when did they ever claim to be eco-conscious?
― EGOT Schiele (get bent), Tuesday, 18 May 2010 00:13 (fourteen years ago) link
projection from their primary audience, i'd imagine
― Don Homer, I have baked a special donut just-a for you (kingfish), Tuesday, 18 May 2010 00:22 (fourteen years ago) link
One thing that bugs me about TJs is how a lot of their frozen Mexican items contain a lot of extra ingredients that aren't covered by the product name. So you'll get like a "Black Bean and Cheese" burrito and it'll also have pieces of tofu and broccoli in it. Which isn't necessarily bad, but they should call it a Veggie Burrito or something. And sometimes I just want beans and cheese and nothing else. But I am boring.
However I had the green chili and cheese tamales for the first time last night and those are dang good and don't have a bunch of weird vegetables in them.
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 19 May 2010 17:48 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah all their tamales are solid
― iatee, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 17:48 (fourteen years ago) link
I used to get their Vegetable Burritos and they were delicious, but there were two burritos per package and I almost always found myself eating both and then feeling guilty about it.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 18:15 (fourteen years ago) link
(Oh, I guess I mentioned this upthread.)
― jaymc, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 18:17 (fourteen years ago) link
you felt so guilty you mentioned it 2x
― an outlet to express the dark invocations of (La Lechera), Wednesday, 19 May 2010 18:21 (fourteen years ago) link
uncrystallized candied ginger is off the hook
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2408/1846858567_cebf0b7194.jpg
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Thursday, 20 May 2010 04:56 (fourteen years ago) link
holy shit yes
― EGOT Schiele (get bent), Thursday, 20 May 2010 04:58 (fourteen years ago) link
are the trader joe's hot dogs (nitrate/nitrite-free, hormone-free, etc) just repackaged hebrew national? they're pretty good.
― EGOT Schiele (get bent), Wednesday, 26 May 2010 03:14 (thirteen years ago) link
I just had some of that filled pasta, think it was prosciutto in little pasta bundles. It wasn't good.
― Not the real Village People, Wednesday, 26 May 2010 04:50 (thirteen years ago) link
i never get to go there unless someone drives me and i hate frozen food but the best thing they have is that bread with the pumpkin seeds in it!!!! nice and dense and yeasty-tasting
― harbl, Sunday, 30 May 2010 19:41 (thirteen years ago) link
also yeah the retarded packaging drives me nuts. bell peppers on styrofoam trays w/ shrink wrap why? so i can't look at them or buy odd numbers of them?
― harbl, Sunday, 30 May 2010 19:44 (thirteen years ago) link
everyone knows this i have just been there like 4 times in my life
― harbl, Sunday, 30 May 2010 19:45 (thirteen years ago) link
its because they dont have scales. so they have to make sure theyre selling the same weight of each product
― max, Sunday, 30 May 2010 19:48 (thirteen years ago) link
there aren't any of these in my immediate neighborhood -- there's one at Union Square, but i've never been in there.
― Aspergers Makes My Pee Smell Funny (Eisbaer), Sunday, 30 May 2010 19:51 (thirteen years ago) link
the paneer tikka masala makes a wonderful 11 p.m. dinner. not that anyone should be eating dinner at 11 p.m.
― Pies and Whispers (get bent), Thursday, 8 July 2010 05:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh please, I rarely eat dinner before 11 pm. Do ppl actually pay attention to, like, times of the day you should and should not eat food? Is that shit even real?
― http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uSTXn4H5jY (Stevie D), Thursday, 8 July 2010 05:53 (thirteen years ago) link
i do like to sleep at night, yes.
― Pies and Whispers (get bent), Thursday, 8 July 2010 05:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Cosign on paneer tikka masala. Dope, imo.
― VegemiteGrrrl, Thursday, 8 July 2010 06:02 (thirteen years ago) link
paneer was my shit for a long time, now i start to feel queasy when i think about it. i think i ate it three times one week, though, so maybe that's it.
― I DRIVE A PORSCHE! WHAT DO YOU DRIVE?! (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 8 July 2010 12:58 (thirteen years ago) link
almond meal: awesome!
― tehresa, Friday, 23 July 2010 22:05 (thirteen years ago) link
You guys big upping that corn bread mix, man, I totally disagree with you on "right amount of sweetness." That cornbread was as sweet as Funfetti.
http://mai-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/pillsbury_funfetti.jpg
― mercy, sportsmanship, morality (Abbott), Friday, 23 July 2010 22:40 (thirteen years ago) link
soy nuggets til i drop yo
― janice (surm), Friday, 23 July 2010 22:45 (thirteen years ago) link
I didn't like the cornbread too much either, but I'm a fan of southern style, aka not sweet at all, cornbread.
