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GO Picks 5.15.09

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As usual, some of my favorite GO picks were found in the meat/cheese case, such as this 2.5 lb. bag of goat cheese crumbles. GO price: $4.99 – EW (elsewhere price) price: $9.99.

Yes, that’s probably more goat cheese crumbles than you can eat by yourself. But maybe you can swap with a friend, someone smart enough to have bought this 1-lb. bag of Prosciutto pieces, which, of course, your friend will share with you. Prosciutto’s GO price: $2.99 – EW price $7.99.

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But perhaps the best buy of the day was this Danish Brie.

GO price: 99 cents – EW price: $3.99.

I have a hunch I know why this brie was priced so low. Its “best if used by” date is April 23, 2009. (You do check all expiration dates, right?)

What the heck, for 99-cent brie, I figured I’d live dangerously. So I bought two, took them home, opened one and guess what? The brie I bought (notice that distinction, just in case yours is different) was beautiful, slightly firm and perfectly milky white. Delicious!

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Doni Chamberlain

Independent online journalist Doni Chamberlain founded A News Cafe in 2007 with her son, Joe Domke. Chamberlain holds a Bachelor's Degree in journalism from CSU, Chico. She's an award-winning newspaper opinion columnist, feature and food writer recognized by the Associated Press, the California Newspaper Publishers Association and E.W. Scripps. She's been featured and quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Washington Post, L.A. Times, Slate, Bloomberg News and on CNN, KQED and KPFA. She lives in Redding, California. © All rights reserved.

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