625798 Sun Jun 07 00:48:39 -0700 2009 21 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 4749585 TJ has dropped Plugra. Where else can I purchase it in South Bay? http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/609659 Sun Jun 07 00:48:39 -0700 2009 103724 LauraB706 1 4749615 i am sure that draeger's carries it, although the price will no doubt be higher than trader joe's. i also see that there is a thread on the los angeles chowhound that says that some smart and final stores carry it. Sun Jun 07 02:40:46 -0700 2009 4749585 324709 jart 1 4750540 Laura, this thread has several suggestions. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/619444 Sun Jun 07 12:40:21 -0700 2009 4749585 10039 Melanie Wong 1 4750687 I found it at Whole Foods, on Stevens Creek in Cupertino. Cost was $3.99 a pound, I believe. Sun Jun 07 13:45:58 -0700 2009 4749585 10775 California Sunshine 1 4751252 Bianchini's in San Carlos has it. http://www.bianchinismarket.com/ Sun Jun 07 17:43:38 -0700 2009 4749585 15457 peppatty 2 4888608 While not in the South Bay, I did see Plugra at the Lucky's on Sloat Blvd. in San Francisco today. Perhaps other Lucky's have it as well... Fri Jul 24 17:52:27 -0700 2009 4751252 12275 wineguy7 1 4999280 I saw the familiar red-and-white wax blocks today at Dubai market in Oakland for $2.49. Wed Sep 02 10:51:03 -0700 2009 4749585 10159 Ruth Lafler 2 5002421 Thanks for the tip. I think that's even cheaper than it used to be at TJ's. They changed the name to Oasis; it's at 3045 Telegraph Ave. They have it at Berkeley Bowl, but I think it's over $4. Thu Sep 03 10:52:28 -0700 2009 4999280 11369 Robert Lauriston 3 5008270 Yes, it is $4-something, in the red 1 LB. Sat Sep 05 19:28:54 -0700 2009 5002421 13471 lmnopm 1 4999516 Milk Pail market in Mountain View has it. Wed Sep 02 11:54:03 -0700 2009 4749585 1099218 arlenemae 1 4999779 Another one to try with a large array of European butters is the market on Geary and 17th called Valley Market or Village Market. I was in shock at all of the styles of butter they have. The building is yellow and it's two doors down from Buffalo Burger. Wed Sep 02 13:07:34 -0700 2009 4749585 283229 anneliesz 1 5000578 I most recently purchased it at Whole Foods, SOMA. I used it to lightly coat some freshly shelled and steamed English Peas. I love the salted version. http://thesluicebox.blogspot.com/ Wed Sep 02 18:18:15 -0700 2009 4749585 1105836 DandySF 2 5000593 There are two Whole Foods stores in SOMA. Are you talking about Portreo Hill or 4th Street. 4th street used to carry it, but no longer does so. Wed Sep 02 18:23:30 -0700 2009 5000578 11277 Paul H 3 5000747 I purchased my half pound block at the Whole Foods on Fourth Street Wed Sep 02 19:27:02 -0700 2009 5000593 1105836 DandySF 2 5000677 Just to clarify, the Plugra people are looking -- the one that Trader Joe's carried -- comes in a one-pound brick with a red and white wax wrapper; unsalted only. The Plugra most stores carries comes in a half-pound block, in a gold or silver foil wrapper (one salted, one unsalted), It's significantly more expensive in the half-pound packages. Wed Sep 02 19:01:14 -0700 2009 5000578 10159 Ruth Lafler 3 5000953 Correct. 4th Street Whole Foods used to carry the 1 lb. whole unsalted Plugra brick, but no longer does so. Wed Sep 02 20:49:48 -0700 2009 5000677 11277 Paul H 3 5002330 As to the 1/2# vs. 1# sizes. If I had to bet TJ's had Plugra make the 1 pound packaging specially for them (and noone else may have had access to this package). I know that Sierra Neveda started making the 12 pack boxes specifically for Safeway (but these are carried elsewhere now). So if you are a big enough account you can get special packaging. Thu Sep 03 10:28:49 -0700 2009 5000677 280762 skwid 4 5002365 Nope, they have the big package at other places, which people have listed in this thread. I've seen it at Berkeley Bowl, and in this thread there have been reports of it at Oasis and Whole Foods. Thu Sep 03 10:38:38 -0700 2009 5002330 13525 JasmineG 4 5002371 Other stores sell the red-and-white one-pound blocks, as has been reported in this thread. However, it's a lot less commonly found than the foil-wrapped half pound packages -- I just want to be sure that people who are posting on this thread are aware of the distinction, since the original poster only mentioned that the Plugra was from Trader Joe's (which only carried the red-and-white one-pound blocks), and not the size and packaging. I believe the red-and-white one-pound blocks were originally intended to be primarily for commerical use, but it is still made available for retail sale. Thu Sep 03 10:40:33 -0700 2009 5002330 10159 Ruth Lafler 1 5001087 Mollie Stones carries Plugra throughout its Bay Area stores. Wed Sep 02 22:19:22 -0700 2009 4749585 119334 SFguy 1 5008037 Whole Foods 4th Street in San Francisco is once again carrying the 1-lb. unsalted red-wax-paper-wrapped blocks of Plugra for $3.99. Sat Sep 05 17:19:05 -0700 2009 4749585 11277 Paul H 2 5008594 Plugra $2.99 lb in one pound red wax wrap Oasis Market, Oakland. Sun Sep 06 00:28:43 -0700 2009 5008037 219745 cakebaker