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As does a dutch restaurant with lots of dutch patrons. Look for a Dutch restaurant with lots of Indonesian patrons. Squeat (Used to live in Holland)

You obviously know the drill at El Cumbre! Also, their nachos rule, even though they're not even slightly Mexican. (The rest of their stuff is the real thing, though.) Plus, they sell Dos Equis, which is the perfect thing to wash down the nachos and beanless riceless carnitas burrito with guac and salsa! Hong Kong is still there on Church, I believe, but I've never tried it. It looks kind of scary to me! (By the way: Right now I'm desperately running around my apartment trying to find a menu for my favorite Chinese delivery! I'm so addlepated from overwork I can't even remember the name! If I don't find that menu I'm sunk!) If Hong Kong is great, I might be tempted to put my shoes back on... Squeat Edited to add they still have the cookies. I'm not much of a sweet-tooth guy, so I've never had them. They seem to be popular, though.

You would be wise to do that, although Arinell's is in the same block and is actually quite good, if not the real thing! Plus, I could steer you towards a few places that beat out El Cumbre for certain things, but not for carnitas burritos! So I'm finally at home (it's now 8:05 pm here). I'm completely exhausted, but grateful that this hellacious workweek is finally over!! On the way home I delivered a package from the office to an office downtown. (I wasn't hired as a delivery boy -- I'm a programmer, but also a nice guy, so I volunteered.) Haven't been in the financial district for a while, but it triggered my memory to correct a brain-fart above. Blondie's is not on Kearny (which doesn't have a second 'e'), but on Powell, which is also where the cablecars run. No cablecars on Kearny! (I really do live in San Francisco, folks! If I was making this stuff up it would be a lot less lame and boring!) I even walked by Blondie's to make sure it was still there. It is, and there was a guy standing outside it singing "Unchained Melody" into a flashlight! He was pretty good (that's not the easiest song to sing for an amateur), but he wasn't making very much money. Anyway I'm nursing a scotch and considering dinner options. I have some fingerling potatoes and green beans from the produce store that I suppose I could roast in the toaster oven, but I'm absolutely spent from this week at work, so I'm leaning toward ordering in from my favorite Chinese delivery. I'll post after I figure out what's going down. I'm also working on the rest of the Farmer's Market report. Cheers, Squeat Edited for spelling: It's so easy to type 'green beens'!

Come to think of it, you're right! Ignore previous post. Carry on. Squeat

If you can track down a copy, I'd recommend A Cook's Tour of Mexico by Nancy Zaslavsky. A very informative book, arranged by regions, with great details and reliable recipes. Cheers, Squeat

elyse, Yes Blondie's is still there on Kearney, near the cablecar turnaround. It's good pie, but a little too bready for my taste. Did you ever try Arinell's on Valencia near 16th? In my opinion, it's the best in the City (and naturally the closest approximation to a Manhattan/Brooklyn "slice")! Pauline's gets raves from some people, but I'm not a fan of the cornmeal crust. Cheers, Squeat Who, if there is any mercy in the universe, will get to go home in two hours!!

Misgabi, Chow is great for this! When I order my rib-eye steak "black and blue", they know just what to do! Squeat PS I'm really loving blogging, but it certainly has been a week from hell here at the office!

Okay, lunch was pizza, at a mandatory all-hands meeting. To their credit, they did order in from the most celebrated pizza parlor in the East Bay, Zachary's in Berkeley. This is deep-dish Chicago style pizza. Personally, I have never seen what the fuss is about, but it is always popular. (To me the pies seem invariably to be soggy and the flavors unimaginitive and poorly executed.) There were several options, including mushroom/pepperoni, chicken(?!?), and vegetarian spinach. There were also two regular style non-deep dish pizzas: Hawai'ian (pineapple and Canadian bacon), and plain old pepperoni. I had two slices of the latter. It is an oft-lamented fact that there just is no decent pizza in San Francisco. Some of it is edible, even quite tasty, but anyone who has a had a good New York street slice or the Neapolitan real thing will agree there is no comparison! More soon, Squeat

I like this hole thred, but specially this fraze!