― sinister chemical wisdom (Jenny), Friday, 23 July 2010 23:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Same here. I usually make cornbread to eat with salty pinto beans & it was a terrible, terrible combination. Like Funfetti with salt pork on top.
― mercy, sportsmanship, morality (Abbott), Friday, 23 July 2010 23:06 (thirteen years ago) link
soy nugs always and forever.
― A B C, Saturday, 24 July 2010 00:24 (thirteen years ago) link
have any of you guys tried the souffle balls yet?
― A B C, Saturday, 24 July 2010 00:25 (thirteen years ago) link
That sounds absolutely horrid.
― tehresa, Saturday, 24 July 2010 00:40 (thirteen years ago) link
YO waht are soy nuggets; i want them
― Lexaprotend (Stevie D), Saturday, 24 July 2010 02:37 (thirteen years ago) link
Love the chilie mango slices.
― Jeff, Sunday, 25 July 2010 23:31 (thirteen years ago) link
white bean and basil hummus oh man
― iatee, Sunday, 25 July 2010 23:33 (thirteen years ago) link
the mango-something 'gel' cups (not bone gelatin) are good
― colored breens (tremendoid), Sunday, 25 July 2010 23:38 (thirteen years ago) link
peanut butter cups put reeses to shame
― iatee, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 03:07 (thirteen years ago) link
have nyc ilxors been going to the new chelsea one? lots of open space, easily the most bearable nyc trader joes outside of the queens one (which is in the middle of nowhere)
― iatee, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 03:10 (thirteen years ago) link
possibly just cause people don't know it exists...
― iatee, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 03:11 (thirteen years ago) link
Normally I have a tough time eating someone else's corn b read.
― Shut Up. Kenny G. Etc. (u s steel), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 03:20 (thirteen years ago) link
the chipotle salsa has a nice kick to it
― welcome back, ma$ed god (The Reverend), Sunday, 22 August 2010 05:24 (thirteen years ago) link
i picked up some "double rainbow" (lol rite) brand sorbet the other night -- mango/tangerine flavor. hella yum.
― diurnal eternal falafel (get bent), Sunday, 22 August 2010 05:27 (thirteen years ago) link
i can't believe they make 100% cranberry juice. i really can't. i've been waiting my whole life for someone to do that. its my dream come true. i can now die happy and fulfilled. we are talking straight up cranberries in juice form. no water no nothing. of course i'm no hero, i cut it with seltzer or ginger ale and its heaven on earth. its makes me want to buy a case of vodka and i don't even drink vodka.
― scott seward, Sunday, 22 August 2010 11:54 (thirteen years ago) link
Ooh how much is it? I've been getting not-from-concentrate cranberry for years but it is always $$$$$$
― tehresa, Sunday, 22 August 2010 16:19 (thirteen years ago) link
its not that much. i dunno, four bucks or something for a big glass juice size. someone brought it to our house and left it in the fridge and i sipped some thinking it was regular cran juice and my eyes lit up and i saw god!
― scott seward, Sunday, 22 August 2010 17:16 (thirteen years ago) link
i can't believe they make 100% cranberry juice. i really can't. i've been waiting my whole life for someone to do that. its my dream come true. i can now die happy and fulfilled.
ditto. the unmolested cranberry is a thing of beauty.
― diurnal eternal falafel (get bent), Sunday, 22 August 2010 19:24 (thirteen years ago) link
fascinating article on Trader Joe's history and market strategy: Inside the secret world of Trader Joe's. Includes juicy bits on where some of their food comes from (their pita chips come from Stacy's, a division of Frito-Lay) and how they choose their locations (one way is checking out an area's gourmet food magazine subscription numbers).
― her breath came in short pants (sciolism), Tuesday, 24 August 2010 08:09 (thirteen years ago) link
Store managers, "captains" in Trader Joe's parlance -- the nautical titles are a holdover from Coulombe (newly promoted captains are commanders; assistant store managers are first mates) -- can make in the low six figures, and full-time crew members can start in the $40,000 to $60,000 range. But on top of the pay, Trader Joe's annually contributes 15.4% of employees' gross income to tax-deferred retirement accounts.
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 24 August 2010 12:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Uh... That's pretty good starting pay and do I love Trader Joe's enough to consider a career change?
― Jenny, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 13:08 (thirteen years ago) link
Wow, jeez, no kidding.
― jaymc, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 13:13 (thirteen years ago) link
I heard it's a cult. You make money but give up so much more.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 14:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Like, your very soul? Or something less than that?
― sharkless dick stick (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 24 August 2010 15:30 (thirteen years ago) link
iirc to officially become a 'captain' you have to kill a whole foods worker
― iatee, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 15:33 (thirteen years ago) link