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Trader Joe's Co. Inc.

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Kinde Durkee, Near Plea Deal for Ripping Off Democratic Politicians, Makes a Love Match

    ​Before we get to the news about Kinde Durkee's possible plea deal, may we point out that, based on their respective booking photos, we believe we have found a love match between the disgraced former Democratic campaign treasurer and a certain disgraced former city official who called Huntington B ... More >>

  • News

    February 23, 2012

    Paulien Lombard Was a Spyentologist

    A former spy for Scientology came clean on abuses. Now, she says, the church is chasing her

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    On the Line: Lisa Fontanesi of Jamie Oliver Food Foundation, Part One

    ​The Jamie Oliver Food Revolution has been parked at the Santa Ana offices of Latino Health Access this month, working with schools and families of central Santa Ana to fight the obesity epidemic spreading across the nation. The Food Revolution truck moves from city to city and faces the challenge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    On the Line: The Men of the Burnt Truck, Part One

    Photo by Meranda Carter​When we suggested the guys behind local luxe lonchera the Burnt Truck split up the answers, it wasn't until after the fact we realized all three (Paul Cao, Phi Nguyen and Minh Pham) submitted answers to the entire questionnaire. So this week, we flex our keyboarding muscles ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Kim Kardashian's Wedding Playist: 5 Songs To Avoid

    ​ On Saturday, while you're sleeping in or making a run to Trader Joe's for vegan pizza, there'll be more important things going on in the world. Yeah, it's Kim Kardashian's wedding! We know you could probably care less, but these multimillion-dollar Hollywood weddings only happen once every...mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    A Slice of New York Pizza to Open Second Location

    ProfessorSalt.comA Slice of NY Pizza's Seal Beach location​Huntington Harbour residents will soon have a new neighbor: Seal Beach's A Slice of New York Pizza will open its second location, next to Trader Joe's in the Huntington Harbour Mall. According to employee Eric Hodgin, the expected opening ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    How to Smoke Bacon-Wrapped Meatballs aka MOINK Balls

    ProfessorSalt.comMOINK!!​As with any festive meal, an outdoor cookout ought to begin with appetizers. This week on Grill Marks, we make MOINK Balls. Moo oink = beef meatballs wrapped in bacon, then smoked.Like the rest of the Grill Marks series, this post will focus on the technique and the gril ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    Cheap Drunk: Walgreens Selling Its Own Beer

    ​Now you can get some premium beer with that foot cream and bar of soap. Walgreens has rolled out a private-label brew called Big Flats 1901, available at more than 4,600 locations. The suds are being sold cheap, about $3 for a six-pack and $11.50 for a case of 24. (For those already too hammered ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    Five Local Food-Related Host(ess) Gifts For This Holiday Season

    Flickr user roboppyThanks. I'll put it with the other 5 boxes of the same thing that I won't eat until I can regift it.​This year, instead of flowers, a box of See's, or a bottle of wine from Trader Joe's, shake up the host/hostess gifts a little bit. There are plenty of local options that will ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Dairy Devilment: CREAM vs. Homemade Alcohol-Infused Whipped Cream

    CREAM: Chocolate and vanilla, $9.99/can.​Four Loko has had its metaphorical gonads cut out from underneath it; Joose is in the staging area for the chopping block. What's a lonely hobo, desperate hipster wannabe or unsocialized computer-bound geek to do for that alcoholic, caffeinated hit?On Monda ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Double-Down Latkes, or Why Rob Eshman Is a Genius

    Dave Lieberman​Rob Eshman is the editor of and occasional food blogger for the Jewish Journal who raised the hackles of Los Angeles food bloggers earlier this year by posting 10 reasons Saveur's glowing review of LA's promise as a food destination was misguided.Well, dear readers, Eshman has done ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Put Down The Damn Cool Whip. Do It Now.

