Archive for the ‘Trader Joe’s’ Category
01/13/2011
Carefully look at the picture of the bottle. It’s mostly empty. Know what that means? Someone actually drank the wine. That should be the new scale for rating any wine. The emptier the bottle, the better the wine.
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Tags:charles shaw, charles shaw merlot 2009, cheap wine, merlot, price, review, reviews, tj, tj's, trader joe's
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01/08/2011
Refresh your geometry with TJ’s Spanakopita.
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Tags:appetizers, calories, exotic, food, price, review, reviews, spanakopita, tj, tj's, trader joe's, triangles
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01/04/2011
Not to my taste. Other people find it goes well with strong foods.
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Tags:2008, food, igt, igt sicilia, nero d'avola, price, review, reviews, ruggero di tasso, ruggero di tasso 2008 nero d'avola, wine
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12/31/2010
There is a difference between a $3 bottle of wine and a $7 bottle of wine. And it’s not just the nice heavy bottle the $7 wine comes in.
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Tags:2009, alexander and fitch cabernet sauvignon 2009, cabernet, food, price, review, reviews, sauvignon, tj's, trader joe's, wine
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12/26/2010
Lightening can strike twice for $3.99. This Golden Eagle has landed.
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Tags:2009, Aquila D'Oro, igt, indicazione geografica tipica, price, review, reviews, sangiovese, super tuscan, tj's, Toscana, trader joe's, wine
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12/25/2010
This won’t put my local Mexican restaurant out of business, but for a change of pace, it’s not bad.
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Tags:box lunch, calories, chile relleno, exotic, food, frozen box lunches, mexican, mexican stuffed pepper, price, review, reviews, tj's, trader joe's, vegetarian
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12/25/2010
If you’re currently a carnivore, don’t try this. If you’re currently a carnivore thinking about a vegetarian path, really don’t try this. If you’re currently a lifelong vegetarian who thinks this is what Italian sausage tastes like, keep on believing.
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Tags:calories, food, italian, italian sausage, italian sausage-less sausage, price, review, reviews, sausage, tj's, trader joe's, vegetarian
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12/18/2010
A recent trip to TJ’s proved disappointing this week. Gone from the shelves were my favorite Chianti Artisan Salami as well as its cousin Pinot Grigio Artisan Salami. I hope this a temporary aberration. (more…)
Tags:chips, food, frozen box lunches, italian, prices, review, reviews, salami, tj's, trader joe's, update, wine
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12/17/2010
520 calories and no pig fat. I hope exercise is part of this diet, because a diet of this Pad Thai is going to require a fair amount of exercise.
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Tags:calories, food, pad thai, price, review, reviews, tj's, trader joe's, vegan, vegetable pad thai, vegetarian
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12/12/2010
The national dish of England. Huh?
What happened to fish and chips, kidney pie and warm ale?
Has the whole world gone bonkers?
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Tags:calories, chicken tikka masala, exotic, food, frozen box lunches, indian, lunch, price, review, tj's, trader joe's
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