Archive for the ‘Trader Joe’s’ Category
12/11/2010
Even though I always pick up a bottle or two of Charles Shaw wine when at Trader Joe’s, I’ve never written about one. So here goes. It’s a head-to-head taste test between the Charles Shaw Shiraz and a D’aquino Gaetano Sangiovese. California versus Italy. Good thing this isn’t soccer.
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Tags:charles shaw, charles shaw shiraz 2008, food, inexpensive wines, price, review, shiraz, tj's, trader joe's, wine
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12/04/2010
Trader Joe just can’t be happy having one very good olive oil, he has to confuse us with a second one.
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Tags:calories, comparison, extra virgin, food, olive oil, Penelope Cruz, price, review, reviews, spanish, spanish olive oil, tj's, trader joe's
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11/25/2010
The crew will be climbing down from the rigging when this pops out of the microwave.
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Tags:calories, channa, channa masala, exotic, food, frozen box lunches, indian, indian food, masala, price, review, side dish, tj's, trader joe's, vegetarian
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11/20/2010
If I knew where I bought this wine, I’d go back and buy several more bottles. This is a wine which almost any wine drinker can like.
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Tags:d'aquino, d'aquino gaetano, food, italian, review, sangiovese, sangiovese di toscana, trader joe's, wine
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11/06/2010
The best red yet reviewed. I’m about 90% sure this one also came from Trader Joe’s. So look there first. (more…)
Tags:bordeaux, food, Les caves joseph bordeaux 2008, review, reviews, tj, tj's, trader joe's, wine, wine review
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10/17/2010
Soggy noodles? But they still taste good.
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Tags:calories, food, pad thai, review, snack, tofu, trader joe's, vegan, vegetarian
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10/03/2010
No, you are not seeing double. No, this is not deja-vu all over again. This is a slightly different version of Trader Joe’s Artisan Salami. This, the Pinot Grigio variation.
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Tags:food, pinot grigio, review, salami, tj's, trader joe's, trader joe's pinot grigio artisan salami
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09/25/2010
This stuff is exceedingly good. I mean it.
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Tags:basmati rice, exotic, food, frozen box lunches, indian food, paneer tikka masala, review, trader joe's, vegetarian
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