sometimes i think that i take for granted what it means to live in the bay area. sure, you get great weather, great diversity in food, and an interesting night life, but the thing that i always forget about is how amazing trader joe’s really is.

i walked into trader joe’s hoping to find some goodies for the big fondue dinner (BFD) this weekend. depending on the success of the BFD, i may hold these more regularly.

one of the things i love about fondue is that it is more than just eating. i think that it is much more of an immersive experience. you can’t help but lounge about and leisurely enjoy some good fondue. the key here is that you need to make sure that you gather together people who are capable of such delightfully interesting dinner conversation. it just makes the evening much more engaging and intimate. the problem is that to pull this off, you really do need a rather small gathering of people.

anyhow, i’ve got some more shopping to do, but i do love trader joe’s. where else can you buy two buck chuck?