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My mom's peach pie!

I bought some green plums from the Hollywood Farmers' Market recently and am in the process of turning them into umeshu (Japanese plum wine). Yum!

Damon, have you tried the burger at The Cabbage Patch in Beverly Hills? It's also very much a weekday lunch spot, but the burger I had was perfectly cooked and seasoned well. I wasn't crazy about the abundance of arugula, but it was definitely the tastiest burger I've had in awhile. (And the chef/owner told me it's his favorite thing on the menu.)

Thanks, this was a balanced, interesting look at F & E. I've only been into the store once (the Eagle Rock location) and never felt the urge to return because I think in general the prices at Trader Joe's are either the same or cheaper, so there's no need to add another store to my rotation. It would definitely be worth it if I ate a lot of pre-made meals and was looking for a healthy alternative to regular supermarket yuck, though.

I didn't like the packaging of the produce -- and I don't like it at TJ's either -- because it's often difficult to find a package without that one spot of mushy/bruised grossness.

That being said, it's great that they are adding stores to areas that need healthy food choices. I went to USC and I remember the Ralph's near school was just completely grim.

Thanks for the recipe link! I've been obsessed with trying to make these since eating the (far more cutely named) duffin a few months back.