his wife, the heir to the Heinz fortune, shopped for groceries there. So I went. My goodness... $11 cube

When John Kerry was running for president, I heard that his wife, the heir to the Heinz fortune, shopped for groceries there. So I went. My goodness... $11 cubes of chocolate, $90 bottles of maple syrup, it just seemed... way overboard. I'm surprised it lasted this long.

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bluedino 7y ago
So even worse than Williams Sonoma or Sur La Table?
- zeroonetwothree 7y ago
  Neither of those are grocery stores
  - unixhero 7y ago
    Yup, probably delicatessen stores which is entirely different purpose and segment.
  - wan23 7y ago
    Though they do sell some packaged food at Williams Sonoma. Last time I was in there I picked up some items as Christmas presents, and it wasn't until I got home that I realized that I had purchased a box of marshmallows for $20.
onetimemanytime 7y ago
"...it just seemed... way overboard. I'm surprised it lasted this long. In NYC and quite a few other cities it can last forever. They are a lot of super rich people and $100 for them is like a penny to us. Expanding is a different story...
- winternett 7y ago
  Whole Foods and Harris Teeter are just 2 of many stores that have taken over the gourmet markets... Pretty sure their expansions are what killed D&D.
Digory 7y ago
At one point, it was both luxurious and practical. I remember when it was the only store in town to have jamon iberico. Its macaroons were huge mounds of coconut. Its Brie on baguette was a guilty pleasure ... at $10! Eataly is the internet to D&D’s newspaper. The editors have edited poorly for the last few years; at the end it felt like it was an overpriced seller of gift baskets — Harry & David at twice the price.
epc 7y ago
I don't know about groceries, but the SoHo store was a pretty decent place for lunch opposite 568 Broadway (where 10gen, Foursquare, Zocdoc and many other NYC startups have been located).

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bluedino 7y ago

So even worse than Williams Sonoma or Sur La Table?

zeroonetwothree 7y ago
Neither of those are grocery stores
- unixhero 7y ago
  Yup, probably delicatessen stores which is entirely different purpose and segment.
- wan23 7y ago
  Though they do sell some packaged food at Williams Sonoma. Last time I was in there I picked up some items as Christmas presents, and it wasn't until I got home that I realized that I had purchased a box of marshmallows for $20.

onetimemanytime 7y ago

"...it just seemed... way overboard. I'm surprised it lasted this long. In NYC and quite a few other cities it can last forever. They are a lot of super rich people and $100 for them is like a penny to us. Expanding is a different story...

winternett 7y ago
Whole Foods and Harris Teeter are just 2 of many stores that have taken over the gourmet markets... Pretty sure their expansions are what killed D&D.

Digory 7y ago

At one point, it was both luxurious and practical. I remember when it was the only store in town to have jamon iberico. Its macaroons were huge mounds of coconut. Its Brie on baguette was a guilty pleasure ... at $10! Eataly is the internet to D&D’s newspaper. The editors have edited poorly for the last few years; at the end it felt like it was an overpriced seller of gift baskets — Harry & David at twice the price.

epc 7y ago

I don't know about groceries, but the SoHo store was a pretty decent place for lunch opposite 568 Broadway (where 10gen, Foursquare, Zocdoc and many other NYC startups have been located).