Groceries Are Here

Dallas is first to get Whole Foods Market delivery via Amazon Prime

Knock knock, your groceries are here.

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Amazon has introduced delivery of groceries from Whole Foods Market in four cities across the United States — including Dallas — with plans to expand to the entire country in 2018.

The four cities where they've launched the service are Dallas, Austin, Cincinnati, and Virginia Beach. In most but not all neighborhoods of those cities, customers can get delivery of Whole Foods' produce, meat, seafood, everyday staples, and select alcohol products.

The service is available to Amazon Prime members and can be accessed via Amazon's www.primenow.com site, or by using the Prime Now app available on Android and iOS devices.

Whole Foods joins a number of supermarkets who've already formed similar delivery partnerships with Amazon, including Walmart, Sprouts Farmers Market, and Kroger. Companies such as Uber, Google Express, Instacart, Shipt, and Austin-based Favor also offer grocery delivery.

But Whole Foods is the only market that's owned by Amazon.

"We're happy to bring our customers the convenience of free two-hour delivery through Prime Now and access to thousands of natural and organic groceries and locally sourced favorites," says Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey in a release. "Together, we have already lowered prices on many items, and this offering makes Prime customers' lives even easier."

Amazon acquired Whole Foods Market in 2017, then made a splashy announcement that they'd be lowering prices. Whole Foods' private-label products — including 365 Everyday Value, Whole Foods Market, Whole Paws, and Whole Catch — are already sold through Amazon.com, AmazonFresh, Prime Pantry, and Prime Now.

Prime members receive two-hour delivery for free, or ultra-fast delivery — within one hour — for $7.99 on orders of $35 or more.

Once an order is placed, personnel who are not necessarily store employees will collect the items from Whole Foods. The orders will then be given to Amazon drivers who make the delivery.

Delivery from Whole Foods Market through Prime Now is available 8 am-10 pm. Customers must enter their ZIP code to see if they are in the delivery area.

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Quonset Hut News

Familiar names take over Quonset hut for new Far-Out Dallas bar

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Wriggly Tin is now Far-Out Dallas

There's a new Dallas restaurant and bar coming to everyone's favorite Quonset hut: Called Far-Out, it'll take over the space at 1906 E. Haskell Ave. in East Dallas that was previously home to Wriggly Tin, with a grand opening slated for 2025.

Founders Caroline and James Lee are calling it Far-Out & La Hermana Cerveceria and promise that a culinary adventure awaits.

"After months of creative brainstorming and a bit of furniture rearranging, we are thrilled to announce an exciting new pioneering concept that will open its doors in 2025," the duo says. "Introducing Far-Out & La Hermana Cerveceria, a dynamic new restaurant and brewery born from the collaboration of industry veterans."

The team includes some beloved East Dallas names:

Marc Cassel of The Green Room and 20 Feet Seafood Joint
Christopher Jeffers of Bolsa and Smoke
Stephanie Houston, the trailblazing first Latina Production distillery owner in America

Also joining the team is Bar Director Adam Mercado, whose resume includes stints at Billy Can Can and Brass Ram.

Marcado will crafting a unique beverage program, with support from mixologist Brian McCullough. Together, they will create what the founders call "unforgettable drink experiences to complement our delicious culinary offerings."

Wriggly Tin opened in November 2023 as an ultra-hip pizza and craft beer spot inside a renovated Quonset hut near Dallas' Fair Park — a former Cajun fried turkey place which they gave doting makeover with custom plaster walls and art objects from around the world. They replaced one whole side of the hut with glass for sunsets and created a spacious outdoor patio in front.

They earned two nomination in CultureMap's 2024 Tastemaker Awards, one for Best Bar and another for Best Patio.

Alas, the original founders, who'd previously owned Small Brewpub in Oak Cliff, parted ways shortly after it opened. And the bar closed down in September 2024, for what they called "internal changes."

Now the hut is back: The new Far-Out bar is already up and running a few days a week. In the coming days, they will offer updates and sneak peeks as they gear up for the opening of their kitchen.

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