Whole Foods market downtown L.A.
Roy Choi explaining the Chego concept at the new Whole Foods Market in downtown Los Angeles
(S. Irene Virbila/Los Angeles Times)Roy Choi explaining the Chego concept at the new Whole Foods Market in downtown L.A.
(S. Irene Virbila / Los Angeles Times )The Eight Bar at Whole Foods Market in downtown L.A. will seat 175 inside and out.
(S. Irene Virbila/Los Angeles Times)Local vodkas at the new Whole Foods market in downtown L.A.
(S. Irene Virbila/Los Angeles Times)Chego rice bowls ready for the opening party at Whole Foods in downtown Los Angeles
(S. Irene Virbila/Los Angeles Times)Wine section at the new Whole Foods in downtown Los Angeles
(S. Irene Virbila/Los Angeles Times)Eco-friendly wine section in the new Whole Foods store in downtown Los Angeles.
(S. Irene Virbila/Los Angeles Times)Just part of the hard cider selection at Whole Foods market in downtown L.A.
(S. Irene Virbila/Los Angeles Times)Bloggers and assorted media at the opening of Whole Foods as the butcher explains the meat program.
(S. Irene Virbila/Los Angeles Times)S. Irene Virbila is a former restaurant critic and wine columnist for the Los Angeles Times. She left in 2015.