aye. there lovely, gyoza's...best with soy sauce and a good splash of rice wine vinegar and a bit of chilli flakes for a dip....only had the chicken/pork ones which were lovely.

There is a state liquor control board that sells liquor and wine through a series of stores. We can buy beer by the case from 'beer distributors', private companies licensed for it. We can buy six packs from some delis or cafes. Restaurants buy from the LCB stores and the beer distributors.

Does that do it?

only a handful of non liquor stores spell wine here too....special license, it's on the vote to allow all grocery stores to have a wine license, which would be nic, not allowed to sell beer or hard booze though, oh well....

do like that they do random wine tastings at TJ's....

Nearest TJ's to us is in Tyngsborough, MA, next to Nashua, NH. That one doesn't do wine though, pity. Stop and Shop is more expensive than it really needs to be for what it sells. Some of the bigger Hannafords do some Brit stuff and also some Shaws supermarkets.

I use to order them from the Schwans man all the time, they came in a package with a bunch of different flavoured ones and soy sauce packages for dipping, bloody lovely!

Thank you kindly, I am up to speed now . However, I thought LCB stores were only in Canada!

So did I and that was the reason we cant buy liquor, beer or any alcholic beverages in any other stores than LCB.

S&S have been stocking that here in Westchester for years. Also have it in their stores in Massachusetts.

Not quite like the rasher of bacon from the Irish butcher or used in the Irish coffee shops here but a good product for those that don't like American Smoked/Cured Bacon, like my hubby.

hannafords, if you ask, they'll get the food in if other stores usually have them...

SnS are good around holiday times especially using there members card to get those discounted prices...

How...... quaint.

Thankfully, we're a bit more progressive down here. Wine and beer in all the stores. Hard stuff is the liquor store though.

piss off!

Any booze you like in Supermarkets in Illinois, maybe that's why I liked it so much

We've only just got S&S in South Jersey, they bought out SuperG I believe.

For anyone interested in checking out Trader Joe's, here is their website which includes all of their store locations in the USA:

http://www.traderjoes.com

http://www.traderjoes.com/product_categories.html

Not all of their stores sell alcohol though...my nearest one in Florham Park, NJ doesn't but if I drive to another town, Westfield in NJ they do sell beer and wine at very good prices. I bought a bottle of 'Old Moon' Californian Zinfandel from the Full Moon winery in TJ's and drank it with friends (wine lovers) last night and we all enjoyed it v. much and I think it only cost about $6 (if that).

I do love the TJ's variety of frozen meals and desserts, especially for a bit of a change when you want something interesting, healthy but not pricey whether for a midweek meal or a special occasion. I love their own label Thai Green curry (cook-in) sauce which comes in a jar and their olive bruschetta. They are much cheaper than Wholefoods too.

What are the booze laws in your county Mum? It seems to vary in NJ almost from town to town.