A slideshow (about 5 min.) with items from Grocery Outlet in Richmond CA at San Pablo Ave and MacDonald Ave. Lots of pumpkins and good deals on cheese and sausages.
Some differing opinions on the 93 rating from Wine Enthusiast for the 2013 Malbec Clos d’Argentine seen at the 2:24 mark. Personally I liked the currant, licorice and leather notes but what do I know.
Its interesting that the comments about this bottle are all over the map…
Maybe that’s why local wine reviewer Kerry Kirkham calls it “Grocery Outlet Roulette.”
Yesterday at Palo Alto, in addition to the usual Principe Prosciutto ($4.99/3 oz), I found a new item: Principe Porchetta ($3.99/4oz). This is thin slices of a whole pork loin wrapped in pork belly (how can you go wrong with that combination?). The label says it’s imported from Italy and uncured. I usually avoid buying anything marked “uncured”, since I don’t like to encourage such dishonesty, but my curiosity got the better of me. It turned out to be pretty good.
Grocery Outlet 20% off wine sale begins Wed Oct 31 and runs through Tuesday Nov 6
Wednesday 31 October 2018 Tuesday 6 November 2018 12:00 PM
I noticed that the SF GOs now have an Esterlina fortified wine. (I guess this is basically a port that they couldn’t continue calling a port for legal reasons?) Anyone tried? Could be a nice pickup for the 20% off sale.
Other interesting pickups lately:
Mediterranean crackers, leek/onion and feta/oregano flavors, product of Greece. 99 cents I think?
I opened the feta/oregano and quite liked it.
Humboldt creamery cookies and cream, $2.49/pint. Nice enough though the pint feels a bit on the light side, like there’s a fair amount of air whipped in there.
Barolo Chinato from Marchesi di Barolo, 500 mL bottle for $7.99. This was at the Geary store with a listed retail price of $55! (After a little checking, it looks to me like it it more typically sells in the US in the range of $40.) Still a great deal if the contents are any good. I haven’t tried chinato before. I am pretty sure this is now sold out at Geary, but perhaps other local GO stores will still have some bottles.
Interesting I have never seen that. I just picked up a couple more bottles of Esterlina’s 2012 Cab ($15) that I really liked, at the Bayshore GO - they are down to their last case. They have some Porterville or Porter Creek I think Port that has ben there for a while. Since they’ve only discounted it 50%it does not appear to be moving.
I also picked up a bunch of Jack Rudy Cocktail brand tonic water, 59 cents for a 8 ounce bottle. I really dig these for gin and tonics and the size is perfect for one cocktail.
From 2 days ago in Palo Alto:
Kenyan macadamia. any idea how Kenyan macadamia compares to Hawaiian’s?
I thought A2 milk is expensive?
At PA GO today:
One of the better buys for me this year. A pound of smoked wild alaskan king salmon for $9.99. Tastes good with good texture too. I think I may buy a few more.
Jackson’s Honest potato chips, three flavors:
Other stuff:
Update: I opened the chinato at Thanksgiving and it was a big hit. The stuff was great in Manhattans and a few people enjoyed it by itself on the rocks. I have a feeling there are probably more interesting representatives of the style out there, but for $8 this was a killer deal.
Grocery Outlet in Richmond on San Pablo Ave -
slideshow:
$1.99 - White Castle mini sliders with chorizo, egg and aged gouda. What’s not to like? 4 frozen sliders in a box.
$4.99 - Odesea VQ Cuvee VIII 2012 red, needs some air but then the initial acid aroma mellows to currant, rhubarb and creamy vanilla notes.
California red blend of
Odisea
Grapes
Grenache, Mourvedre, Counoise, Cinsault, Shiraz/Syrah, Tempranillo, Petite Sirah, Carignan, Graciano
$2.49 Garlic Lemongrass Vietnamese Simmer Sauce (actually made in Thailand) has some bits of slippery lemongrass.
today at Oakland GO:
99 cents for Sir Kensington Classic Mayonnaise 10 oz with a Best By date of Dec. 7, 2018 so it looks like they are dumping it before it expires. Melanie W. says that it is the closest to homemade with a mustard kick. Bon Appetit reports that associate food editor
Chris Morocco said, “I almost wouldn’t feel bad eating this right out of the jar.”
The eggs look good!
Hah - I think we focus in on similar items. I bought those Aldi chocolate chip ice creams (good), the Chimay Blue bottle (S. Van Ness and Bayshore didn’t have the red or white), cheerios and waffles (great quick weekday breakfast for the kid).
first week of December at the Grocery Outlet in Richmond CA on San Pablo and Macdonald Avenues
Oh nice! I mostly look for snacks and ice creams, etc. since I have to pack the kids’ snacks every day.
We didn’t end up getting Aldi ice cream. I wanted to get one but the kid picked some fruit icecream bar instead…!
Milpitas GO 12/7/18:
Milkadamia Latte Da Barista Blend $1.49 - has anyone try it? I got 2 so will try it soon.
Quaker Oats Quick 1-Min Oatmeal 42oz for $3.29
Hatch Valley 505 Green Chile sauce 16oz for $1.49
Zaini Cioccolato Fondente Extra dark chocolate product of Italy $1.49 or $1.99 not sure - any good?
Schogetten dark chocolate (German chocolate) $1.49 or $1.99 not sure - anyone try it?
