Hill House Home Eye MaskLinens aren’t the first thing that come to mind when you think of a health-minded market, but at Clover Grocery “we’re on board with the sleep movement,” says Carone. The packaging-painterly swirls on embossed stone-gray boxes-has shelf appeal, too. “I’m obsessed with the face oil and face mist,” he says of his newfound fidelity to a beauty regimen. Linné Refresh Face MistCarone credits his friend Chelsea Leyland with introducing him to this small-batch skin-care line, which focuses on wild-harvested and organic ingredients. “Pink peppercorn and cardamom are things that we carry or use in dishes at Cafe Clover. (The studio also lends its aesthetic sensibility to Clover Grocery’s branding.) Carone is drawn to flavors from the spice world, in the spirit of the market’s culinary purpose. The powdered formula has a hint of apple-raspberry flavor and can be mixed into water for a once-a-day dose.Ĭasa Bosques Cardamom ChocolateLeave it to a Mexico City–based creative agency to design a gorgeous, minimalist bar of dark chocolate that it turns out to be relatively low in sugar is an added bonus. Ora Trust Your GutWho in wellness isn’t musing on microflora these days? This plant-based probiotic-a combination of six strains, along with beneficial prebiotics-earns Carone’s approval. Packed with antioxidants, it’s available as a boost at the grocery’s beverage bar packaged in a cork-topped jar, it makes a handsome addition to the pantry, too.
Stamba PerformThis powdered superfood blend-everything from maca to maqui berry-is the secret weapon for morning smoothies.
That fine-tuned curation even extends to the shelves themselves-tiers of curved mahogany backed by square tiling the design by Studio Mellone pays homage to the kitchen at Villa Necchi Campiglio, a jewel of 1930s Italian architecture. The same adaptogens (reishi, ashwagandha) on hand at the coffee bar are for sale from Sun Potion and Moon Juice, along with Westwind Orchard’s raw honey and small-batch face oil by Vintner’s Daughter. The market’s refrigerated cases are stocked with menu favorites like chickpea spaghetti and kale-hempseed pesto a line of homemade beauty waters, including Lavender Yuzu Tonic and Turmeric Limeade, join kombucha and nut milk in the beverage department. Now you don’t need a reservation to tuck into chef David Standridge’s elevated riffs on pantry staples. Since it opened in early 2015, a steady crowd of fashion types have slid into the blue leather banquettes (by interior designer Steven Gambrel) for plates of quinoa tagliatelle and butternut squash hummus. The West Village épicerie borrows its hybrid sensibility-clean eating, good taste-from its sister restaurant, Cafe Clover, located two doors down. Think: Berkeley in ethos, Milan in chic factor. This week, the city’s wellness landscape shifts again, with the opening of Clover Grocery, which reimagines the neighborhood health-food store as a high-design boutique.
Last week, as Angelica Kitchen-the East Village mecca for punks, artists, and vegans since 1976-served its last dragon bowl, The New York Times tracked the rise of next-gen hippies, who put as much attention into house-fermented produce as they do into photogenic plating. New York’s relationship to health food is ever-evolving.
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