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Family grocer expands to 3rd Mission location in former Bank of America space

Family collaboration and community service are driving the expansion of Chaparral Supermercado, addressing grocery needs in San Francisco.

The discount grocery store Aldi is opening its first store on the Cape

A new Aldi store is opening in Falmouth, marking its first location on Cape Cod, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony set for Thursday.

Alameda Marketplace Review - Alameda - San Francisco - The Infatuation

The Alameda Marketplace is a versatile hub for food and snacks, much like San Francisco's iconic Ferry Building.

Safeway delays plans to close 40-year-old San Francisco store

Safeway's Webster Street store in San Francisco's Fillmore District will remain open until January 2025.
The decision to keep the store open came after discussions with SF Mayor London Breed and the property's new owner.

Family grocer expands to 3rd Mission location in former Bank of America space

Family collaboration and community service are driving the expansion of Chaparral Supermercado, addressing grocery needs in San Francisco.

The discount grocery store Aldi is opening its first store on the Cape

A new Aldi store is opening in Falmouth, marking its first location on Cape Cod, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony set for Thursday.

Alameda Marketplace Review - Alameda - San Francisco - The Infatuation

The Alameda Marketplace is a versatile hub for food and snacks, much like San Francisco's iconic Ferry Building.

Safeway delays plans to close 40-year-old San Francisco store

Safeway's Webster Street store in San Francisco's Fillmore District will remain open until January 2025.
The decision to keep the store open came after discussions with SF Mayor London Breed and the property's new owner.
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#taste-test

20 Grocery Store Dark Chocolate Bars, Ranked Worst To Best - Tasting Table

Exploring various dark chocolate brands offers a unique tasting experience, revealing diverse flavor notes similar to wine and whiskey.

I'm a New Yorker who tried 5 plain bagels from grocery-store chains and ranked them from worst to best

Traders Joe's bagels lacked flavor and texture, making them the least favorable option.
Aldi's bagels were decent but felt more like rolls than traditional bagels.
Whole Foods bagels had a unique pretzel-like quality, though were light in weight.

The "Gourmet" $4 Frozen Pizza I'll Be Stocking in My Freezer Forever (I Can't Believe How Good It Is)

Frozen cheese pizzas are a go-to for many occasions, highlighting their convenience and universal appeal.
Quality and taste vary significantly among different store-brand frozen pizzas.

Trader Joe's Sausages, Ranked Worst To Best - Tasting Table

Trader Joe's offers a wide variety of sausages that cater to different tastes, but not all are equally favored.

20 Grocery Store Dark Chocolate Bars, Ranked Worst To Best - Tasting Table

Exploring various dark chocolate brands offers a unique tasting experience, revealing diverse flavor notes similar to wine and whiskey.

I'm a New Yorker who tried 5 plain bagels from grocery-store chains and ranked them from worst to best

Traders Joe's bagels lacked flavor and texture, making them the least favorable option.
Aldi's bagels were decent but felt more like rolls than traditional bagels.
Whole Foods bagels had a unique pretzel-like quality, though were light in weight.

The "Gourmet" $4 Frozen Pizza I'll Be Stocking in My Freezer Forever (I Can't Believe How Good It Is)

Frozen cheese pizzas are a go-to for many occasions, highlighting their convenience and universal appeal.
Quality and taste vary significantly among different store-brand frozen pizzas.

Trader Joe's Sausages, Ranked Worst To Best - Tasting Table

Trader Joe's offers a wide variety of sausages that cater to different tastes, but not all are equally favored.
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The Arab Market Store: A Taste of Home in Canterbury

The Arab Market Store in Canterbury offers a sense of community and a taste of home, catering to the local Arab residents' grocery needs.

Lidl's 2024 Thanksgiving Dinner Feeds 10 People For Less Than $5 Each - Tasting Table

Lidl is offering its lowest-priced Thanksgiving dinner ever at under $45, serving 10 people.

