Lucky T&FN staffers!

[gm]

I was in the neighborhood of our favorite publication's offices today and stumbled across what is now my favorite small grocery spot -- Trader Joe's. Always nice to find these kind of places that make food shopping enjoyable again!

Anyone else have favorite "out of the ordinary" food shops?

[bad hammy]

Chain: Whole Foods. Hard to believe that this den of left-wing organic, natural foods is based in Texas.

Local (definitely won’t mean anything to you unless you live in my neighborhood): Village Market.

I’m not a big fan of Trader Joe’s, because it is not a complete store. There are large gaps in what they carry, forcing me to go somewhere else to finish a shopping trip. But I love them for bringing Two Buck Chuck to the market. Good (not great, but good) wine, very inexpensive.

[gh]

Not only do the T&FN offices have a Trader Joe's out the back door to keep gm happy, they must have heard about hammy because a Whole Foods is going up right across the street from the front door!

[mojo]

Not only do the T&FN offices have a Trader Joe's out the back door to keep gm happy, they must have heard about hammy because a Whole Foods is going up right across the street from the front door!

heaven!!

Do you guys need a cook? 8)

[Helen S]

In our house, our rule is not to buy anything at Whole Foods (we call it 'whole paycheck") if we can get the same thing at the food co-op.

[Daisy]

Whole Foods (we call it 'whole paycheck").

Agree with that. We do go there for baked good though. The last time I was there I noticed a lot of homeopathic medicine products. I suppose I should not be surprised but it was a bit of a turn off.

[mojo]

There is no Whole Foods where I live but Vancouver has one. I go there to look only.

TJ's though? I could go crazy there. Alas not a one in Canada.

[EPelle]

I understand that we (Sweden) make a frozen penne pasta dish that Trader Joes sells. What is it called?

[bad hammy]

TJ's though? I could go crazy there. Alas not a one in Canada.

But there are a bunch in Washington - you shouldn't have to drive too far: http://www.traderjoes.com/locations/sea ... INGTON.asp

[mojo]

Drive too far??? First I have a 1 1/2 hour ferry trip, then 2 hours at the border than a 1 1/2 hour drive to the store.
The ferry alone is about $100.00 round trip. :x

Think I'll run over right now! :wink:

[EPelle]

You pay for your ferry trips? Here, they are included in taxes.

[bad hammy]

Drive too far??? First I have a 1 1/2 hour ferry trip, then 2 hours at the border than a 1 1/2 hour drive to the store.
The ferry alone is about $100.00 round trip. :x

Think I'll run over right now! :wink:

Well, it is Trader Joe's, after all . . . :P

[mojo]

Ferries are free in Sweden??? :shock:
Our fares just keep going up and up. It is crazy and we have to be very judicious about when we go over to the mainland.
As most of our major trackmeets are over there it makes travel very expensive thus we have to do alot fundraising..like selling composted manure!

There has been wild talk about building a bridge (which would cost billions of dollars) but most people are against it. Keeps the riffraff over in Vancouver. :wink: :P


bad hammy-I am going to send you a shopping list since you have so many around you. :twisted: :twisted:

[bad hammy]

bad hammy-I am going to send you a shopping list since you have so many around you. :twisted: :twisted:

Depending on the shipping costs, you may find the ferry ride more attractive.

[lonewolf]

Shipping into Canada can be ... traumatizing... I recently signed up with DSL as a promised less expensive alternative to UPS and Fed-Ex.. DSL whacked me $128 to ground ship an 18# box of documents from NYC to Vancouver.. no duty, they took 29 days to deliver and then wanted the receipent to pick up at their terminal instead of delivering.. I have not used DSL since...despite their repeated inquiries of "wha hoppen?"

mojo does not exaggerate the ferry fare.. I made that Vancouver/Victoria ferry round trip summer of 2004 ( I think it was) my recollection is it was about US$70, Cad$105, at the time.... but .. whattayagonnado.. you can't back up.. Victoria/Vancouver Island is worth it once but I wouldn't want to do it for weekly grocery shopping