Virginia has two. And now Maryland is going to have one. On Oct. 2, Wegmans will open in Hunt Valley, Md.—way on the north side of Baltimore.

Hunt Valley will be the largest Wegmans to date. According to Progressive Grocer (doesn’t everybody read it?), the store will carry 700 varieties of produce, 400 cheeses, a 300-seat café and a 44-item Asian buffet.

DCist wants to go on the record as saying that Wegmans is the greatest food store of all time. We are willing to do what it takes to get one here. Even beg the company’s spokeswoman. Here’s how that went:

DCist: “Just so you know, we really want a Wegmans here.”

Jo Natale, Wegmans’ director of media relations: “Aw! I’ll make a note of that.”

Not too promising, eh? Wegmans opens two to three sites each year and requires a whopping 15 to 18 acres of land to build one of its massive emporiums, Natale told DCist. D.C. and its closer-in suburbs are not on the radar. It seems Montgomery County is out anyway, given its zoning regulations.

To mollify us, Natale spoke of plans to build in Leesburg, pending municipal approval. Last we checked Leesburg is 33 miles from the District. Sterling is only 26 miles. Fairfax is 15. Leesburg is not much of a consolation prize.