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Following a four month debate with the Humane Society, Trader Joe’s has consented to purchase only cage-free eggs for the company’s own brand of eggs.

Gandalf the Gray part-timing at TJ’s?

Ok, I can take a hint, so tonight on the way home I stopped by Trader Joe’s to pick up some Sour Cherry Juice.
After my sour grape juice taste test, I was a bit cautious. I felt a little more secure about sipping the cherry juice, though, since it was clearly in the juice aisle, [...]

Stuff I wanna eat.

More blogging about some recent TJ’s buys.
TJ’s Frozen Organic Brown Rice: What happened to me? I’ve gotten too lazy to cook rice! The fact is, Trader Joe’s frozen bags of white or brown rice have become a staple in our culinary life. The baby eats it, my wife eats it, and [...]

Okay, so this technically isn’t about the LA Food Scene. But I am from LA and it was inspired partly by this post from LAFoodblogging.
Recently went camping at Glacier National Park in Montana. For some photos go here (shameless self-promotion!). Anyway, had to decide what kind of food to eat while camping.
Having [...]

Trader Joe’s new tomato sauce Alla Checca is pretty basic: Tomatoes, garlic and extra virgin olive oil, and cooked “just enough.”

Over the years, Trader Joe’s has had some spectacularly horrible pastas, so much so that ever since that bite of chalky mush that I spat out a few years ago I’ve been hesitant to try any new ones.
Curiosity finally got the better of me and I picked up a package of this.
I was pleasantly [...]