Melkor, I appreciate your observations, and they are important ones about which I have not been very eloquent. The Ferry Plaza Market is a marvel and a blessing, and I would not go there habitually each Saturday if I did not believe I could get value for money. And I do appreciate it aesthetically as well. It would be hypocritical of me to pretend otherwise! (Why else would I have made such a public fool of myself in order to share the experience?) I was merely trying to point out to those unfamiliar with the area that there are also alternatives to the hype to which I've helped contribute! On this blog, people have expressed envy for me... but I feel envy for you! Napa is one of the most beautiful places in one of the most beautiful regions in the world, and all of my luckier friends have already moved there! Cheers, Squeat

Misgabi you know I would never hold out on you! In fact I have been working on (what I sincerely hope is) the final installment of the Farmers' Market account! Tonight I went out with my coworker/one-of-my-best-friends for (quite) a few cocktails to unwind and "deconstruct" our recent workweek(s). It was fruitful and enlightening and left me with a pleasant buzz. Unwilling (and unable) to dazzle with another toaster-oven Squeat special, I ordered take-out from a local eatery, "Chow". I ordered their 'burger royale'. Chow has drifted somewhat downhill (it was truly excellent for its pricepoint when it opened, and is still good value for money for those on a budget), but still serves decent food and is a godsend for people like me who live alone in the vicinity. They serve Niman Ranch (high-quality) beef, and are willing to serve a rare burger, which gives them extra points in my book! I had the burger with their fries, which are some of the best obtainable in San Francisco (which, alas, is not saying all that much). (They do serve Graffeo coffee, however, which we all know how I feel about!) Anyway, I'm reminded that I wanted to say a little more about Mexican food in San Francisco. I live on the edge of the Mission District, in the oldest part of the City. The Mission (founded by Spanish missionaries during the conquest) was at one time a German/Irish ethnic neighborhood, but now is regarded as a Mexican-American neighborhood, with many of its residents also originating from other places in Latin America. An area bordering quite near my house, the "Valencia Corridor", is peppered with taquerias and Mexican restaurants, and it is not uncommon on Friday and Saturday nights to encounter wandering mariachi bands working their ways from restaurant to restaurant! The other thing I wanted to say a little about is the Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market, and farmers' markets in general. The Ferry Plaza Market is truly an amazing place, but is regarded by many as prohibitively expensive. I think this point of view has merit, and I refer everyone to the prices I have listed above. There are deals to be found there, however. Fortunately, San Francisco has alternatives for purchasing locally-grown produce directly from the farmers. Each Wednesday, there is a farmers' market in the United Nations Plaza (many don't realize it, but San Francisco is the birthplace of the United Nations) in the Civic Center. From my observation, this market features smaller producers who are less interested in flash and glamour and more (or at least as) interested in offering high-quality goods to a broad base of consumers, including many who for whatever reasons do not shop the highly profiled Ferry Building market. The prices at this market generally speaking are much more affordable, and I miss shopping here. (I used to buy at the Civic Center market when I worked in the City. Now, alas, it is impracticable for me.) There is another market as well, on Alemany, which has similar advantages to the UN Plaza market, I'm told, but I have never been able to shop there, as it is inaccessible by public transportation, and I haven't owned a car in 15 years! There is a brand new market I've only heard about (it has opened since the highly-publicized re-opening of Ferry Plaza) at, I believe, Fillmore and Eddy, but I have not been. (I would imagine it is more like the Ferry Plaza than Alemany or UN Plaza.) A slightly drunk and rambling Squeat Edited for typing when tipsy

Okay, so everyone here at the office has decided to set their hair on fire again today. So I had to tag one of the techs who was going to get some lunch to bring me something back. No problem. Where's he headed? Top Dog!! Arrrrrrrrgh! Hot dog for lunch twice in three days... I should be fired from the foodblog! Oh well, at least people seem to be enjoying the Farmer's Market reports. Sigh. And I had just thought of some more comments I wanted to make about Mexican food in the City and the FM and other markets in the area! Will have to wait. Hastily and apologetically, Ashamed Squeat