    Flickr user roadsidepicturesYou're not fooling anyone, you know.​Last week was a very stressful week, and when I get stressed out, I cook. The concentration required to work in a kitchen, a place with knives, boiling water or oil, fire, and slippery floors, takes my mind off whatever's gone wrong. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    3.7 Quake Shakes North OC and Long Beach

    ​I was sprinkling a light dusting of blueberries and Trader Joe's Organic Granny's Apple Granola on top of my bowl of Kashi Heart to Heart Honey Toasted Oat cereal at 9:06 this morning when it sounded as if something was trotting across the attic over the kitchen cabinets.My wife in bed with a col ... More >>

  • News

    October 14, 2010

    Cal State Fullerton's Gutsy Professor

    [Best of OC 2010] Cindy Abbott's 10 OC Survival Tips

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Dueling Dishes: Olive Oil vs. "Olive Oil"

    docnic, through a Creative Commons license Old School Olive Press​Much has been made of the recent study from UC Davis about so-called "extra-virgin" olive oil sold in California. Chemical analysis of a number of brands, both local and imported, showed that the labels often lied. And lied a lot. L ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    Drunk After Work: The Anthill Pub

    Dave Lieberman​The Place: The Anthill Pub, C-215 Student Center, University of California--Irvine, 4200 Campus Dr., Irvine; (949) 824-3050.The Hours: 4-7 p.m., Monday through Friday. Closed Saturday and Sunday.The Deal: $1 off pints; $3 off pitchers.

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2010

    Recipe of the Week: Chiles Rellenos de Picadillo

    El Pato sauce... is there anything it can't do? It turns plain old ground turkey into delicious picadillo, which gets stuffed; add it to your favorite taco filling; use it as a base for queso dip.This week's recipe, which features this wunder-sauce, is not a classic chile relleno (it isn't battered ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    Crime Time: Is Tobias Fünke the "Blue Note Bandit"?

    It's the Weekly's weekly crime round-up--now with more blatant Arrested Development imagery.Could Tobias Fünke be the "Blue Note Bandit" (Wednesday) or the man making "blown" offers (Thursday)?​TUESDAY, DEC. 1Nice Racks! After pulling over a silver 2004 Acura TL four-door at Newport Boulevard and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Move Over, Hi-Time, Here Comes 7-Eleven

    Dallas Observer​Robert Wilonsky at our sister publication, the Dallas Observer, broke the news today that 7-Eleven will be selling private-label wine in their stores starting next week.That's right, folks. No longer will you have to suffer the slings and arrows of shops run by true oenophiles, lik ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    On the Line: Jason Kordas of Jason's Downtown

    Photo Courtesy of Jason's Catering​Jason Kordas has catered for Bill Clinton, Al Gore and Pete Wilson. And for the past two years, his Santa Ana restaurant Jason's Downtown has been a fixture of the downtown dining and music scene.Kordas also still offers his catering services if you have people a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Just Another Orange County Murder: Jasmine Fiore Car Found

    UPDATED THROUGHOUT! The final piece in the puzzle explaining how swimsuit model Jasmine Fiore was brutally murdered and mutilated, as well as whether anyone helped now dead murder suspect Ryan Alexander Jenkins kill and/or dispose of the body in a Buena Park dumpster, could have b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2009

    Recipe of the Week: Cat's Slaw

    ​This side dish is available at the Cat Cora BBQ counter at Macy's Signature Kitchen, South Coast Plaza. Broccoli slaw, sold in bags at Trader Joe's, isn't everyone's go-to choice, granted, but once combined with the dressing (adapted from Cora's grandma's recipe), it makes this tasty--not ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    Crime Time: Methed Mom, Nitrous Oxide, a Full Moon, a Gutted Black Cat and a Skateboarding Giant Ax Carrier

    It's our weekly Weekly roundup of Orange County police calls--with suspect mugs!TUESDAY, JULY 7Courtesy of Cypress Police DepartmentAlison Le Anne EbertAt Least She Left the TV On Officers responding to an anonymous, 4:45 a.m. report of child abuse in a home in the 8500 block of La Homa Street in Cy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2009

    Chocolate-Covered Cheese? There Is A God

    I met Cathy and Elliott Pavlos, architects-turned-restaurateurs, and owners of Irvine's Lucca café and deli, during their Wine and Cheese Pairing 101 at Bloomingdales on Saturday. I had been envisaging a low-key gathering of shoppers and foodies (not that they're mutually exclusive, I hasten to add ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2009

