Trader Joe's
Grocery store · Cerritos ·
Snacks, wine, beer, organic foods, and unique international items.
Snacks, wine, beer, organic foods, and unique international items.
"A very-firm, high-protein block of tofu that crisps up into a ridiculously crunchy crumble, pairing especially well with soba (which boosts the protein) and fresh cucumber strips for a vibrant, texturally satisfying dish. The very-firm texture is key, and the resulting tofu topping is highly versatile—easily adapted with different seasonings and used to finish soups, curries, or leafy salads." - Kat Thompson
"The company will give employees two hours of paid time for each vaccine dose (four hours total) and offer flexible scheduling to allow workers time to get vaccinated." - Jenny G. Zhang
"A filmed incident at this grocery store shows a customer flinging her shopping basket and screaming, “You’re fucking Democratic pigs!” at masked employees who were escorting her out for refusing to wear a face covering; the episode illustrates how enforcement of pandemic mask policies can trigger angry, performative confrontations that quickly go viral and put frontline retail workers in the position of policing politicized public-health rules." - Jenny G. Zhang
"The go-to grocery-store-snack champion for party provisioning, celebrated for crowd-pleasing finds like Umami Crunchies, Rolled Corn Tortilla Chips (Taki dupes), sour jelly beans and candy-coated peanuts, all presented as fun, affordable snacks that can derail an attempted 'Dry January.'" - Gaby Grossman, Sarah Kilcoyne
"A familiar chain whose long checkout lines and utilitarian flow are portrayed as barriers to the sensual, leisurely experience of boutique markets." - Margaret Rhodes