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Erewhon

American  
[er-uh-hwon, -hwuhn, -won, -wuhn] / ˈɛr əˌʰwɒn, -ʰwən, -ˌwɒn, -wən /

noun

  1. a satirical novel (1872) by Samuel Butler.


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If you ate with us, went Chipotle’s pitch, you weren’t just eating Mexican food; you were eating something that was ethical, progressive, smart and cool — the burrito version of Erewhon.

From Los Angeles Times

Conversations about Culver City — the vibrant enclave on Los Angeles’ Westside often called “the Heart of Screenland” — usually include phrases such as “walkable” and “green spaces” and “Erewhon.”

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All of its posh shops still are shut: Erewhon, Bay Theater, Blue Ribbon Sushi, athletic apparel store Alo, Buck Mason men’s and Veronica Beard women’s boutiques.

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Fancy grocer Erewhon will return to Pacific Palisades in an entirely rebuilt store, as the neighborhood’s luxury mall, owned by developer Rick Caruso, undergoes renovations for a reopening next August.

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The trendy hair vitamins from Erewhon I’ve been choking down religiously?

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