Perlows, how long did it take you to receive your bags after you ordered them? I'm stoveless right now and am getting impatient (and hungry)!! Cheers, Squeat

bloviatrix, When I first got that ciabatta, I had to hold it by the edge of the bag, it was so hot! I had to carry it around for a long time in my left hand before I put it in my bag for fear it would wilt my greens! After it cooled a bit, though, I have to admit it was hard to keep from just biting right into it! Squeat

Woah. I have to admit, in my eGullet newbieness, that I've been happily walking through the marketplace with Squeat assuming he was female! I have no idea why I thought that. This is a strange communication medium. Not that it makes any difference at all, your writing is great. I'm glad to be along for the ride. So, back on topic... Squeat, do you usually go to the market with a list? Or just wander around and buy what appeals and hope it all goes to a good end? And how often do you make the trip? I have great daydreams of being able to shop daily at a place like that. Just the cheese alone is incredible. And the idea of Lonely Trout Caviar is just funny. I wonder if that is really what it was? Cusina, I've definitely got a Y chromosome! As for shopping, I do my major shopping for the week on Saturdays at the FM. I don't take a list. Typically I get some coffee and walk around the entire market, seeing what looks good and formulating some seminal recipes/meal plans in my head. Then I start shopping, trying to buy things in an order that will call for the least rearranging of my bags (I take one canvas and one string bag). It's usually based on what looks most appealing at the time. I do the real planning when I get home, based on what I've got. If I want to try a particular recipe from a book or magazine or newspaper, I'll go over its ingredient list. Fortunately, if I need additiional stuff, I've got that produce store a block away! I'm going to have to check next week on the Lonely Trout Caviar, though I have to say that sounds more appealing than 'Barely Trout Caviar'! Cheers, Squeat

GG, Thanks! I will definitely pick up some of the Vermont Shepherd next Saturday!

Could it be 'rombo' which is what the Italians call turbot? Just curious. (Rombo/turbot is a reasonably ugly flatfish with very tasty flesh.) slbunge, I think you are probably right! The fishing industry in San Francisco was largely initiated and developed by Italian immigrants. Even today, many fisherman and fishmongers are of Italian-American decent, and I wouldn't be at all surprised if they used an Italian term for turbot. I'll listen again when I get home and see if that sounds right. I didn't think it could be 'combo', because I don't remember seeing anything like a 'mixed bag' of seafood. I do remember seeing flatfish, though. Cheers, Squeat

Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market Part V Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker: (Still inside Market Hall.) (Me: "They have all kinds of chocolate goodies!") Chrystalized Ginger Chocolate-Dipped Apricots Gift Boxes ("Some very cute little baking utensils!") Books on Chocolate Chocolate Sauce Ceramics (These were cookie jars, etc.) (Me:"I see they're carrying Harold McGee's 'On Food and Cooking'! They've also got Brillat-Savarin (which I mispronounce).") Postcards Czar Nicolai Caviar: (Me: "They have quite an impressive spread! They've got all kinds of fish roe!" Ginger Whitefish Truffled Tiger-Eye Whitefish American Golden Caviar Naturally Colored and Flavored Wasabi Whitefish Deep Saffron Whitefish (Me: "...which looks great!") (Me: "What is this last one here? I can't tell. [Trying to read the handwritten label:] It's ...something 'Trout'. 'Lonely Trout'? 'Barely Trout'?" Shrimp Salad Sandwiches Smoked Salmon Sandwiches w/Sweet Mustard Dill Sauce Blini and Caviar (packaged together) 6 for $10, 3 for $6 Fall Vegetable and Sturgeon Soup $6 Miette Patisserie: (Organic) Cakes and Tarts Truffles Pink Rose Cake (Me: "...which is just -- I can't even describe how cute that looks!") Gingerbread Cupcakes Brioche Chocolate Old-Fashioned Cupcakes Palmieres Chocolate Tartlets Croissants Ciao Bella Gelato (Me: "Does not seem to be open yet." The Market Hall reopened in July, but the individual stores have been opening one by one since then.) Acme Bread: (Me: "I'm gonna stop in at Acme Bread to get a ciabatta. Acme is just great! They've got everything.") Herb Slab Green Onion Slab Spelt Flour Pain au Levain Cranberry Walnut Bread Pain de (??? sounds like "Metais"?) Buckwheat Raisin (??? Same word.) Olive Bread Pumpkin Bread (Me: "Where's my ciabatta? I hope they have it!") Challah Rolls Challah Long Italian Regular Italian Sour Baguette Sour Batard Loaf Breads: Whole Wheat Seed Herb Loaf Pain de Mie Sour Loaf Sweet Loaof Upstairs Bread Pain au Levain (Me (pouting): "I don't see my ciabatta!") Apple Tart (Me (joyful): "Okay, it looks like the ciabatta's in the oven and they're gonna get it for me right now! Excellent! It's piping hot right out of the oven! All right!!! Scored a ciabatta right out of the oven!!") McEvoy Ranch: (Me: "They have legendary olive oil.") 2003 Release Extra Virgin Olive Oil Pourers Books (Me: "They've got it all when it comes to Olive Oil! Ha ha ha ha!" Dork.) Cowgirl Creamery: (Me: "Okay, I've scored my ciabatta, now I'm gonna count my money and see if I can afford any cheese at Cowgirl Creamery. This place is incredible, and the folks are the nicest folks around!") Cave-Aged Gruyere $16.65/pound (Me: "I had some of that. It's delicious!") Lincolnshire Poachery from Neal's Yard Dairy $21/pound Neal's Yard Westcombe Cheddar $17/pound Three Sisters Serena $14.50/pound (Me: "I wonder what that's like?" Dry Jack from Bella Cheese Co. $15.95/pound Neal's Yard Double Gloucester $20.65/pound Winchester Cheese Company Medium-Aged Gouda $10.80/pound Uplands Cheese Company Pleasant Ridge Reserve $27.85/pound Grana Padano from Piemonte $13.50/pound Bellwether Farms Carmody $12.65/pound Shelburne Farms Cheddar $13.65/pound Matos Cheese Factory St. George $13.75/pound (Me: "They have something I can't pronounce... I don't know what it is, but it looks good!" "They have something else I can't pronounce that's right next to it.") Gruyere from Roth Käse $16.70/pound Morbier from Jean d'Alos $15.70/pound Major Farms' Putney Tomme $22.45/pound Jean d'Alos Mimolette $27.45/pound Jean d'Alos Abbaye $22.20/pound Tome de (?? sounds like "buDAH", unless I'm seriously mispronouncing "Bordeaux"!) $18.45/pound Comté 2001 Reserve des Granges $25.35/pound Comté (??garbled) $21.95/pound Juniper Grove Tumalo Tomme $21.45/pound Jean d'Alos Abbaye de (??garbled) $24.55/pound Jean d'Alos Tome de (??mangled) $22.15/pound Italian Ubriaco $20.65/pound Cypress Grove Midnight Moon $18.65/pound Sottocenere al Tartuffo (Me: "Which looks beautiful!") (???Drowned out by a screaming child.) Parmigiano-Reggiano Pecorino Major Farms Vermont Shepherd Fiore Sardo from Sardinia Garrotxa from Catalonia Ardi-Gasna (?"Garazi") from France Ram Hall Berkswell from Neal's Yard Dairy Bittersweet Plantation Dairy (New Orleans) Fleur-de-Teche (Me: "Wow! I wonder what that's like?") Fig and Almond Cake Point Reyes Blue $13.95/pound Neal's Yard Dairy Colston Bassett Stilton $19.50/pound Great Hill Blue $20.55/pound Neal's Yard Dairy Castle Blue $19.40/pound Jean d'Alos Bleu de Gex $17.70 (??? Sounds like "Gamoneto". Me: "That's from somewhere in Spain. I never heard of that!") $22.85/pound Bingham Hill Blue $20.00/pound Jean d'Alos... (Another blue I can't pronounce.) Gorgonzola Dolce $14.00/pound Hudson Valley Camembert $8.65 Hudson Valley Mutton Button $4.65 Montenegro from Spain $19.90 (Another Jean d'Alos I completely mangle.) Sally Jackson Goat Cheese wrapped in Grape Leaves $21.85 each Shepherd's Wheel from Old Chatham Sheepherding Company (New York) $23.80/pound Bingham Hill Harvest Moon Acapella Cowgirl Creamery Sir Francis Drake $18.60 CC Red Hawk Cheese CC Piercepoint CC Clabbered Cottage Cheese (Me: "...which is incredibly good!") CC Fromage Blanc CC Creme Fraiche Redwood Hill Farms Yoghurt Fresh Butter Vermont Butter and Cheese Salad Nicoise Olives Sundried Tomatoes Green Olive Paste Whew!

