Good news for lovers of saffron! Beginning in May, you'll be able to buy certified saffron from Spain's Castilla La Mancha region at your local Costco. Costco buyer Gary Kotzen says, "We want the best of the best, and we want to offer it to our members without them having to pay the premium. We'll bring it in, package it ourselves and offer it to our members at about one third or even one fifth of the cost of similar saffron."
Posted by Robyn Lee, July 24, 2007 at 8:00 PM
Costco is good for many things: giants bags of chip, trays of 20 croissants, boxes of candy bars, Post-its in bulk, and most important of all, Emergency Food Kits. For $114.99, you get 275 servings of water-reconstitutable goodness all tucked away in a 23-pound bucket. Have a craving for corn chowder? Just add a corn chowder pack to five cups of boiling water and simmer for 20 minutes. (Kit does not contain water.) You can also feast on Western Stew, Blueberry Pancakes, Whey Milk, and Potato Bakon Soup. Bakon, my friends, bakon!
I don't think this is something you should eat on a regular basis just to save money (as tempting as that may be), but if you're trapped in your house and have no way of getting to a source of real food, it may be time to crack open that bucket. [via Unclutterer]
Posted by Ed Levine, May 4, 2007 at 12:45 PM
Martha Stewart is going into the frozen food business via a deal with Costco. With Martha Stewart Omnimedia's stock price languishing and its earnings picture equally lackluster, the real question is whether frozen lasagna can save Ms. Martha's bacon.
Posted by Lia Bulaong, May 4, 2007 at 8:30 AM
If you like the Real Thing better made with real sugar and you happen to live near a Costco, you'll be happy to know that they're selling Mexican Coke: $17.99 for a case of 24 twelve ounce bottles, which comes out to 75c each. How'd Costco manage that, you ask? According to SFist, they've "conformed to CA and U.S. rules, such as CRV (the sort-of deposit you pay for the bottle) and "nutrition" labeling, so everything appears to be nice and legal."
Coca-Cola Corporate in Atlanta says there is "no perceptible taste difference" between Mexican Coke made with real sugar and US Coke made with high-fructose corn syrup, but as anyone who's ever had the two can tell you, that's wishful thinking—drinks made with real sugar have a clean sweetness and light mouthfeel to them, while those made with corn syrup have heavy mouthfeel and a cloying sweetness.
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