somewhereintime

回復 18# KittyLeung74

Yes, they don't have adequate refrigerating system

somewhereintime

回復 28# supersuper


    I'm aging and I don't eat much meat.
    Anyway, I spend a lot of time market shopping  for my cooking classes.
    Sometime  $500 a day

somewhereintime

回復 30# supersuper

$24.99 for 18 kG is below wholesale price,
their reg price is $35.99.
The Western Mill brand was $7.99 for 8 kg, very inexpensive.
$20 x 25 students.
Swiss chocolate is expensive,
Cocoa butter, saffron
Japanese rice?  $38 for 8 LB.
Truffle oil, $125 for 4 oz bottle.
50 yrs Balsamic vinegar $300 for 125 ml bottle.
FreeRun turkey $5.99 per LB
Imported Japanese seaweed $1.25 per sheet.
That is before imported fish for sashimi.

somewhereintime

回復 34# auyatyat

They always have "day-old" bakery product for $1.99-$2.50
per bag

somewhereintime

回復 36# fibbi


    An open secret:
    They outsource bakery products from many other bakeries,
     therefore it is difficult to maintain consistency.
     Pine House, the 1st Ave Bakery........

somewhereintime

I have no intention to argue,
it is fact that they outsources for part of their products,
go there at 8:30 am and see it yourself.
Or ask Pine House.
They do all the cake decorating on site thou.
The problem is: different store uses different sub-contractors,
therefore the consistency is not stable

somewhereintime

回復 41# KittyLeung74


    "it is fact that they outsources for part of their products,"

      I said part of, not all.
      The East 1 Ave  store has  many items other than Yau Tieu wheel
      over from the Bakery across the parking lot, just before the store
      opens at 9:00 am.
      It is nothing wrong about outsourcing, it is the quality control,
      including sanitation.
      The Metrotown store used to have  soup shipped to the deli, from
      unknown  source. I know the agent.

somewhereintime

I stated clearly that they  outsource for part of their products
and they use Pine House as their back up supplier.
I also said that there is nothing wrong with outsourcing, it is business goal  to maximize profit.
their problem is quality control for the products they bring in,
and the sanitation issue.
I did not say they outsource any birthday cake, but certain  bread and pastries, especially chinese pastries.

somewhereintime

回復 64# Catpiano


    Breast milk is organic, GMO free,
    and it is almost free.

somewhereintime

回復 70# Catpiano


" I feed him coke, chips, chocolate, spice, ice cream, candy, cookie "

Very open-mind dad