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Posted 2/7/13 on Grub Street LA
Crime Scenes

Massive Meat Robbery Foiled in Glendale

The 44-year-old would-be thief was busted with 21 cuts and eleven bottles of detergent.

Filed Under: crime scenes, glendale, grocery wars, vons

Posted 9/7/12 on Grub Street LA
Grocery Wars

Albertson's Cleaning Up On Aisles 1 Through 19

The grocery giant is closing 19 stores in Southern California due to increased heat from big box and gourmet markets.

Filed Under: albertson's, endangered, grocery wars, ralph's, supervalu, von's

Posted 5/23/12 on Grub Street LA
Lawsuits

A Youthful, Still Litigation-Prone Carmen Trutanich Once Sued Von's

L.A.'s City Attorney claimed $100,000 in damages after falling on the floor.

Filed Under: carmen trutanich, grocery wars, lawsuits, von's

Posted 3/21/12 on Grub Street LA
Mediavore

Safeway and Vons Stop Selling Pink Slime; George Clooney Enters The Tequila Business

The nation's second largest grocery store chain is putting the kibosh on the frightening meat additive.

Filed Under: booze news, david gelb, el pariente, food deserts, george clooney, greek yogurt, health concerns, japanese, jiro dreams of sushi, jonathan gold, mediavore, ooh baby we like it raw, pavilion's, pink slime, safeway, sam nazarian, sam's club, taco town, the gold watch, umami burger, von's

Posted 8/23/11 on Grub Street LA
Mediavore

Grocery Workers Reject Proposed Health Benefits; Spices May Fight Fatty Foods

A strike is looming for Southern California's major grocery chains.

Filed Under: albertson's, amigo's, cafe was, china, el cholo, grocery wars, gyu-kaku, health concerns, loco for locavores, mediavore, oran b. hesterman, oscar meyer, ralph's, red medicine, spices, taco town, the gorbals, von's

Posted 7/27/11 on Grub Street LA
Grocery Wars

The Last Supermarket Strike Shifted Our Grocery Store Playing Field

These days, L.A. shoppers have a lot of options besides The Big 3.

Filed Under: albertson's, el super, el superior, glassell park, grocery wars, highland park, ralph's, super king, supervalu, von's

Posted 6/28/11 on Grub Street LA
Grocery Wars

Labor Protests Hit Vons, Albertson's, and Ralph's

It's not quite a strike...just yet.

Filed Under: abertson's, beef, grocery stores, grocery wars, ralph's, vons

Posted 6/10/11 on Grub Street LA
Celebrity Settings

No Doubt Plays Surprise Show at Royal/T; Stevie Wonder Rocks The Living Room

We have eaten near Jared from Subway before, but never seen anything quite as cool as this week's surprise shows.

Filed Under: cafe del rey, celebrity settings, chatea marmont, cheebo, craig ferguson, giggles 'n hugs, giselle bundchen, gwen stefani, hayden panettiere, justin bieber, kellan lutz, lexington social house, lou ferrigno, mario lopez, mark walhberg, mel's diner, miranda kerr, nicole richie, no doubt, obika, royal/t, ryan reynolds, scotty mcknight, selena gomez, stevie wonder, sushi dan, the living room, vons

Posted 6/8/11 on Grub Street LA
Mediavore

SoCal Supermarket Strike Looming; Where to Find E. Coli

Employees at Southern California's top three grocery giants are readying to strike over health benefits.

Filed Under: albertson's, au bon pain, beef, clifton's cafeteria, e. coli, gone green, health concerns, lunch, mediavore, papaya king, ralph's, supermarkets, von's

Posted 4/29/11 on Grub Street LA
Celebrity Settings

Larry King Meets Gene Simmons at CPK; Paris Hilton Grubs With The Pirates of the Caribbean

We probably don't want to know what these two legendary pervs have in common besides a shared passion for sesame ginger chicken dumplings.

Filed Under: boa, california pizza kitchen, carlos mencia, celebrity settings, chi dynasty, christina aguilera, cleo, david hasselhoff, disneyland, gene simmons, gladstone's, halle berry, haylie duff, hilary duff, jake gyllenhaal, kyle richards, l.a. mission, larry king, leann rimes, miley cyrus, moonshawdows, osteria mozza, pane e vino, paris hilton, philippe chow, pink, rihanna, tavern, vons

Posted 4/21/11 on Grub Street LA
Mediavore

VH1 Announces Famous Food; Free Dish at Cafe Gratitude

Heidi Montag and Ashley Dupre will star in a new cable show that follows them opening a restaurant with some other reality dimwits.

Filed Under: albertson's, ashley dupre, cafe gratitude, foodienomics, grocery stores, health concerns, heidi montag, insects, mediavore, nathan's famous, oeno-file, ralph's, slave labor, von's

Posted 1/28/10 on Grub Street LA
Loco for Locavores

Napa Valley Grille's Got Farm Fresh Groceries, Whole Foods Beware

Chef Joseph Gilliard fires a shot in the local food movement's revolution.

Filed Under: community supported agriculture, csa, farm to table, farmers, gelson's, groceries, joseph gillard, locavores, loco for locavores, napa valley grille, ralph's, vegetables, von's, westwood, whole foods

Posted 10/2/09 on Grub Street LA
Mediavore

Ralph's on Top of Super Market War; Restaurant Workers More Likely to Smoke

Ralph's is enjoying success in the last quarter, while restaurant smokers are more likely to light up than others.

Filed Under: albertson's, dunkin' donuts, guy fieri, los angeles, mediavore, paula deen, ralph's, restaurant workers, supermarkets, von's

Posted 9/1/09 on Grub Street LA
Empire Building

Ralph's Is Named SoCal's "Best Executed" Supermarket

Ralph's gets a thumbs-up for being a well-executed supermarket; Von's does not.

Filed Under: empire building, grocery stores, los angeles, ralph's, safeway, southern california, supermarkets, von's, whole foods

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