fresh flowers & a fred meyer adventure

last week, i had the pleasure of attending the grand opening

of the newly renovated fred meyer in bellevue. 

'grand' may be an understatement, as the gorgeous store

is comparable to a whole foods or metropolitan market (think

gourmet grocery and home shopping!). in addition to the large

grocery, home decor, and apparel departments, fred meyer 

has an in-house starbucks (with ample seating for your morning 

or mid-day coffee break), and a hot food area with 

a variety of delicious lunch and dinner items.

disclosure: i received store credit for my review and event recap. 
as per usual, all opinions are my own!

the home and garden department

has beautiful flowers, and i am now more excited than 

ever for springs arrival. seattle sunshine, if you would

just cooperate, too!

 store renovations included: energy efficient lighting,

polished concrete floors, a murray's cheese shop,
a bistro with an assortment of middle eastern food,
sushi and other seafood in the ready-made area
 and an incredible growler and wine bar (with ten different
beers on tap and 16 rotating wines to sample!);
shop, sip and enjoy!

i must admit, i left the party happy and very, very full.

i sampled grilled cheese, cake, hummus with fresh vegetables, 

cheese and crackers, cookies, chinese eggplant, pitaya, salami and a cupcake;

if only my weekly trip to the grocery store could be this gratifying!

 

photos by jenn from hello rigby 

blouse: zara (exact here), jeans: american eagle, 

leather jacket: nordstrom, boots: c/o bohoo, fringe purse: target,

rings: forever 21

fred meyer was already my grocery and

cosmetic/drugstore of choice (hello to all the shampoo, 

face wash and makeup products!). visiting the new

location in bellevue has me loving fred meyer more! 

fun fact? when working at preschool, the kids and i would

walk to the local fred meyer each week for fresh fruit

and snacks to share. it quickly became a favorite 'field trip'

of sorts - for both the students and staff.

the new store is located at:

 2041 148th avenue north east,

bellevue, washington 98007.

next time you're over in bellevue, be sure to stop by!

i will be making a special trip to the east side for lunch and

grocery shopping this weekend.

i am looking forward to the tasty wood-fire pizza, an array of

fresh fruit, and of course, a treat from the bakery.

xoxo.