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damn. very sad. thanks for the summary Robert...

Seeing I cant read French...what did the article say, in a nutshell...Thx

No wonder I dont like cheese...

Hey Chop, Do you work @ the restaurant? Thanks...

picked up flash frozen panko breaded cod @ trader joes this weekend...havent tried it yet...but the packaging looks really great!

Im looking to find better bacon but havent yet Dave! I thought Niman was going to do it but no way...Im glad you're with me!

dinner made tonight from items bought from Trader Joes - except the wine - Thank God Raymond 1999 Cabernet Vintage Reserve Oven Roasted Rack of Lamb Rack of Lamb over Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Haricot Verts

Steve M, your pics are amazing as your dishes!

we had the Niman Ranch applewood smoked bacon this am and although excellent we did think that the smoked bacon from Whole Foods was much better...but these 2 brands are the best Ive tasted so far!

question answered

My wife is addicted to diet Coke which TJs doesnt have, they also dont have diapers... I thought we spent a lot of money at TJs but we spent more @ Costco today...expensive weekend but we are ready for any catastrophe!

going to Costco for the first time today! do you know if they sell soda there? I cant find it listed on their website. thanks.

Well I also got that Plugra butter that you guys seem to like on this thread - although I had never heard of it...can you give me some more info on it...I do like the smell, texture and taste of it. How is it rated among other European butters?

thx vengroff- what I thought too - except for me it it didnt become easier to drink the more I drank it...it actually became less drinkable for me...had to crack a beer...actually turned me off red wine for the night ( gasp ) the bouquet ( can you really call it that here ) made me wince and the following sips made my face make expressions I didnt know they could make Im saving the case for the eGullet party (just kidding!)

The Charles Shaw Merlot is relatively bad, imho. I had hoped it was going to be better, but its not. Very tough for me to drink actually... Hope the Cab is better...

All the best to you Diane...Get well!

I didnt care for I was only looking for one kind of wine BTW did you see how many of those Charles Shaw boxes were stacked everywhere throughout the entire store practically!

We bought Brioche rolls that we are eating tonight with honey turkey we also bought I saw that and almost got it... Fiji blows it away! No contest.

I filled a cart and Allison filled a cart... You should see the food that we got though...If we got the same stuff anywhere else it would be 30-40% more I would imagine...also $80 of that was 2 cases wine and 6 pack of Grolsch beer...the filets were relatively expensive as were the shrimp...

We also just got back from TJs in Chicago... It was so awesome! Emory entering Trader Joes -Chicago Emory and TJ helper recommend 3 Buck Chuck The wine that costs $3 a bottle - trying it tonight... Em picks a few items Liam and Emory and 2 carts of great food Frenched to the bone Lamb chops All done shopping...what did we get... 2 packages lamb large frozen shrimp frozen sea bass frozen Australian Filet Mignons Niman Ranch Bacon frozen chicken breasts Belgian Truffles 2 cases Shaw wine Fiji water Plugra butter Batali sauces and tons tons tons more..I was going to list everything but that would be pages of stuff we spent $450 dollars and have more great food you can imagine and it was a lot of fun! The employees have a great sense of humor and were of great help. I highly recommend this place! PS The person in front of us was buying 10 cases of the Shaw wine and the check out clerk told him, "There's not that much winter left... " The people in the Chicago store have a great sense of humor...one of the reason I really like this place...and they also double bag your groceries without asking!

Well, we are on our way!

thanks for the great review HH - mk needed that - seems it had been getting bombarded from the Heartland recently...

how much money could we raise if we sell them all on ebay?!?

that was the dish...and yes it was a long time ago - but thats the one I remember from there that I loved!