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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Trader Joe’s BBQ chicken salads recalled

Why do they make these recall statements on Friday afternoons when no major network will pick them up and the papers just shuffle the news to the back section?

More than two tons of prepared barbecue chicken salads sold at Trader Joe’s supermarkets have been recalled because they may contain red onions contaminated by a potentially deadly bacteria, USDA officials announced in a statement Friday.

The Huxtable’s Kitchen salads include diced red onions from Gills Onions, a California farm whose produce has been recalled due to a potential listeria bacteria contamination, Huxtable’s president Jason Knight told the Daily News.

Listeria is a potentially lethal bacteria whose subsequent infection, listeriosis, has a mortality rate of roughly 20 percent, according to the California Department of Public Health.- Daily News

Labels: food safety, Recalls, Trader Joe's

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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Cookbook Lovers...get some shelf space ready

Inspired by a generous donation from Gloria Herbert, who maintained an antique store in Montecito for years and collected over 1500 cookbooks, the Montecito Branch Public Library will be holding a fundraising Cookbook Extravaganza Sale on October 24, 2009 from 9:oo a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Come celebrate Epicure.sb and enjoy light refreshments while meandering through some delicious selections of cookbooks ready to be "adopted."

And, speaking of cookbooks, there are two new ones about cooking with Trader Joe's products hitting the shelves...

...The Trader Joe’s Companion: A Portable Cookbook, which is a response to the many comments the authors received from readers of the first book, saying they’d bring Cooking with All Things into the store with them. With its 9"-by-4" trim size, Companion can fit in a purse or back pocket. It is a “Flexibind” format and costs $13.95.

Also this fall, Ulysses Press is releasing The I Love Trader Joe’s Cookbook: 200 Delicious Recipes Using Only Foods from the World's Greatest Grocery Store, a $17.95 paperback, by Cherie Mercer Twohy. Ulysses executive v-p of operations Bryce Willett said he and his colleagues generated the book idea in-house after noticing the popularity of store-focused books. “People who go to Trader Joe’s just absolutely love it. They have such a devoted fan following.” - Publishers Weekly

Yeah...I'm a fan. I "heart" TJ's.

Labels: Books, Cookbooks, Montecito, sale, Trader Joe's

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Thursday, April 02, 2009

Trader Joe's is previewing a new website

All "flash-y" with Elvis tending the sample bar.

And we've created a fun (we think), different (you'll see), new website design. Want to be among the first to preview it? We thought you might. Click HERE to experience the new "Trader Joe's Virtual Store That Still Does Not Sell Anything" website design.

And if you want to share your thoughts on said design, we'd love to hear them. Send us an email to websitefeedback@traderjoes.com.

and just a note...Trader Joe's pistachios are NOT on the recall list.

Labels: Trader Joe's, websites

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Saturday, January 24, 2009

More Buck for Chuck

Bummer, dude.
My little inexpensive indulgences....getting upped. First the .99 Cent Store...Now 2 Buck Chuck!

Is this the end of Two Buck Chuck?

A proposal to raise the state tax on wine to a level more than six times higher to help close California's giant budget deficit would kill the $1.99 price for Charles Shaw wine, said Fred Franzia, who created the famous label sold by the Trader Joe's grocery chain. - LATimes

Can't we just tax politicians?

Labels: California, grocery stores, taxes, Trader Joe's, Wine

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