TJ's is owned by Aldi, but their product lines and target markets are very different. I rarely buy food at Aldi, but I do check their ads periodically for kitchen stuff. All of my cast iron enamel cookware is from Aldi because I'm far too cheap to buy Le Creuset.

Intact Le Creuset available at yard sales.

By theszak on Sun, 01/18/2015 - 1:34am.

Who are the manufacturers of the enamel cookware at Aldi Wellington Circle?...

Le Creuset make a great French Dutch Oven ! When the warmer weather is back how about looking for intact Le Creuset at yard sales?...

http://www.lecreuset.com/content_what-is-a-french-dutch-oven_10151_-1_20002

Or a Tramontina at Sears Cambridge
http://www.tramontina-usa.com/Gourmet2.html

Not quite the same

By brianjdamico on Sun, 01/18/2015 - 8:59am.

Aldi supermarkets are owned by Aldi Sud, Trader Joe's are owned by Aldi Nord. They are different businesses, they separated a half century ago, but it is the same family that owns it.

Go to whole foods ink block ,

By O Mighty on Sat, 01/17/2015 - 6:58pm.

Go to whole foods ink block , south end, forget about the joe's

WFM is no replacement for TJ

By New Jersey on Sat, 01/17/2015 - 8:01pm.

Perhaps Whole Foods is trying to sabotage Trader Joes.

Is this place cursed?

By SwirlyGrrl on Sat, 01/17/2015 - 7:14pm.

First the stabbing, then the bombing, now a fire?

Is this store number 1313 or something?

Bad Luck

By FenRes on Sat, 01/17/2015 - 9:26pm.

I don't think this is their first fire at this location either . Seem to remember a few years ago another " small" fire resulted in their closing for a few days. Maybe their sample oven setup is problematic? I tend to shop here moreso than WF, especially for specialty items, so hope they won't be closed for long.

What good is a Trader Joes

By anon on Sat, 01/17/2015 - 7:21pm.

that doesn't sell beer and booze?

A lot of good

By SwirlyGrrl on Sat, 01/17/2015 - 9:35pm.

There are very few grocery sources in the city, while there are plenty of wine, beer, and spirits vendors. I will take a hubway bike or my own bike and load up on work lunch and breakfast and snack food at this location.

It is also handy for feeding kids snacking food on First Night and during other events. My out-of-town friends attending conferences in Copley or staying in area hotels are usually quite happy to hear it is there, because they don't want to spend $$$ on breakfast and/or want a healthy food option should they decide not to go out to dinner every night.

Healthy?

By Brian Riccio on Sat, 01/17/2015 - 9:36pm.

Look at the sodium count on some of those prepared frozen items at TJ's.

worrying about sodium is very

By Carty on Sat, 01/17/2015 - 10:04pm.

worrying about sodium is very 1975

I'm 53

By Brian Riccio on Sat, 01/17/2015 - 10:21pm.

I have to worry about sodium counts.

dvdoff I am 55! And I should

By Carty on Sun, 01/18/2015 - 11:46am.

dvdoff I am 55! And I should not have been so flip, sorry.

What I meant to say is that much of the research that led our doctors to recommend that we eat less sodium to manage the risk of heart disease is now in dispute.

Have a pretzel :).

Well, you wouldn't know it

By Brian Riccio on Sun, 01/18/2015 - 12:07pm.

from my calm, reasoned demeanor, but hypertension runs on both side of my family.It's not so much the frozen items or bacon that I miss, it's that damn movie popcorn.

OK, I am not your Dr. but

By Carty on Sun, 01/18/2015 - 12:53pm.

OK, I am not your Dr. but consider discussing this with him/her. I hate to have you missing bacon for no reason.

http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1105553

well

By cybah on Sat, 01/17/2015 - 10:23pm.

dvdoff is a 70s kinda guy ;)

Healthy compared to a hotel buffet breakfast

By SwirlyGrrl on Sat, 01/17/2015 - 10:44pm.

Or dinner at one of the pubs? Yes. Eat like that and you'll likely get a lot more sodium and calories than most people need when they are sitting around all day.

You can always pick the lower sodium options, too, because you get nutrition info!

If I'm on the road, like I was when I visited the Original TJs or picked up cross continental road trip supplies in Seattle, I mostly pick up fresh fruit, bread and peanut butter and instant oatmeal.

You're lucky that you live in

By anon on Sun, 01/18/2015 - 8:03am.

You're lucky that you live in the burbs and have a car with access to easy and plentiful parking, several mega grocery stores options, including Market Basket; but those of us who live in the city and walk / carry our groceries, like myself, home do lose out with this Trader Joe's being closed till further notice. Thanks for the lecture though.

Trader Closed in the Back Bay

Comments

Nice calligraphy

Does Aldi Sud carry similar or different things?...

Very different