Garden of Eden, we hardly knew you. My wife and I were super excited that you opened late last spring and it seems that you are closing way, way too soon. Sadly, though, Garden of Eden in Berkeley Heights has announced that they are closing after only a few months of being open. They shutter their doors on Sunday the 12th and between now and then they are offering 20% off across the store…so go and stock up! Sad, sad, sad…not to be judgmental, but how can a business that opens not be prepared to weather the storm of opening in a new area for at least six months to a year? I just don’t really understand.
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July 12, 2014 at 4:27 pm
Berkeley Heights is a tricky marketplace. We live in Berkeley Heights but chose to open our Italian Bakery (Biagio’s) in Stirling NJ because people in BH tend to not patronize the mom and pop or solo stores as much as they do a stop and shop. I hope the garden of Eden finds a way to remain open. It’s a Shame if they close!
July 12, 2014 at 5:04 pm
I think you are right, Carmela. It does seem BH is a bit finicky. Though, I have to say that as much as I enjoy garden of Eden, I still do shop at stop n shop as well. I usually go to both multiple times during the week…we live super close to both stores so I usually just walk. I’ll have to try your bakery- we haven’t been. I’m always on the lookout for good places to eat in the area. BH doesn’t have the best selection of restaurants in the entire world…though there are a couple good ones!