Mom Fight In Frozen Food Section At UWS Trader Joe's Lands In Court

Exhibit A. (Pinprick's Flickr)

Two moms. Trader Joe's. The Upper West Side. An (allegedly) "obnoxious" teenager. And one package of Trader Joe's brand Frozen Vegan Pad Thai With Tofu THAT WOULD TEAR THEM APART. This story seems like a pre-packaged viral ad campaign for the wildly popular supermarket chain, but it's actually a true and harrowing tale of Mom vs. Mom Gone Wild. The defendant is "amateur mezzo soprano" and grade school English teacher Marcella Caprario, who's accused of assaulting Dr. Cathleen London, a divorced mother of two and frequent TV talking head. The two ladies locked horns in the frozen food section of Trader Joe's on Broadway at 72nd Street last winter, and despite numerous plea deal offers, Caprario has demanded her day in court. Today, at last, is that day.

"Why should someone plead guilty to something they didn't do?" Caprario asks the Post. She fully admits that she slapped London, but maintains it was justified. The altercation began when her husband was blocked by one of London's sons as he tried to obtain his wife's beloved frozen pad thai. "You know how they have those awful pillars outside the frozen-food cases?" Caprario explains on behalf of millions of Upper West Siders who must somehow endure the vagaries of sub-par interior design. "Bill's there, trying to reach around them" to get to the pad Thai when London's teen son "seemingly intentionally kept trying" to thai-block Bill.

"So Bill says to Marcella, loud enough for the kid to hear, 'They don't even say excuse me,' " Caprario's attorney tells the tabloid. That's when London "hit the roof," and yelled at poor Bill, "He's just a child! Get that pole out of your ass!" Well, we never! Caprario claims she only slapped London after the doctor "charged at her" and invaded her personal space.

But she smacked her so hard she caused "redness, swelling and substantial pain"; Caprario's attorney calls that "reasonable force." And again, this is TRADER JOE'S pad thai we're talking about! His client faces a charge of misdemeanor assault, and she and her husband are expected to take the stand today in what some people (us) are already calling the Pad Thai Trial of the Century! All eyes are on Manhattan Criminal Court at this hour, and somewhere Anthony Weiner is breathing a sigh of relief.

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By John Del Signore in Food on June 14, 2011 9:04 AM

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gertah

The media is missing the real story here: how sucky the UWS neighborhood restaurants and takeout joints are. It is every Manhattanite teenager's right to eat delicious tofu pad thai. Moms are desperate!

Anita

I live in California and yes, our Trader Joe's have those pole, too. Wonder why? Someone mentioned to hold the building up------------right!

Sharon Muench-Traynor

trashy, no class, uppity new yorkers....

Zachary Uram

Arrogant, overpaid UWS TV personality with sense of entitlement, effeminate husband, bratty narcissistic teen (anyone else sick of parents refering to their obnoxious 15-18 yr. old as a "child"?) meets street wise middle class mom and hubby. TRADER JOE'S UFC 2011!

Janelle

I got into a screaming match with a psycho lunatic in Trader Joe's on 14th street by Union Square 2 weeks ago. The wacky bitch shoved me, apparently my basket bumped into her and I reached in front of her *SAYING EXCUSE ME* when I tried to grab some frozen dumplings- and she called ME an animal and a slob! And she went on & on. She was older and looked like her face was dumped into a bucket of acid- and had crazy eyes. You know, those crazy eyes.... I went off on her. I think at one point she was gonna run me down with her wagon... I called her a fucking lunatic and told her to fuck off.

I'm telling you - the people that shop in Trader Joe's need lobotomies.

Zachary Uram

OH NO SHE DIDN'T! lol

TheDoctorWhoCuresCancer

Two more violent vegans. Add it to the list.

Google Santorum

This would never happen in Whole Foods.

airtech1

At Whole Foods, London would have waged war by wielding her overgrown, organic cucumber as lightsaber.

imjustsaying718

There not gonna show this on your local news because of there race Hence the little exposure....But If this was any other race you bet your ass this will be all over youtube and Shjt... Im saying trader joes must filled with cameras so release the tape... For once I want to see "THEM" act a fool. So the rest of us can also say "THAT'S HOW THEY ARE" I ain't racist but im just saying....

gertah

I just saw this story (photos and all) on the 'preview' for tonight's local news

Zachary Uram

Actually what you said is very racist and sad. Grow up.

TimeDown

Have you never seen Jerry Springer? A lot of trashy white people fighting on national television.

rdl114

You never saw a white person fight before? You must have led a sheltered life. Hey, I recommend the program, The World At War. More white people fighting than you'll ever see again.

imjustsaying718

PwaaaHaaa!!! Really? Sheltered life?

rdl114

hey... good parroting. Well, your ignorance of the almost incredible levels of violence that Europeans and European-Americans have been involved in tell me that you been stuck in Crooklyn for too long... open your eyes, bro. Touch guys finish first. How do you think Europeans have managed to dominate the world? Smarten up.

imjustsaying718

I actually reside in Glendale Long Island.... Furthermore your argument is invalid. Im talking bout Trader Joes here not Hitler's WW2 Regime....ohh and BTW you may want to further study you're History as I recall Genghis Khan almost ruled 75% of World...