Whole Foods HQ Mac And Cheese, Ranked

"Stef Schrader" (stefschrader) 08/05/2015 at 22:56 • Filed to: semi-useless lists, Whole Foods, Mac and Cheese, bachelorette chow, foodlopnik

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Sometimes I don’t know what to eat, and I end up at Whole Foods’ flagship downtown store, which usually has three (threeeeeee) kinds of mac and cheese (if not more, as I’ve seen an additional bacon version before, too). Of course I usually end up with all three mac and cheeses in one box*. Duh.

Here’s a semi-useless ranking.

3. Sun-dried tomato and basil? mac and cheese: I don’t remember what this was called, to be honest—besides the fact that it was supposed to have sun-dried tomatoes in it, but it really just looked pestoey more than anything. The sauce was more alfredolike than a good mac and cheese should be. A little bland. Not much pesto/greens coming through. Clearly the weakest of the three.

2. Five-cheese mac and cheese: Old reliable. Great with hot sauce on it. Any kind of hot sauce, really. There is no possible way that this could not be good unless you hate good things.

1. Hatch chile mac and cheese: This needs no hot sauce. There are peppers in the cheese, and it is good. This is a lazy woman’s special. Of course it’s good with more hot sauce on it—it’s a mac and cheese. But I wouldn’t need it. It is perfection—all that mac and cheese should ever hope to be.

*exception: bacon; but we’ve been over my aversion to salty pigness before

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AM3R shamefully returns > Stef Schrader 08/05/2015 at 22:59

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Or, go to Wegmans and try some of their BBQ pulled pork Mac & Cheese. It's addicting!

Agrajag > Stef Schrader 08/05/2015 at 23:14

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A Wegman’s near my brother’s has a set up like this. My entire meal consisted of appetizers and sides. I think it was about $12 worth of mozzarella sticks, pierogis and mac and cheese.

/myheartismadeofcheese

Hot Takes Salesman > Stef Schrader 08/06/2015 at 00:05

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Wait, you don't like bacon? Pls explain, for I fear the Spanish Inquisition may burn you for this heresy

Stef Schrader > AM3R shamefully returns 08/06/2015 at 00:12

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Ooh. We don’t have Wegmans down here, but holy crap, they have an epic spread.

Stef Schrader > Hot Takes Salesman 08/06/2015 at 00:15

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more for you

Hot Takes Salesman > Stef Schrader 08/06/2015 at 00:27

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No one expects the Spanish Inquisition stef

Stef Schrader > Hot Takes Salesman 08/06/2015 at 02:11

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Even fewer expect Fluffy Bunny.

Stef Schrader > Agrajag 08/06/2015 at 02:13

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YEP.

I got some fish and a tortilla casserole thing (sort of like a King Ranch casserole, but less gooey), but it was really mostly mac and cheese.

f86sabre > Stef Schrader 08/06/2015 at 08:23

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Sometimes I don’t know what to eat

You live in Austin. That is simply not possible.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Stef Schrader 08/06/2015 at 09:05

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I’ll take that as an acceptable answer.

Stef Schrader > f86sabre 08/06/2015 at 14:20

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I dunno—I can’t eat BBQ and Mexican every day without feeling like I’m a million pounds and needing a super long nap afterwards. Those are Austin’s two big things. I mean, there’s tacos, but most of the taco joints near me are of the fancy gringo taco variety and not just simple meat, cilantro and onion in a tortilla variety. (Taco Joint seems pretty close to what I miss from Waco’s ‘hood, though. BID.) Fancy gringo tacos are huuuuuuuuuuuge!

So, I end up waffling and hum-hawing and nah, I can’t have one of the same places I always eat again and meh and fleh and well darn it, I guess I’ll go see what’s on the downtown Whole Foods food bar and welp, now I have a box full of mac and cheese, anyway.

f86sabre > Stef Schrader 08/06/2015 at 14:23

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If you find yourself at the Prosche HQ in Atlanta for something fun, or come through for Petit Le Mans, there is a very good, authentic Mexican place about 1/2 a mile away. We go there all the time. Looks sketchy, but good food. Spending time in Mexico for work has spoiled me on American Mexican food.