tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post9140287619229924051..comments2024-02-16T13:35:34.356-05:00Comments on An Immovable Feast: Trader Joe's RevisitedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-85173815369128419102011-08-26T15:58:33.592-04:002011-08-26T15:58:33.592-04:00Thanks for this post! Love the TJ's reviews!Thanks for this post! Love the TJ's reviews!Jessicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-89677179107098772312011-08-26T13:03:17.107-04:002011-08-26T13:03:17.107-04:00Totally. When I was in high school (I graduated in...Totally. When I was in high school (I graduated in '96) it was a constant birthday dinner or special occasion place. And in my mid-20s I would go there at least once a month. But over the last four years I have only eaten there three times, and all three were just kind of going-through-the-motions meals. Still good, but staid. <br /><br />The wine list, of which I know he used to be proud, was sad (and they were out of several) and the food just had a Panda Inn-quality to it.<br /><br />But <a href="http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/cms/story/detail/back_to_school/10457/" rel="nofollow">I read this</a> in the Weekly yesterday, which I might try.JustinMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976061296214532098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-14575776051000246662011-08-26T12:42:44.739-04:002011-08-26T12:42:44.739-04:00AWESOME on both counts. Thank you very much for t...AWESOME on both counts. Thank you very much for this. Yujean Kang's has always been a favorite. It used to be a pretty regular birthday dinner stop in the mid to late 1990's. We still go now and then, but it really seems like he has lost some of his passion for the job. I worry that it will not be around much longer.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239828090303982584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-42245952933443285212011-08-26T11:56:39.226-04:002011-08-26T11:56:39.226-04:00Yes, I mix equal parts soy, vinegar and sugar, and...Yes, I mix equal parts soy, vinegar and sugar, and a little bit less than an equal part of water (I do it to taste) and then add cilantro and red pepper flakes. It's not exact, but it's close enough. <br /><br />(BTW I just did a Google image search for "Yujean Kang's mini dumpling" and a picture from this blog came up on the first page. I totally forgot that I wrote about the place a year and a half ago. I need to go back and take better pictures, as that was two cameras ago.)JustinMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976061296214532098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-15321655099370233722011-08-26T11:34:56.965-04:002011-08-26T11:34:56.965-04:00Kelly and I LOVE the mini dumplings at Yujean Kang...Kelly and I LOVE the mini dumplings at Yujean Kang's in Pasadena as well! It is fantastic to know about the TJ's alternative. I have tried many times to duplicate the ponzu-ish sauce at Yujean Kang's. Have you had any luck in this regard? I think that they use cilantro in it, but beyond that I have struck out in trying to replicate it. Thank you.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239828090303982584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-67659871160342609502011-08-26T01:24:48.681-04:002011-08-26T01:24:48.681-04:00You have to love the things cashiers say without t...You have to love the things cashiers say without thinking, like drones. "Have you tried this before? Oh, you haven't? Well, luckily for you, you happen to be here the first time it's ever seen the light of day."Julienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216379994934504201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-59759890420524338782011-08-25T17:10:11.253-04:002011-08-25T17:10:11.253-04:00Nosh: I'd say at least ten or twelve, if you c...<b>Nosh:</b> I'd say at least ten or twelve, if you count the smaller ones and the thin "tartes." I will have my buddy Tim ask Elizabeth about the frozen pops tonight and let you know.<br /><br /><b>Anon:</b> No problem. There will be another one next week, probably Friday.<br /><br /><b>Fritos:</b> Well if <i>you</i> want it, then I guess I have to do it.JustinMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976061296214532098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-13300504241150904852011-08-25T16:53:12.762-04:002011-08-25T16:53:12.762-04:00Those chili wontons look dynamite! And also...I am...Those chili wontons look dynamite! And also...I am very much looking forward to seeing the every frozen pizza post!Fritos and Foie Grashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101830844631920255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-56186005106951742562011-08-25T14:41:16.665-04:002011-08-25T14:41:16.665-04:00thanks pp! love your tj's posts.thanks pp! love your tj's posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319445054584013211.post-61569717354022652862011-08-25T13:59:34.113-04:002011-08-25T13:59:34.113-04:00I wonder just how many frozen pizzas they do offer...I wonder just how many frozen pizzas they do offer at any given time???<br /><br />Q: What's the deal with frozen confections and otters (or seals, or whatever that thing is?)Nosh Gnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09903701073242931822noreply@blogger.com