Yes it is true

The information first came from Richard: Trader Joe's has opened its first store in Manhattan. The only time we had tasted their products before was when we stayed at Ina's in Seattle and it was a really good experience.

So we had thought about going there browsing their cheap and good quality groceries (mostly organic) and wines. Last wednesday, after a nice dinner at a romantic thai restaurant in the East Village, we were walking towards Union Square and just came accross Trader Joe's. Still open for 10 minutes! We had a quick look at the supermarket and were quite happy with what we found. Then we moved to the wine store and then I was really impressed: for the first time since I came to the US I saw affordable wine! Trader Joe's is famous for its californian wine at $2 a bottle (price is now $3), but it's not the only one, they had a good selection of bottles, all at at the price really lower than in other place I had been to. We bought four bottles but haven't tried any yet, but I'll keep the blog posted to see it is a real bargain after all :-)