Letters to the Editor: Hey, why not a new Trader Joe’s in South L.A. or East L.A.?

5 days, 21 hours ago

Letters to the Editor: Hey, why not a new Trader Joe’s in South L.A. or East L.A.?

LA Times

Trader Joe’s is opening three new stores in Los Angeles. The article quotes company marketing executives on the Inside Trader Joe’s podcast regarding criteria for new stores — population density, parking and accessibility — without taking a critical eye at the map. There’s nothing in East L.A. Don’t the rest of us deserve access to Trader Joe’s Mandarin Orange Chicken or the infamous Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups? And while new Trader Joe’s locations are news, I miss the L.A. Times that would report the whole story and not just publish an article that reads like a company press release.

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Trader Joe’s to open three new L.A. stores in 2025

1 week, 1 day ago

Trader Joe’s to open three new L.A. stores in 2025

LA Times

The Trader Joe’s in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Eagle Rock. Trader Joe’s, the popular grocery chain known for its unique original products and affordable prices, will open three new stores in Los Angeles next year. A Trader Joe’s spokesperson confirmed to Nexstar Media Group that the new locations are expected to open next year. Earlier this year, the company …

‘The Disneyland of American grocery stores’: How Trader Joe’s became a tourist hot spot

55 years ago

‘The Disneyland of American grocery stores’: How Trader Joe’s became a tourist hot spot

CNN

CNN — Seoul’s Incheon Airport has taken a major stance. Throughout the terminal, large signs in Korean and English warn about an American product whose presence in your luggage can result in police action — Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel seasoning. “I think that Trader Joe’s is like the Disneyland of American grocery stores,” she says. “They’re appealing to …

Trader Joe’s to open eight new SoCal stores. Here’s where they will be

7 months, 1 week ago

Trader Joe’s to open eight new SoCal stores. Here’s where they will be

LA Times

The original Trader Joe’s in Pasadena. Trader Joe’s is ramping up its pace of expansion, with plans to open two dozen new grocery stores around the country, including eight in Southern California. The push by Trader Joe’s to increase its footprint comes as grocery prices have climbed about 25% over the last four years. With its tightly curated selection of …

We’re big fans of these 11 supermarkets

4 years, 10 months ago

We’re big fans of these 11 supermarkets

LA Times

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New Year’s Day in L.A.: What’s open

LA Times

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4 things we learned about L.A. cuisine while finding its 101 best restaurants

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4 things we learned about L.A. cuisine while finding its 101 best restaurants

LA Times

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Review: L.A.’s most polarizing restaurant returns. Is its outlandishness worth the splurge?

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Review: L.A.’s most polarizing restaurant returns. Is its outlandishness worth the splurge?

LA Times

No restaurant in the history of Los Angeles has been dissected, derided and defended like Vespertine, the modernistic experiment housed in the four-story Culver City building called “Waffle” by its architect, Eric Owen Moss. A top layer of black gel conceals smoked mussel cream mixed with mussels, salted plum and minced water chestnuts, with a sheen of roasted kelp oil …

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Opinion: Learning to cook was the unexpected cure to my L.A. loneliness

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Opinion: Learning to cook was the unexpected cure to my L.A. loneliness

LA Times

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The L.A. Flower District is full of surprises. Here’s a DIY guide for newbies

1 month, 2 weeks ago

The L.A. Flower District is full of surprises. Here’s a DIY guide for newbies

LA Times

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The cult of Trader Joe’s, living with diabetes, Thanksgiving dinner timeline: Catch up on the day’s stories

1 month, 3 weeks ago

The cult of Trader Joe’s, living with diabetes, Thanksgiving dinner timeline: Catch up on the day’s stories

CNN

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Avocado producers say India, Thailand, Japan the next big growth markets

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Avocado producers say India, Thailand, Japan the next big growth markets

