Aldi 101
German grocer Aldi has earned more and more U.S. devotees, but I'll admit I'd been late to the party. After all, I already shopped for food at a lot of places — Kroger, Costco, Trader Joe's, and Target — and the thought of adding one more store to my list seemed silly. But the store's cheap prices on everything from mac and cheese to hummus had me intrigued, so I decided to try Aldi on my next small grocery trip. Aside from the now-familiar steps grocery stores have taken against coronavirus, such as limiting how many customers can be in a store, making aisles one-way, and adding curbside pickup and Plexiglas shields at the checkout, here's what I discovered.