One Costco Pasta Sauce Brand Is Essentially A Rao's Copycat For Less - Tasting Table

Costco's Victoria Organic Pasta Sauce offers comparable taste and quality to Rao's at a lower price, making it a strong competitor in the jarred sauce market.

10 Grocery Store Bakery Items You Should Avoid Buying - Tasting Table

Grocery store baked goods often compromise on quality and freshness.
Homemade or specialty bakery items are usually better than grocery store options.

12 Store-Bought Quesos, Ranked Worst To Best - Tasting Table

The article emphasizes the pleasure of enjoying tortilla chips with queso and offers guidance on selecting store-bought options.
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Workplace bully and federal laws

Bathroom accessibility is severely limited for early workers due to remodeling and rude personnel, impacting health and comfort.
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Trader Joe's Says This Is The Reason Its Products Are Never On Sale - Tasting Table

Trader Joe's unique business model revolves around no-sales, competitive pricing, and providing value without traditional loyalty programs or coupons.

I'm a Brit who went to Trader Joe's for the 1st time and I wish we had grocery stores like it in the UK

Trader Joe's stores are known for their unique, colorful displays and a wide range of exclusive food products.

12 Trader Joe's Snack Pairings You Absolutely Need To Try - Tasting Table

Trader Joe's offers a unique and creative selection of snacks that sets it apart from other grocery stores.

The Reason There Are No GMOs In Trader Joe's Products - Tasting Table

Trader Joe's differentiates itself by offering a unique shopping experience and prioritizing non-GMO products, enhancing customer loyalty.

Trader Joe's Says This Is The Reason Its Products Are Never On Sale - Tasting Table

Trader Joe's unique business model revolves around no-sales, competitive pricing, and providing value without traditional loyalty programs or coupons.

I'm a Brit who went to Trader Joe's for the 1st time and I wish we had grocery stores like it in the UK

Trader Joe's stores are known for their unique, colorful displays and a wide range of exclusive food products.

12 Trader Joe's Snack Pairings You Absolutely Need To Try - Tasting Table

Trader Joe's offers a unique and creative selection of snacks that sets it apart from other grocery stores.

The Reason There Are No GMOs In Trader Joe's Products - Tasting Table

Trader Joe's differentiates itself by offering a unique shopping experience and prioritizing non-GMO products, enhancing customer loyalty.
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#grand-opening

SF's Bi-Rite Market Grand Opening: Live Music & Free Gift

Bi-Rite Market is opening its largest store yet in Russian Hill, San Francisco, on August 29, 2024.

Sprouts is opening a new grocery store in this Bay Area suburb

Sprouts Farmers Market will open its first location in Hayward on September 27, fulfilling community requests for a specialty grocery store.

SF's Bi-Rite Market Grand Opening: Live Music & Free Gift

Bi-Rite Market is opening its largest store yet in Russian Hill, San Francisco, on August 29, 2024.

Sprouts is opening a new grocery store in this Bay Area suburb

Sprouts Farmers Market will open its first location in Hayward on September 27, fulfilling community requests for a specialty grocery store.
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Our Favorite Frozen Store-Bought Cheesecake Is From A Popular Restaurant - Tasting Table

The Cheesecake Factory is the top-rated brand for frozen cheesecakes due to its flavors, pre-sliced serving, and overall quality.

PCC Community Markets to return to downtown Seattle with smaller store

PCC Community Markets will reopen a smaller grocery store in downtown Seattle, focusing on prepared foods, after struggling sales led to the closure of its flagship store.

14 Unexpected Canned Ingredients To Elevate Store-Bought Donuts - Tasting Table

Canned frosting can enhance the flavor of store-bought donuts, making them more appealing and enjoyable.
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Spanish singles found a new dating strategy. It's in the fruit aisle.

Single people in Spain are using upside-down pineapples in grocery carts to signal interest in dating, moving away from dating apps.

First T&T Supermarket in California is coming to San Jose

T&T Supermarket will open in West San Jose in 2025, offering a unique grocery shopping experience focused on Asian cuisine.

