BEST OF 2009

Best Health Food Store & Best Gourmet Food Store: Trader Joe's

Trader Joes
THE HAWAIIAN-PRINT MOTIF may drive you up the wall, but you can't deny the value of some of T.J.'s items. In D.C., frozen "Meals in Minutes" and sandwiches are hot sellers, probably because of this city's always-on-the-go lifestyle, D.C. store general manager "Captain" Perry Zettersten theorizes. The store's a go-to for everyone from wannabe "Top Chef" contestants (Gourmet meats! Cheeses! Produce!) to busy Washingtonians who just want to heat up something healthy for dinner (Frozen potstickers! Palak paneer!). Ahoy, Captain: Zettersten heartily recommends the take-and-bake French onion soup.

» Trader Joe's, Multiple locations, Traderjoes.com.

» Explore a full list of the year's winners at the Best of 2009 index.

Written by Express contributor Rachel Kaufman
Photo by Lois Raimonod/The Washington Post

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