Former Trader Joe’s Baker Still Scheming for Rainbow Trout and Crispy Snacks
KEY POINTS
- •Simon Printz worked in Trader Joe's bakery for over eight years before returning as a loyal customer to buy his favorite items.
- •He favors smoked rainbow trout for quick meals, uses black coffee from Black Acres Roastery, and enjoys the dark russet kettle potato chips.
- •Simon also recommends creative snack combos, like hot chicken wings piled on chips with blue cheese, and hides milk chocolate bars from his roommate.
Simon Printz, an ex-Trader Joe’s bakery pro with over eight years of yeast-slaying experience, can’t quit the Store of Unexpected Delights. From his Philly home, Simon clings to TJ's famed smoked rainbow trout fillets, which he transforms into ‘whitefish-style salad’ with lemon that Michelangelo would envy. His love extends to Black Acres Colombia Aponte Honey coffee—a medium roast that keeps him caffeinated while rolling dough in the City of Brotherly Love. Dark russet kettle chips are his crispy obsession, enhanced by an insider’s tip to smother them in blue cheese and hot chicken wings. And just when you think it’s all savory, there’s milk chocolate with corn flakes, hiding stealthily from roommates like a treasure in retail hell.
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(1 of 3)Nothing says culinary sophistication like a former bakery ape living vicariously through smoked rainbow trout and kettle chips with blue cheese. We’re all terrible drivers of our own diets, but Simon’s detour to Trader Joe’s is a scenic route through snacking sadness.
From kneading dough to crafting the perfect bagel topper, Simon’s adulting looks suspiciously like gourmet fishing and chip dunking. Bravo, disappointed aspirations.
Forget Michelin stars—Simon Printz mastered the art of bribing roommates with chocolate bars just so he can hoard snacks. Culinary espionage is real.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 7/26/2026 | Author: Simon Printz
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