Asian market will open at San Jose retail center in U.S. expansion

T&T Supermarkets is opening its first California store in San Jose, aiming to enhance grocery shopping into a community hub.

My Mom's Brilliant Grocery Trick I've Been Following for 15 Years

Building relationships with grocery store butchers can lead to personalized service and high-quality cuts for loyal customers.

Market Basket And The Yellow Horse Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty

Yellow horse spotted outside a grocery store leads to musings about real estate and apartment rentals in Boston.
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Popular Wegmans Grocery Store Eyes Possible UWS Opening, But Details Remain Murky

Wegmans chairman, Danny Wegman, has signed a long-term lease for a space on the Upper West Side.
While there are no current plans to open a store at that location, the door is being left open for a future business venture.

A giant new Morton Williams location is opening on the Upper West Side this month

Morton Williams will open a new location on the Upper West Side on January 26.
The new location will be one of the largest supermarkets in the neighborhood.

Popular Wegmans Grocery Store Eyes Possible UWS Opening, But Details Remain Murky

Wegmans chairman, Danny Wegman, has signed a long-term lease for a space on the Upper West Side.
While there are no current plans to open a store at that location, the door is being left open for a future business venture.

A giant new Morton Williams location is opening on the Upper West Side this month

Morton Williams will open a new location on the Upper West Side on January 26.
The new location will be one of the largest supermarkets in the neighborhood.
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#foodtown

New Bushwick Foodtown supermarket fulfills dream for longtime Brooklyn owners

A new Foodtown grocery store has opened in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
The store is owned by the Widdi family, who have been in the grocery business for decades.

New Foodtown Opens in Bushwick

Foodtown opens a new store in Bushwick, providing residents with access to fresh food in their neighborhood.
The 15,000-square-foot store offers a variety of amenities such as a sushi station, juice bar, gourmet cheese selection, and coffee counter.

New Bushwick Foodtown supermarket fulfills dream for longtime Brooklyn owners

A new Foodtown grocery store has opened in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
The store is owned by the Widdi family, who have been in the grocery business for decades.

New Foodtown Opens in Bushwick

Foodtown opens a new store in Bushwick, providing residents with access to fresh food in their neighborhood.
The 15,000-square-foot store offers a variety of amenities such as a sushi station, juice bar, gourmet cheese selection, and coffee counter.
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Safeway in SF's Fillmore District to stay open through early next year, company says

Safeway in San Francisco's Fillmore District will remain open until early Jan. 2025 following community complaints.
The city plans to explore options for the site, including more housing and a new grocery store.

I'm Genuinely Surprised By How Many Of Hailey Bieber's Viral $17 Smoothies Erewhon Reportedly Sells A Month

Erewhon's celebrity collaborations and viral smoothies have gained attention
Smoothie ingredients include almond milk, hyluronic acid, avocado, strawberries, sea moss, coconut cream, and strawberry glaze

A New Asian Grocer's Food Court Reveals a Rare Bird: Turkey Ramen

Kenny Yang has opened Gangnam Market, a new grocery store in River West that offers Chinese, Korean, and Japanese items.
The food court in Gangnam Market features a collection of new restaurants created by Yang, including Seven Faced Bird Ramen and a stall by Matthew Chiu of Chiu Quion Bakery.
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Meet the TikTok Star Calling Out Social Media's Most 'Creative' Recipe Videos

There's no shortage of out-there cooking videos on the internet: Just scrolling through TikTok you can find recipes that range from the inedible to the plain baffling.Thankfully, though, there's now a voice of humorous reason to help us make sense of it all: Tanara Mallory.Via @tanaradoublechocolate, Mallory reacts to people's outrageous cooking antics, each reaction beginning with her signature catchphrase: "Everybody's so creative!"

The Digital Fragments We Leave Behind After Death

I had never thought about capturing his voice.Sharon Koppel in Mifflinburg, Pa., lost her husband, Jeff, in 2020.He was 73.I had no recordings of Jeff's voice after he died.Then I stumbled upon a video of him riding his bike to our local Y.M.C.A. and sharing why exercise and his friends there were important to him, in his deep, gentle, kind voice.