ABC

They are a staple of breakfast plates across the country but international buyers say West Australian avocadoes are being put to significantly different uses overseas. According to Avocados Australia, market access in Thailand and India has increased over the past 18 months, while exports to Japan were up by 226 per cent last financial year. West Australian director for Avocados …

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The stylish Silver Lake wine bar that drew hundreds to its opening night

3 months, 4 weeks ago

The stylish Silver Lake wine bar that drew hundreds to its opening night

LA Times

On a late August night in Silver Lake, a crush of people filled the sidewalk just south of Sunset Junction. Currently, Barr Seco is open Tuesday to Sunday from 5 to 11 p.m. 3820 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, barrseco.com The top tier at Moohan, Koreatown’s newest barbecue restaurant, features a range of Wagyu cuts. Nearby there are also serve-yourself …

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More than 75 big-deal L.A. restaurants closed so far this year. So why are chefs still optimistic?

4 months ago

More than 75 big-deal L.A. restaurants closed so far this year. So why are chefs still optimistic?

LA Times

In July, after more than a year of delays prepping her first bricks-and-mortar restaurant — and a long stretch earlier searching for the right spot — chef Rashida Holmes opened Bridgetown Roti with high hopes. Among the restaurant’s we’ve lost are Teresa Montaño’s singular paella and fideuà specialty place Otoño; Walter and Margarita Manzke’s bistro Bicyclette and Michelin one-star spot …

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Los Angeles without Langer’s? Owner says he’s considering closing

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Los Angeles without Langer’s? Owner says he’s considering closing

LA Times

Langer’s deli owner Norm Langer said he’s tired of cajoling city officials to clean the streets, restore public safety and make MacArthur Park a destination again. 19 “the world’s best sandwich.” It’s hard to imagine Los Angeles without Langer’s. But Langer told Lopez he’s “tired of pushing the cart up the hill,” of cajoling city officials to clean the streets, …

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Shenzhen, Los Angeles explore business links

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Shenzhen, Los Angeles explore business links

China Daily

They are on opposite sides of the Pacific Ocean, but the dynamic economic hubs of Shenzhen and Los Angeles share many similarities. "Both are vibrant global cities, have large ports, which are among the busiest in the world, and possess a strong atmosphere for innovation and entrepreneurship," Peng Jing, the Chinese commercial counselor in Los Angeles, told business leaders and …

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Opinion: My business won’t flee California like SpaceX or Chevron. But we do want some changes

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: My business won’t flee California like SpaceX or Chevron. But we do want some changes

LA Times

The Chevron refinery is seen in Richmond, Calif. The Farmer John Meatpacking plant, a fixture of the Los Angeles meat industry for nearly a century, ceased operations and left the city to continue business elsewhere last year. So this may sound crazy: Despite the mounting challenges in Los Angeles, my family-owned business isn’t going anywhere. Los Angeles County may lead …

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Trader Joe’s discontinued items: Fans lament favorite products going missing.

55 years ago

Trader Joe’s discontinued items: Fans lament favorite products going missing.

Slate

When I came back from abroad, there was one thing I couldn’t wait for. They referred me to a mini-episode of the Trader Joe’s podcast ICYMI about why the company discontinues products in the first place. Just as Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” starts playing on the radio, Candy Cane Joe-Joe’s will reappear on Trader Joe’s …

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A streetwear icon’s new restaurant has L.A.’s buzziest burgers and a long list of martinis

5 months, 2 weeks ago

A streetwear icon’s new restaurant has L.A.’s buzziest burgers and a long list of martinis

LA Times

At the Benjamin, Old Hollywood opulence and Art Deco design set the scene for shrimp cocktails, a bevy of martinis and American classics with a twist. … Then about a year and a half ago, early 2023, something inside of me was just like, ‘It’s time.’” Shenassafar’s passion for food had already begun to creep from his personal life into …

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These are the Vons, Pavilions, Albertsons to be sold in California under proposed merger

5 months, 4 weeks ago

These are the Vons, Pavilions, Albertsons to be sold in California under proposed merger

