Posts Tagged ‘aldi’

Barissimo Donut Store Whole Bean Coffee – Food Review – ALDI

12/16/2014
ALDI Donut Store Whole Bean Coffee

ALDI
Donut Store
Whole Bean
Coffee

On the theory that a whole bean coffee will be better than an equivalent ground coffee, I took this $3.99 journey.  It’s sad to say that the journey disproved the theory.  This coffee ranks down near the bottom of our coffee ratings with its brothers and sisters on the ALDI coffee shelves.

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U.S.A. GMO Issues – December, 2014 – One Grocer’s Thoughts

12/12/2014

Several readers have posted comments inquiring about the GMO status of various products reviewed on this blog.  A recent comment on our favorite tortilla chip prompted me to ask the grocer via email what the GMO content was for the tortilla chips specifically and their GMO policy in general.  The reply appeared well thought out and further briefly explained specific U.S.A. (United States of America) regulations (and non-regulations) which affect the food grown and consumed in the U.S.A.  As the grocer points out below, these regulations affect many other retail grocers in the same way.

So hopefully without me getting in the middle of the GMO debate, here is one retail grocer’s take on the status of GMO products in the U.S.A.  Note also the reference to USDA National Organic Standards mentioned in the reply (linked here).  Hope this helps you find the product(s) you want.

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Landshut Riesling – 2013 – Wine Review – ALDI

12/09/2014
Landshut Riesling

Landshut Riesling

Everyone needs one of these if for no other reason than the electric blue bottle.

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Coffee-Off – Medium Roasts – Food Review

08/29/2014

TJ_TarrazuCoffeeCoffee is the new wine.  Actually it’s been that way for some time now.  Where there used to be several national brands and a few regional brands which all delivered a pretty satisfactory cup of Joe in the morning to get the day going, there is now a bewildering array of “specialty” brands, blends and bedlam.  To complement this there is also a bewildering lexicon of creative befuddlement which ultimately takes your mind off the fact that you may actually be drinking a fairly bad cup of coffee.

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Breakfast Wraps – Recipe

02/13/2013

FinishedBreakfastWrapThank you Hardee’s.
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Santa Bachelli Chianti DOCG – 2011 – Wine Review – ALDI

02/01/2013

ALDI_SantaBachelliChianti_DOCG2011To be fair, the cork was compromised.
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Galadino Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG – 2009 – Wine Review – ALDI

01/12/2013

ALDI_GalladinoChiantiClassicoDOCG2009FrontThis is another winner on the ALDI wine shelf.

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ALDI – Parkview Beef Franks – Food Review

01/02/2013

ALDIparkviewBeefFranksThese are a small step up from ALDI’s regular franks.
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Gonfalone Chianti DOCG – 2010 – Wine Review – ALDI

12/30/2012

ALDI-GonfaloneChianti2010_DOCGA year later, does the new wine hold up?

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ALDI – Happy Farms Singles – Swiss Chesse Product – Food Review

12/26/2012

ALDI_HappyFarmSwissFrontIt doesn’t look, feel, smell or taste like Swiss cheese.  Then what is it?

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