The flavor of ‘dry-aged’ beef was the norm until widespread refrigeration and the shift from rail-transport of whole carcasses to the boxed-beef revolution. This was fueled by the advent of the interstate system, cheap gas, and ubiquitous trucking which supplanted all previous methods of transport and distribution.

This morning, Friday 5/25, at around 7:30 a.m., a robin sauntered into our basement office near the 17th & Clarkson store. It ambled along, turned a corner and walked into the office of Elizabeth and Tyler. 

Never heard of Bluefish? I understand. You’ll hardly ever see it in a seafood case in the west, and only sometimes in the east. It’s a rich, oily, large fish that some people compare to sardines, so if you like sardines you’ll love this fish! 

How fortuitous that National Eat What You Want Day coincides with Mother's Day weekend this year. Take a look at Bill St. John's take, and then make the realization that Mother (and all of us) can always eat what we want.