New Deals At Alfalfa's

Alfalfa's has a new set of specials that runs through May 31st, and now that I have my hands on their sale flyer, here's what looks hot to me.

It's a good time for organic tomatoes around town, and Alf's is joining the fray with organic grape tomates at $2 (doesn't specify, but presumably a pint) and organic romas at the very good price of $1.49 a pound. (Elsewhere, you'll find the organic grape tomatoes for $1.99 at Sprouts and $2.50 at Whole Foods, while organic hothouse tomatoes are $1.99 a pound at Sunflower.) Organic yellow onions are great at just 69 cents a pound, although Alf's regular price of 89 cents is excellent too. I haven't tried their Butcher's Choice single ground chuck, but the 85% lean is $3.99 a pound, and my experience so far with their meat department has been great. Also, Beeler's bone-in pork chops are $3.99 a pound, their half or whole hams are $5.99 a pound, and in fish, they have local fresh trout for $5.99 a pound. My favorite big 32 ounce containers of Straus organic and kosher yogurts are very good at $2.99 each, and Back to Nature crackers and cookies look good at $2.49 a box.

Outside of food, they have quite a few supplements on sale, including "Now twin packs 2 for 1, save 50%." Does that mean the twin packs are BOGO, or you get two bottles for the price of one because they're packaged as a twin pack? And in wine, they have one from France that sounds good at $6 off, La Barrone 2008 Montagne D'Alaric blanc for $8.99 a bottle.