LA Times

A list of stores that would be sold under a proposed merger includes some 30 Vons locations, including the store on Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles, as well as one on West 3rd Street. The 63 California stores listed consist of 15 Albertsons locations, including two in Huntington Beach; 31 Vons locations, including the store on Fairfax Avenue in Los …

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California family's viral $444 receipt from Trader Joe's sparks debate online

6 months ago

California family's viral $444 receipt from Trader Joe's sparks debate online

Hindustan Times

A California family recently went viral on social media for their $444 receipt from Trader Joe's. The family also bought a variety of frozen food items, such as Trader Joe's chicken and cheese tamales, burritos bean rice, chicken soup dumplings, and Margherita pizza. Take them to Walmart or something.” Another said, “Shopping at trader joes instead of costco with 6 …

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L.A.’s next great sandwich shop is in Santa Monica

6 months, 2 weeks ago

L.A.’s next great sandwich shop is in Santa Monica

LA Times

The Mozzarella, one of the choice sandwiches at the new Bread Head in Santa Monica. It’s the West Hollywood sandwich shop opened a month ago by Ariana Madix and Katie Maloney, two cast members of “Vanderpump Rules” and stars of the Bravo omniverse. The sandwiches go by first-name-basis film icons: The Viola, The Drew, The Reese, The Nancy, with the …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Looking back at L.A.’s Chinatown to imagine a just future for Asian American communities

LA Times

Book Review The Power of Chinatown: Searching for Spatial Justice in Los Angeles By Laureen D. Hom UC Press: $29.95, 300 pages If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Hom’s research interests in gentrification and civic engagement in Asian American communities had led her in 2012 …

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Jonson and Alice Chen: The new generation for 99 Ranch

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Jonson and Alice Chen: The new generation for 99 Ranch

LA Times

99 Ranch is so much more than just another grocery store. It’s a mecca — an oasis where members of the Chinese-speaking diaspora have indulged in the flavors of their heritage for four decades and a convenient place to snag live fish and acquire specifically Asian produce such as wispy chayote shoot tendrils and fat, nutty stalks of celtuce. See …

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Chili crisp capitalism meets a new wave of Asian American cynicism

7 months, 1 week ago

Chili crisp capitalism meets a new wave of Asian American cynicism

LA Times

There was a time that I might have gotten excited and even emotional upon spotting a bottle of chili crisp in my local Trader Joe’s. And judging by the way the Asian American community has roundly criticized chef David Chang’s recent attempt to trademark the term “chili crunch,” we’ve also reached a new era of Asian American cynicism. Jing Gao, …

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Where does L.A.’s leftover produce go? This group helps get tons to the hungry every day

7 months, 1 week ago

Where does L.A.’s leftover produce go? This group helps get tons to the hungry every day

LA Times

It’s 4:30 a.m. on a Tuesday and the lights are blazing at Food Forward’s Pit Stop warehouse. Lupe “Papi” Rodriguez uses plastic wrap to stabilize a wobbly pallet of unsold berries, tomatoes and other produce at the Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market, before loading it into his truck bound for Food Forward’s warehouse. So even though it’s dark and cold, …

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Some of L.A.’s best burgers hit the Valley, plus Cobras & Matadors returns and more openings

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Some of L.A.’s best burgers hit the Valley, plus Cobras & Matadors returns and more openings

LA Times

Heavy Handed Studio City Some of L.A.’s best burgers just landed in the Valley. “We’re Valley guys, so this is good for us.” Heavy Handed is open in Studio City daily from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. 11838 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, heavyhanded.la At Echo Park’s Kushiba, Shibumi chef David Schlosser’s kushikatsu, or fried skewers, take center stage. Chef Sean …

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How Los Angeles County became home to the biggest AAPI communities in the country

7 months, 3 weeks ago

How Los Angeles County became home to the biggest AAPI communities in the country

LA Times

Los Angeles County is home to more Asian Americans than any other county in the United States. To understand the Asian and Pacific Islander diaspora in Southern California, the Los Angeles Times analyzed 40 years of data from the Census Bureau. Coming from dozens of communities, most of them associated with the largest continent in the world, nearly a million …

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Opinion: How L.A.’s Chinatown helped reinvent Southern California

7 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: How L.A.’s Chinatown helped reinvent Southern California

LA Times

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A slice of tourists hasn’t returned since COVID. L.A. wants them back.

