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I immediately thought that maybe it had something to do with the Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, but when I looked, turns out most of the bananas arrive at the Port of Wilmington, in Delaware.

I think I ate at Tavern on the Green once, and I'm pretty sure it was post Patrick's tenure there. He was a highly regarded chef, whose food I sadly never got to taste.

And the grandkids are much taller...http://www.shortytang.com/

I do - it's the cook's treat!

For @rotuts - last night's roast chicken (Marcella style) dinner (with cole slaw). Might be the last time the big oven gets used until later this year.

Don't be too surprised, if one day... New Vegetable Greenhouse in New York Will Be Largest in U.S. And... How the cold Hudson Valley became home to the hottest peppers and sauces

Isn't the whole point of Trader Joe's is that there is a cohort of people who still enjoy shopping in person, finding the unexpected, escaping with a bargain (like those less than bargain priced bananas), discovering a new product, fondling the products, tasting samples (they're baaaack), etc. etc.?

Shrimp cocktail, salad style. Followed by crab cakes, asparagus, and Japanese rice.

First course: Main course: Wild gulf shrimp, ramps and hot cherry peppers with linguini.

Don't forget tapioca starch!

I went by this vendor yesterday and picked up smaller Thai mangoes (and jeez, these are not cheap!). So, not wanting to screw it up (cause jeez, these are not cheap!), when is it ready for eating?

I don't necessarily understand the request. You can certainly cook most any fish/shellfish for high protein/low fat results. Pork tenderloin or loin chops are low fat and high protein. Pork piccata? Veal piccata? Beans. What is the end result you're expecting from this experiment?

Caesar salad. Broccoli rabe. Spaghetti and meatballs, practically heresy, but so good and comforting.

Doubtful.

Possibly not, but they are indeed the harbinger of spring, no?

Not from the farmer's market, but from Union Market. Probably from North Carolina or Virginia.

Potatoes, par baked with onions, shallots, pimentón, saffron and olive oil. Topped with Long Island Striped Bass (from the freezer), tomatoes, Spanish olives, ramps, and more olive oil. Back into the oven. Checked at 15 minutes, they still needed another 5 (these were thick hunks of fish), after which they flaked perfectly and were still super moist.

Since vodka is basically tasteless, I doubt you'll find anything different, nor anything special, in those older bottles of Stoli. Basically, you're dealing with ethanol delivery. I'd be thinking about a cocktail along the lines of: Moscow Mule Kamikaze Godmother

Exactly; I figure I have to be doing better than him!

I definitely saw the prices double at Trader Joe's when I went in yesterday. But also, maybe they were artificially low prior to that, when a dozen could be had for like $1.79.

If you only knew how many different levels of kosher I know!

I've noticed a spike in egg prices, so maybe there is some sort of shortage?

Townes van Zandt always cheers me up. Usually a Pandora station; his, John Prine's, EC's, Taylor's, Clash's, etc.

Not according to the Talmud!

I believe I ate there once, and it was very good! We also enjoyed many late night, perhaps inebriated meals, at the old Sam Wo's, along with Yuet Lee. And others no longer around, including Square One, Postrio (my first exposure to Wolfgang), Stars, 4th St. Grill, et al.