Maru Global

I think I like the idea of takoyaki, or Japanese octopus dumplings, but I'm not totally on board with the bonito flakes which make it a little too fishy for me. The interior texture is almost custardy- I think I would want to try some different flavour combinations other than the octopus. If someone made a mashed potato and cheese version, sort of like a croquette, I think I would really like that.

cheese please

Somewhat pedestrian yet still tasty cheese (goat, smoked gouda, double cream brie, Mimolette, something Chilean) and fruit board. I think one of my favorite things were the rosemary nuts+cranberries from Trader Joe's.

Buttercream Philly foodtruck

Philadelphia is having a veritable renaissance of dessert/cupcake oriented foodtrucks including http://www.buttercreamphiladelphia.com/ . This truck annoys me slightly due to its inanely enthusiastic twittering and the fact that it is varying its scheduled stops every week right now, forcing me to actually DO SOMETHING to find out where it is. Also $2 for a small cupcake is a mild ripoff. $2 for a variably sized cupcake is also annoying.

The three in front are banana cupcakes frosted w/ Nutella buttercream. They are about 25% smaller than the ones in the back. The bigger cupcakes are chocolate cake w/ peanut butter buttercream and vanilla/vanilla.

Trader Joe's

Cheesecake hodgepodge from the frozen section.

Things that I miss that have been discontinued from Trader Joe's:
Toasted sesame potato chips- these were the best of the weird fancy flavours (eg goat cheese+roasted peppers)
White cheddar hawaiian style potato chips in the lime green bag
Any kind of sour cream and onion flavoured potato chip- oh wait, you never stocked any of these
Artichoke tortellini (frozen section)
Wasabi tempura seaweed snacks- so crunchy and nasal clearing