Best of Little Tokyo?

I agree, started with Mako when he was still in Arcadia (1981).
And no matter where else I've tried sushi Mako is head and shoulders above the rest.

ps... stay away from mako's in Arcadia it's no longer family owned.

bluesman in Los Angeles Area

Foods you love at Trader Joe's that got discontinued? [OLD]

Running low on shrimp cocktail sauce, also low on Tomato Chutney. Hum same color I'll mix them, Yum Yum wow note to self, do that again. Off to TJ's for more Tom chutney and Cocktail sauce... OUCH! No, discontinued you gotta be kidding :-\ . As larasg3 said I've been TJ'd again.
Next Gripe: Not discontinued but change of manufacturer.

Carb Safe Sugar Free Milk, and Dark Chocolate Bars: Pretty good for the price and takes care of my Choco fix. Back to TJ's for more, wait a minute these don't seem to be the same. Oh new name on the label "Simply Lite" definitely not as good but edible (barely) at first. Last time I bought some a few months ago the Dark Choco was so bad it might as well be flavored chalk. TJ'd again. Off to Coat Plus World Market (where I've been finding myself instead of TJ's) for Guylian Belgian No Sugar Added Choco (the best I've found so far)at twice the price of TJ'd oops I meant TJ's. I could go on but if your here you already know also if you noticed this topic is over three years old and still going strong.

bluesman in Chains

Foods you love at Trader Joe's that got discontinued? [OLD]

Although I don't like shopping at WalMart ( due to the low wage & benefits for employees ) I found fried onions in white bags ( 2 sizes) there. The price is better than TJ's also ( I still feel guilty supporting this "sweat shop")

bluesman in Chains

Stuffed cabbage--country of origin

NO, it was all stolen from my Armenian Grandmother she was really old. LOL
We like stuffing grape leaves with lamb and bulgar wheat instead of rice. I think it comes out meatier, and most ppl don't know it has a filler in it

bluesman in General Chowhounding Topics

Pink Curing Salt/Prague Powder

Hi, I know this is quite old but was doing some research along the same lines.
In case you still need a supplier I found this one.
http://www.americanspice.com/catalog/search.html?SEARCH=21&WORDS=Prague%2BPowder&_ssess_=8eef19f4c775df977a312163c84747af

bluesman in Prairie Provinces

Teflon

Well I know this is an old link but I just saw it so here I go.
My nephew said his wife had headaches all the time till they found out about fume/teflon fever, and stopped using it. So I did some searching of my own and found lots of articles on the subject I'll paste a few below in case anyone cares.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/24/business/yourmoney/24teflon.html?ex=1279857600&en=aa36fe12c030515d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

http://www.webmd.com/news/20060127/epa-urges-teflon-chemical-ban

http://www.docnotes.net/001635.html

http://environmentalchemistry.com/yogi/environmental/200603tefloncoverup.html

bluesman in Cookware

Coffee with Salt

After reading this I remembered that my parents added a small bit of butter (smaller than a pea) to a bitter cup of coffee. Maybe it's the salt in the butter that fixed the bitterness???

bluesman in Home Cooking

How can I get a good cup of coffee at Starbucks?

"How can I get a good cup of coffee at Starbucks?"
Take one of their cups with you and fill it with home made coffee the next time your going back there (LOL). I went there for one of the same reason you did, it was the only place around. Although I never found their strong version (whatever they call it) to be weak. I felt like whatever the coffee of the day was it always had the same underlying flavor, like all their beans have been burnt or something. In the Los Angeles area (The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf) have been popping up here and there. I find it to be a better alternative to your (normal dig), sorry I didn't want to use that foul nine letter word again in my post. Tee He He

bluesman in Chains