Hmmm. 5:00 am and wide awake! That's not too bad, considering I went to bed at 10:30 last night. (This is the way my insomnia usually plays itself out. One night of really ridiculous wakefullness, followed by a few nights of adjusting back to a normal sleep schedule. Could be worse.) I checked last night's porky-blue cheesy-salady thing, hoping to make a sandwich to take for lunch today, but the arugula had gotten too slimy from the dressing, so I tossed it. This is one of Squeat's dilemmas: he loves to cook, but lives alone, and at the same time hates to waste food! I've come up with a partial solution though: I went to Smart'n'Final (a local warehouse discount store with an inexplicable name) and bought 100 of those chinese restaurant-style take-out boxes. When I get the urge to cook up a big batch of something, I'll often pack it up and distribute it among my friends. They love it and it makes us all happy! misgabi, Another of the blessings of living in California is the mexican food! Oddly enough, this cuisine is regional even within California -- northern Cal mexican is quite different from southern Cal, and some things (like the San Francisco-style burrito, for example) are pretty much unknown in Mexico! A flauta is also known as a "rolled taco". It's a corn tortilla stuffed with meat (often shredded chicken, like mine yesterday, but other traditional mexican meats, like carne asada (shredded grilled beef) or carnitas (shredded pork that has been crisped in its own fat) can be used as well. It's rolled up in a tube (I think "flauta" is Mexican Spanish for "flute"), then fried in oil until crispy. An enchilada is also a stuffed, rolled corn tortilla (mine yesterday was stuffed with cheese), but it is baked in sauce (traditionally chile-based, I think). Since I have some time to kill before I have to get ready for work, I'm going to go work on the Farmer's Market list a bit. Cheers, Squeat

I forgot. I had two more of the Medjool dates for dessert. They taste like honey and figs combined! But with a completely different and intoxicating texture. Night-night, Squeat

Okay. Sorry for the disappointment last night. By the time I got home from the lecture it was after 11:00 pm. I just went straight to bed. Of course I then woke up at 3:00 in the morning. (I suffer occasionally from insomnia.) That's when I posted the next FM list installment. Whatever. Today was really busy at work, but I managed to have a great lunch anyway, thanks to the East Bay Eats thread on the California board! My office only moved to downtown Oakland a few months ago, and my lunch options have been pretty limited, but from that thread I learned about Mi Casa, which I decided to try today. This is some really good Mexican food, the best I've been able to find in downtown Oakland so far! It is in a kind of weird spot: you have to climb an odd staircase to get there. When I came in, there was absolutely no one there, except for a guy sitting at a table working on a laptop. Turns out he worked there. I asked if they were open, and he said yes, and handed me a menu. He even gave me chips and a delicious salsa while I waited! I ordered a combo plate with a flauta, a cheese enchilada, refried beans and rice. The flauta was very flavorful, served with a very fresh-tasting salsa. The enchilada was quite good, too, in a nice chile-tomato sauce. The beans were well-seasoned and tasty, and the Mexican rice went perfectly with them. A surprise was a nice helping of really good guacamole, nicely seasoned with a taste of fresh lime juice. I'm glad to have found this place. Since my office moved decent lunch choices have been limited. I'll be returning here frequently! Dinner turned out quite nicely as well. I stopped at the produce store mentioned above on the way home and picked up some baby arugula and some pecans. When I got home, I tossed the pecans with some olive oil and roasted them in the toaster oven. Then I roasted what was left of the Nueske's applewood bacon, and meanwhile pulled the rest of the meat off the baby-back ribs from Sunday. I chopped the bacon, and tossed it with the arugula, toasted pecans, some Point Reyes blue cheese from the FM, the shredded ribmeat, shredded radicchio from the FM, and a diced Braeburn apple in a mustard/shallot vinaigrette I whipped up with some red wine vinegar. Pretty tasty! There's some left over, and that may be lunch tomorrow, though since it has already been tossed in the vinaigrette it may be too soggy. Might work as a sandwich filling on some ciabatta, though! Cheers from a very tired Squeat PS No Farmer's Market list tonight. I'm too tired. Will try to continue tomorrow! Edited: Dumb typo.

Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market Part IV Ferry Plaza Seafood: (Now we're inside the Ferry Building itself, referred to as Market Hall, I believe. Unlike the farmer's stalls, these shops are open throughout the week during business hours. This is where Sur la Table is, too.) Black Mussels Littleneck Clams Dungeness Crabmeat Shrimpmeat Pre-shucked Oysters Bluenose Sea Bass $12.33/pound Sterling Salmon Mahi-Mahi Monkfish Northern Halibut Rock Cod Opah Tilapia Ling Cod Tuna Grouper Swordfish Sturgeon Coho Salmon (??? Sounds like "hombo". Sorry, I don't know much about fish! I wonder if this could have been "combo", but what the hell would that mean?) (???"Dasah"? Codfish) Trout (Me: "Some beautiful Trout!" They actually were very pretty.) Catfish (For some reason I say, "...and just your normal Catfish.") Scallops $16.68/pound Rock Shrimp Gulf Shrimp Black Tiger Shrimp $8.60/pound (Me: "That's not bad!" How would I know? I don't even eat shrimp that often! I never buy it.) Squid Steaks $6.53/pound Monterey Squid (Me: "Those look good!" Gar. I don't eat squid usually either!) Bay Scallops $6.53/pound Dungeness Crab (whole) Golden Gate Meat Company: (Apparently the Bluenose Sea Bass has inoculated me with the idea of trying to give prices when I can. It was seriously hard to see in this place, though, because by now the market was majorly crowded! I usually get there at 8:00 am and try to get the hell out as soon as I can. The hardships I endure for you people!) Free-Range Natural Fulton Valley Whole Chickens $2.19/pound Rosie Certified Organic Chickens $3.65/pound Free-Range Natural Fulton Valley Bone-In Chicken Breasts $4.09/pound Natural Boneless and Skinless Chicken Breasts $4.75/pound All-Natural Guinea Fowl California Squab All-Natural Fresh Rabbit $5.79/pound Muscovy Duck Legs $4.25/pound All Natural Fresh Peking Duckling (Me: "I can't see the price on it.") Free-Range Calf Liver Certified Organic Beef New York Steaks (Me: "Those cuts are $17.95 a pound." I sound impressed!) Certified Organic Rib-Eye Steaks (Me: "At 3 cents more apiece.") Golden Gate Natural Beef New York Steak $14.98/pound Golden Gate Natural Beef Filet Steak $26.70/pound Natural Beef Tounge $5.29/pound Certified Organic Beef Boneless Top Roast $3.98/pound Golden Gate's Own Natural Duck Confit $9.98/pound Mousse Foie Gras Tubes $28.25 each (???something...forgive me, I'm an idiot; sounds like "fblghousin" de foie gras) $60 (I am really trying not to be an asshole at this point, folks. It was very crowded and I was trying to stay out of people's way!) Golden Gate Natural Beef Chateaux Steak $12.98/pound Meyer All-Natural Beef Bone-In New York Steak $13.98/pound Meyer Rib-Eye $12.98/pound Hanger Steak $7.98/pound Beef Skirt Steak $9.98/pound Beef Tri-Tip $10.99/pound London Broil $5.29/pound Tri-Tip Roast $6.59/pound Beef Bones $1.85/pound Flank Steak $9.99/pound Ground Beef $3.98/pound X-L Ground Beef $4.98/pound Lamb Shoulder Chop $4.29/pound Round Bone Lamb Chop $4.98/pound All-Natural French Lamb Rack $18.59/pound California Natural Lamb Leg $5.59/pound Lamb Shanks $7.25/pound Fresh