Help! My Husband Is Jealous of My Dad.

Dear Prudence is online weekly to chat live with readers on Mondays at noon ET.Read part 1 of the chat here.Read part 2 below.Q. Can't Handle the Family Tension: My husband and I had our daughter a year ago.She is the light of our lives and our parents adore her.Despite having a close relationship with my dad for 10 years before our daughter was born, my husband is suddenly cold and often rude to my dad.

US surgeon general warns of next public health priority: loneliness

There's an ailment linked to increased heart attacks, depression, diabetes, crime and premature death in the US, and it's impacting people no matter where they live or who they are: loneliness.US surgeon general Vivek Murthy released an advisory on loneliness and isolation on Tuesday and urged people and public officials to treat the matter with the same urgency as other serious conditions such as obesity or drug abuse as it continues to surge, affecting approximately half of the people living in the US.

How to support your loved one during the infertility journey

Editor's Note: Chloe Melas is a reporter for CNN, covering all things entertainment for the network across platforms.After nearly two years of fertility treatments, she and husband Brian Mazza now have two sons.Melas was a recipient of Resolve's 2020 Hope Award for Advocacy.Bobby and Sara are having twins!

The hottest drama on LinkedIn is a fight about olive oil bottle design

The world of trendy, Instagrammable olive oil brands got heated this week.If you're not familiar with this particular corner of the business world, let me catch you up.Five years ago, a spate of olive oil brands hit the market promising high-quality products in beautifully designed bottles delivered to your doorstep.

Meet the TikTok Star Calling Out Social Media's Most 'Creative' Recipe Videos

There's no shortage of out-there cooking videos on the internet: Just scrolling through TikTok you can find recipes that range from the inedible to the plain baffling.Thankfully, though, there's now a voice of humorous reason to help us make sense of it all: Tanara Mallory.Via @tanaradoublechocolate, Mallory reacts to people's outrageous cooking antics, each reaction beginning with her signature catchphrase: "Everybody's so creative!"

The Digital Fragments We Leave Behind After Death

I had never thought about capturing his voice.Sharon Koppel in Mifflinburg, Pa., lost her husband, Jeff, in 2020.He was 73.I had no recordings of Jeff's voice after he died.Then I stumbled upon a video of him riding his bike to our local Y.M.C.A. and sharing why exercise and his friends there were important to him, in his deep, gentle, kind voice.

Help! My Husband Is Jealous of My Dad.

Dear Prudence is online weekly to chat live with readers on Mondays at noon ET.Read part 1 of the chat here.Read part 2 below.Q. Can't Handle the Family Tension: My husband and I had our daughter a year ago.She is the light of our lives and our parents adore her.Despite having a close relationship with my dad for 10 years before our daughter was born, my husband is suddenly cold and often rude to my dad.

US surgeon general warns of next public health priority: loneliness

There's an ailment linked to increased heart attacks, depression, diabetes, crime and premature death in the US, and it's impacting people no matter where they live or who they are: loneliness.US surgeon general Vivek Murthy released an advisory on loneliness and isolation on Tuesday and urged people and public officials to treat the matter with the same urgency as other serious conditions such as obesity or drug abuse as it continues to surge, affecting approximately half of the people living in the US.

How to support your loved one during the infertility journey

Editor's Note: Chloe Melas is a reporter for CNN, covering all things entertainment for the network across platforms.After nearly two years of fertility treatments, she and husband Brian Mazza now have two sons.Melas was a recipient of Resolve's 2020 Hope Award for Advocacy.Bobby and Sara are having twins!