8 months ago

A slice of tourists hasn’t returned since COVID. L.A. wants them back.

LA Times

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How one mall has become a culture-defining hub for Orange County’s newest Koreatown

9 months, 1 week ago

How one mall has become a culture-defining hub for Orange County’s newest Koreatown

LA Times

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With fewer options, South L.A. braces for bigger bills at fast-food restaurants

9 months, 1 week ago

With fewer options, South L.A. braces for bigger bills at fast-food restaurants

LA Times

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Why supermarkets have abandoned some of America's poorest neighborhoods

Salon

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Column: Cal-Mex is having a moment in New York. But how does it taste?

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: Cal-Mex is having a moment in New York. But how does it taste?

LA Times

Customers line up at Los Tacos No. New York, like Los Angeles, has become a de facto suburb for Mexico City’s hip set, with culinary ideas flowing among the three cities. There’s an outpost of Dos Toros, an OK burrito chain started by two brothers from Berkeley in 2009, for the same reasons Cleghorn cited, that now has locations across …

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California burrito: The San Diego specialty that Big Burrito doesn’t want you to know about.

10 months ago

California burrito: The San Diego specialty that Big Burrito doesn’t want you to know about.

Slate

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‘Why Costa Mesa? Why not Santa Ana?’ A buzzy mercado reflects a changing O.C.

10 months, 1 week ago

‘Why Costa Mesa? Why not Santa Ana?’ A buzzy mercado reflects a changing O.C.

LA Times

In 2018, the popular Northgate González supermarket chain announced plans to shutter its downtown Santa Ana store to make way for a development project of apartments and retail space. When Santa Ana College student Lucero Garcia visited Mercado Gonzalez for the first time, she asked herself not only, “‘Why Costa Mesa?’ but also, ‘Why not Santa Ana?’” Garcia lives in …

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The best US cities for foodies

10 months, 2 weeks ago

The best US cities for foodies

The Independent

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Top 100 US restaurants to visit in 2024 list out, THIS cuisine dominates

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Top 100 US restaurants to visit in 2024 list out, THIS cuisine dominates

Hindustan Times

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Meet the new Smorgasburg L.A. vendors for 2024 — including the Cambodian cowboy

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Meet the new Smorgasburg L.A. vendors for 2024 — including the Cambodian cowboy

LA Times

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1 year ago

This L.A. restaurant is leading the evolution in nonalcoholic beverages

LA Times

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You too can eat at all the best restaurants in L.A. Start here

1 year ago

You too can eat at all the best restaurants in L.A. Start here

LA Times

Every year for a decade now, The Times has published its annual guide to 101 exceptional restaurants. Painting an intimate portrait of Los Angeles’ current dining scene, the ranked list celebrates newcomers alongside beloved institutions and every cuisine type available at just about every price point. As part of this tradition, restaurant critic Bill Addison selects citywide favorites to induct …

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It’s time the biscuit had its moment in Los Angeles

1 year ago

It’s time the biscuit had its moment in Los Angeles

LA Times

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Shopper calls out Trader Joe’s over ‘Trader Ming’s’ label

1 year, 1 month ago

Shopper calls out Trader Joe’s over ‘Trader Ming’s’ label

The Independent

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Amazon, Starbucks, Trader Joe's Unions Say Firms Are Stalling

1 year, 1 month ago

Amazon, Starbucks, Trader Joe's Unions Say Firms Are Stalling

Huff Post

Last year, the independent, fledgling union Trader Joe’s United accomplished what had never been done before: It formed the chain’s first unionized store, in Massachusetts, then its second, in Minnesota. “Amazon thinks they’re more powerful than everybody else and don’t have to obey federal labor law.” An Amazon spokesperson said in an email that the company still maintains that “both …

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From hashtags to hospitality: Are L.A.’s influencer-backed restaurants worth the hype?

