So the tapicoa was "so-so-ca" -- not as crackity as I'd expected from the employee's near-orgasmic recommendation, but it was pretty good. Everything we bought from Fresh & Easy was right on. The Chipotle Ranch salad dressing was particularly piquant and tasty!
I have to admit I was actually kind of wigged out that there no preservatives in things. I was worried that if we didn't cook & eat everything we bought from F&E within a 48 hour time period that it would spoil upon sight or exposure to sunlight (like a vampire).... but that didn't happen. I think I just have PTF&VD (Post Traumatic Fruits & Vegetables Disorder). I tend to see fruits & veggies in the market and think, "MMmm...fresh beets! I can make that!" and then the damned things sit on my counter and suffer a slow, rotten death before I finally just pitch them into the trash. I think i have baby carrots in my fridge from December. Yikes.
But I digress....F&E was great. Not sure that we'll shop there on a regular basis (the selection was kinda limited and I'm not by any means an agro-organo-health zealot, and frankly I'm not very ecologically sound at all (see my posts on cheap cigs & booze)...but it is nearby and convenient and what we did buy & consume tasted great.
Maybe if I'd quit smoking I'd truly "taste the freshness"....