The hottest drama on LinkedIn is a fight about olive oil bottle design

The world of trendy, Instagrammable olive oil brands got heated this week.If you're not familiar with this particular corner of the business world, let me catch you up.Five years ago, a spate of olive oil brands hit the market promising high-quality products in beautifully designed bottles delivered to your doorstep.
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Homemade Tortilla Chips - Love and Lemons

Learn how to make homemade tortilla chips with this step-by-step recipe!They're super crispy and flavorful.Enjoy them with your favorite dip!If you have a bag of stale tortillas hanging out on your counter, don't toss them.Instead, make homemade tortilla chips!These homemade tortilla chips are crispy, flavorful, and light as air.
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Mystery Gas Leak in India Leaves at Least 11 Dead

At least 11 people were killed and almost as many injured after a gas leaked in the northern Indian state of Punjab on Sunday.Officials had sealed off a section of in the city of Ludhiana and were evacuating residents as they tried to identify the gas and determine the source of the leak.All the victims were found near three businesses in the Giaspura industrial district a dairy store, a grocery store and a clinic.

Looting, Roadblocks: Paramilitary Is a Scary Neighbor in Sudan's Capital

In the 12 days since war broke out in Sudan, armed fighters with one of the military factions battling for control have occupied large parts of the capital, Khartoum, setting up roadblocks, moving into homes and taking over stores and hospitals.Those residents who have not already fled say they have had to learn how to survive living cheek by jowl with the feared, unpredictable troops of the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group that until days ago was part of a military-led government.

'Elemental' Preview: Director Peter Sohn Breaks New Animated Ground with Pixar's First Rom-Com

At IndieWire's Pixar visit, Sohn discussed how his parents' immigrant story and his fascination with chemistry led to his film's Element City."Elemental" (opening theatrically June 16) achieves a number of milestones for Pixar.It's the studio's first rom-com and its first immigrant story about family struggle and sacrifice.

Mystery Gas Leak in India Leaves at Least 11 Dead

At least 11 people were killed and almost as many injured after a gas leaked in the northern Indian state of Punjab on Sunday.Officials had sealed off a section of in the city of Ludhiana and were evacuating residents as they tried to identify the gas and determine the source of the leak.All the victims were found near three businesses in the Giaspura industrial district a dairy store, a grocery store and a clinic.

Looting, Roadblocks: Paramilitary Is a Scary Neighbor in Sudan's Capital

In the 12 days since war broke out in Sudan, armed fighters with one of the military factions battling for control have occupied large parts of the capital, Khartoum, setting up roadblocks, moving into homes and taking over stores and hospitals.Those residents who have not already fled say they have had to learn how to survive living cheek by jowl with the feared, unpredictable troops of the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group that until days ago was part of a military-led government.

'Elemental' Preview: Director Peter Sohn Breaks New Animated Ground with Pixar's First Rom-Com

At IndieWire's Pixar visit, Sohn discussed how his parents' immigrant story and his fascination with chemistry led to his film's Element City."Elemental" (opening theatrically June 16) achieves a number of milestones for Pixar.It's the studio's first rom-com and its first immigrant story about family struggle and sacrifice.
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20 Extremely Easy Recipes for When You're Burned Out

You probably think all of us here at New York Times Cooking love to cook.And for the most part, we do!We cook for work, we cook for fun.But we'd be lying if we didn't admit to sometimes wilting at the thought of planning another week of meals, or groaning when the last of the ketchup runs out because it means a slog to the grocery store.
RIP to the man who created an animitronic hellscape in which to buy milk

Stew Leonard Sr. Dies at 93; Founded Disneyland of Dairy Stores'

Stew Leonard Sr., a folkloric retailer who expanded his namesake stores into merchandising meccas replete with petting zoos and mechanical singing farm animals, died on Wednesday at a hospital in Manhattan.He was 93.The cause was complications of pneumonia, his son Stewart Jr. said.Mr. Leonard opened his original store in Norwalk, Conn., in 1969 as a destination that promised fresh milk because it was built around a bottling plant.

Carolyn Bryant Donham, woman at the center of the lynching of Black teen Emmett Till, has died

The white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making improper advances before he was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 has died in hospice care in Louisiana, a coroner's report shows.Carolyn Bryant Donham was 88.Donham died Tuesday night in Westlake, Louisiana, according to a death report filed Thursday in Calcasieu Parish Coroner's Office in Louisiana.
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