Gothamist: Grab Some Gourmet Goods in the South Slope

Charles Phillips

Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:54:30 -0500

wow. what neighborhood support!! yea what we need there is a store full of plastic junk toys that are made in China by ten year olds earning 5 cents a day!

Emily

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:05:58 -0500

I still miss Lucky Bug, which had been in that location for years.... it was a fantastically quirky toy store that was completely affordable; the owners/proprietors were local artists and cool people, and my son practically grew up in their story. They also ran an informal information hub for the neighborhood. What does the neighborhood need more - overpriced gourmet stores where hardly anyone on a moderate income can shop, or the alternative?

Rafael

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:39:50 -0500

Blue Apron closed the location because it just ended being way too much work to manage 2 stores. Laura had been a Blue Apron employee for 2 years and was looing to open her own store. Blue Apron didn't want to abandon the community so they decided to sell the store to her. Usually there is good reason why certain cheeses are 24$ a pound. Bad exchange rates, tranportation of perishable goods and importation costs, small artisanal makers with very low output all add to the cost. Ofen there isn't much profit in more expensive cheeses in an effort to try to keep the prices resonable.

michael

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:24:16 -0500

blue ribbon workers are SO rude - everytime I attempt to eat there - its the same story - fem, fem, f-em

famdoc

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:19:51 -0500

Will her cheeses be priced at $24.95 per pound, as well? "Artisinal" cheeses are priced like gold, making anything more than a sliver a major expense.

Daniel

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:13:18 -0500

I liked that place but the prices were a bit steep for most items, hopefully the prices will relax a bit. I do like the sound of "samples a’plenty" though.. mmmmm free samples. I look forward to checking it out!

Rocknrope

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:09:09 -0500

So why did Blue Apron decide to close this location, if another specialty food shop is opening in its stead? Are the two related at all beyond the owner's previous employment?