1 year, 1 month ago

From hashtags to hospitality: Are L.A.’s influencer-backed restaurants worth the hype?

LA Times

A YouTube cooking series paved the way for social media star Anwar Jibawi and his mom, Amal, to open Anwar’s Kitchen, a brick-and-mortar restaurant in downtown. Conceived by Jing Gao, founder of modern Chinese food brand Fly by Jing, and Stephanie Liu Hjelmeseth, an established fashion and beauty content creator, Suá Superette is a Sichuan grab-and-go marketplace that’s bringing Chinese …

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All my favorite new restaurants are in downtown L.A.

1 year, 1 month ago

All my favorite new restaurants are in downtown L.A.

LA Times

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Column: Once flush with Chinese tourism dollars, San Gabriel Valley searches for a new normal

1 year, 1 month ago

Column: Once flush with Chinese tourism dollars, San Gabriel Valley searches for a new normal

LA Times

A pedestrian walks past a closed market on Garvey Avenue in Monterey Park. “Weekdays are a huge tossup.” The San Gabriel Valley’s popularity with Chinese investors, tourists and home buyers has always helped buoy the region against domestic economic shocks. The pandemic made travel between the U.S. and China more difficult, and that has “slowed down business in a culture …

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A Michelin-guide taqueria is coming to Grand Central Market this fall

1 year, 3 months ago

A Michelin-guide taqueria is coming to Grand Central Market this fall

LA Times

Villa’s Tacos Grand Central Market Villa’s Tacos, which makes some of L.A.’s most celebrated tacos, plans to open a location at Grand Central Market downtown as early as next month, bringing freshly pressed blue corn tortillas, char-grilled meats and family salsa recipes to one of the country’s most historic food halls. “Being part of something so amazing like the Grand …

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The kids of L.A.’s immigrant cooks are growing up to become chefs. How they’re shaping the food scene

1 year, 4 months ago

The kids of L.A.’s immigrant cooks are growing up to become chefs. How they’re shaping the food scene

LA Times

It’s never been easy to define a regional style of cooking for Southern California. Consider that at any given moment in the city, Los Angeles cuisine might take the form of Avish Naran and Miles Shorey‘s dosa onion rings with mango chutney at Pijja Palace, Katianna and John Hong‘s matzoh-filled mandu at Yangban Society, Junya Yamasaki‘s tonkatsu-chicken Kiev mashup in …

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A Chinese grocery store opening in West Los Angeles represents a cultural shift

1 year, 4 months ago

A Chinese grocery store opening in West Los Angeles represents a cultural shift

LA Times

A 99 Ranch is coming to Westwood. “Back then, for any of us who worked or lived on the Westside, any SGV Chinese restaurant or grocery store would have been a dream come true,“ Chan said via email, referring to the San Gabriel Valley, a traditionally Asian enclave. Though it’s tempting to believe Angelenos simply became more appreciative and educated …

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'San Francisco is dying': Before and after video shows the mass exodus of huge brands like Crate & Barrel, CVS and Office Depot from the crime-ridden city caught in a 'doom loop'

1 year, 4 months ago

'San Francisco is dying': Before and after video shows the mass exodus of huge brands like Crate & Barrel, CVS and Office Depot from the crime-ridden city caught in a 'doom loop'

Daily Mail

Before and after pictures have laid bare the mass exodus of huge brands from the city of San Francisco. The video, made up of Google Maps screen grabs, shows large chain stores like Target and CVS before and after they moved out of the city. ‹ Slide me › This CVS pharmacy has been left vacant after the company decided …

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