I'm a New Yorker who visited Erewhon, a high-end grocery store in Los Angeles, for the first time. The prices blew me away.

Erewhon is known for its smoothies.

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• I'm a lifelong New Yorker who took my first trip to Los Angeles in 2024.
• I knew one of the stores I needed to visit was Erewhon, an LA-based health food chain.
• New Yorkers are obsessed with health trends, but that's nothing compared to what I saw at Erewhon.

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