    Fresh & Easy Has A Difficult Road Ahead

    Tesco, the UK supermarket behemoth, has just announced record pre-tax annual profits of £3.13bn ($4.5bn), which is surprising, given that the UK is in the middle of a raging recession.What's not surprising--to me, anyway--is that Fresh & Easy, Tesco's US operation, has, at the same time, made a ... More >>

  • News

    March 26, 2009

    Lance MacLean and the Slums of Mission Viejo

    Tesco, the UK supermarket behemoth, has just announced record pre-tax annual profits of £3.13bn ($4.5bn), which is surprising, given that the UK is in the middle of a raging recession.What's not surprising--to me, anyway--is that Fresh & Easy, Tesco's US operation, has, at the same time, made a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    Welcome to the Poorhouse: the Fresh and Easy Life

    It was good to be back in Henry's. I'd been a regular customer of the yuppified farmers market since it opened in February 2003 on the other side of Costa Mesa's Great Wall of College Avenue that blocks the sights and sounds of the Target store loading docks from my humble abode. Everything changed ... More >>

  • Food

    February 28, 2008

    [This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Cannoli Like Burritos at Tina and Vince's

    It was good to be back in Henry's. I'd been a regular customer of the yuppified farmers market since it opened in February 2003 on the other side of Costa Mesa's Great Wall of College Avenue that blocks the sights and sounds of the Target store loading docks from my humble abode. Everything changed ... More >>

  • Features

    September 20, 2007

    Mmm . . . Vittles

    Hardtack, biscuits & gravy, salt pork, beef jerky, burritos, falafel, & banh mi—you know, cowboy  food

  • Features

    September 20, 2007

    The Chuck Wagon

    Steakhouses, mess halls, eateries, barbecues, fine-dining establishments, & gratuitous & thematically inconsistent Tolkien references

  • Food

    September 13, 2007

    Disneyland for Foodies

    The new Whole Foods Market fills your belly and lightens your wallet

  • Features

    July 19, 2007

    Soil to Soul

    Orange County’s freshest farmers, farmers markets, food purveyors—and the chefs who love them

  • Food

    November 24, 2005

    Nirvana, Corn Chip-style

    Solving the origin myth of Laguna Beach’s Have’A Chips

  • Features

    October 21, 2004

    Best of OC 2004: Part 3

    Solving the origin myth of Laguna Beach’s Have’A Chips

  • News

    July 29, 2004

    The Ultimate Stoke

    Independent longboard shapers ride a small wave to the big time

  • Music

    November 20, 2003

    Last Week, the DJ Saved My Life

    Kitsch Bars John and Avalons Garron drive me crazy in a good way

  • Columns

    May 29, 2003

    Give Blood, Replenish with Merlot

    How to live during the summer of our discontent

  • Columns

    February 13, 2003

    Two-Buck Chuck

    Let them drink Charles Shaw

  • Columns

    December 12, 2002

    Diary of a Mad County

    Let them drink Charles Shaw

  • Food

    November 28, 2002

    Days of Beer and Ramen

    Bachelors use their noodle

  • Culture

    September 5, 2002

    All Thrills, No Chills

    Not quite roughing it on the central coast

  • Columns

    March 21, 2002

    Felony Foods

    Bushs DEA criminalizes hemp foods

  • News

    October 18, 2001

    You Say Rubbish, We Say Opportunity

    Not everyone cheers trash strikes resolution

  • Food

    October 4, 2001

    Continental Drift

    Brittas brings Europe a little closer

  • Food

    August 9, 2001

    A Guide to our Advertisers

    Brittas brings Europe a little closer

  • Features

    August 9, 2001

    A Guide to our Advertisers

    Brittas brings Europe a little closer

  • Columns

    March 15, 2001

    Your Rainy-Day Reader

    Too much time on your hands? Clone Bukowski from barf

  • Columns

    December 28, 2000

    Living in the USA

    Booker on Bosnia, Washburn on Kmart

  • Features

    November 23, 2000

    Were Shallow, They Say

    After the big-time, Mirainga just want to have fun

  • News

    May 25, 2000

    Coin Return

    After the big-time, Mirainga just want to have fun

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