Lamb Loin Chop $9.95/pound Lollipop French Chops $14.69/pound Loin T-Bone Veal Chop $8.79/pound Organic Cooked (???Sounds like "diesel", I'm not kidding!) Turkey Breasts $10.98/pound Cooked Roast Beef $7.98/pound Mortadella $6.79/pound Pastrami Brisket $8.98/pound Natural Smoked Ham Shanks $3.39/pound Pork Baby-Back Ribs $6.59/pound Smoked Pork Chops $6.50/pound Hobb's (??? sounds like "Buntnerfleisch"?) $25.96/pound Hobb's Bresaola $19.98/pound Genoa Salami $10.16/pound Sopressata $10.75/pound Natural Casing Liver Sausage $3.98/pound Hobb's Wine-Cured Salami $7.98/pound Hobb's (?"Salamette"?) Secchi $8.98/pound Hobb's Mild Coppa $8.49/pound Prosciutto di Parma (I say something here but really cannot even guess what.) $16.98/pound Hobb's Prosciutto $14.98/pound Serrano Ham $19.98/pound Oven-Ready Honey-Cured Ham $6.39/pound Nueske's Spiral-Sliced Bone-In Ham $8.19/pound Hobb's Black Forest Ham $7.90/pound Golden Gate Thick Applewood Bacon $4.50/pound Nueske's Applewood Smoked Bacon $8.65/pound (I bought 1/2 pound of this.) Nueske's Boneless Smoked Turkey Breast $12.25/pound Hobb's Pancetta $8.98/pound Andouille Schwartz Sausage $6.50/pound Golden Gate Hot Italian Sausage (Me: "Good deal at $4.10") Mild Italian Sausage $4.10/pound Breakfast Link $4.10/pound Golden Gate Range Chicken-Apple Breakfast Links $6.10/pound Bockwurst Schwartz Sausage $4.49/pound Smoked Bratwurst $4.49/pound Golden Gate Housemade Pates $6.98/pound Lamb Sausage $6.39/pound Pork Sausage with Cheese and Peppers $6.39/pound Chicken Tarragon Sausage $6.39/pound Certified Organic (???Sounds like "Diesel" again) Turkey Franks $5.45/pound All-Beef Skinless Natural Franks $4.95/pound Garlic Cheese Bread $1.25 (individual portion) Graisse de Canard/Glace de Canard (I get weird here trying to describe these reductions.) Jerky (In a serve-yourself standing cooler case:) Prime Rib Roast Scalloped Potatoes Herbed Red Potatoes Wieners Summer Sausage Ham Steaks Prepared Pizza w/Salami(?), Tomatoes, Mozzarella, Black Olives $12.00 Lasagne (individual portion) $7.00 Potato Salad $3.00 Mediterranean Tapinade Salad $2.50 Natural Beef New York Steak Sandwich $12.00 Homemade Pot Pie $6.00 Organic Beef Chile $4.00 Beef Barley Soup $4.00 Chicken and Ribs Combo $7.50 (Me: "Looks pretty good!") Edited for typos. There's no such thing as "lanb shoulder"!

Okay, I am a complete failure as a food blogger. There was no dinner at all tonight! Nothing. Nada. However, have typed up the next section of the Farmer's Market list, which will follow this post. Sorry, folks. I suck. Squeat PS The Giuliani speech was by turns moving, inspiring and infuriating. No more politics in the blog. I promise to eat something tomorrow!

Okay, after the three cups of coffee from this morning wore off, I felt like an old rug. So I went and got an iced coffee from across the street. This was most unwise. Now I feel really weird, have gooseflesh and am sweating! Ack. Not sure about dinner yet. Might have to wait until after the lecture. Squeat

I knew that! I always do that with those two -- just the names -- I know who each one is, really. Illiterate Squeat