tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post6002692963667645857..comments2024-03-13T06:29:02.843-04:00Comments on Do You Really Know What You're Eating?: Searching for Moroccan fish ballsVictor E. Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-7960698686259081392011-04-17T10:17:26.457-04:002011-04-17T10:17:26.457-04:00Before New York's Fairway opened in Paramus, m...Before New York's Fairway opened in Paramus, me and other North Jerseyans stopped at the upper Manhattan store whenever we were returning from a visit to the city, and occasionally, made a special trip there. (I lived in Englewood, so it was what, six or seven miles?)<br /><br />But locating the store at the Fashion Center means it's still a special trip for me from Hackensack, and not being able to serve coffee and food there is a second strike against the store.<br /><br />I was told Fairway tried to buy out the Blimpie. Whatever. The original store on the West Side has a second-floor restaurant, I believe. And I recall stopping at the store on the island and ordering a sushi roll -- the worst.<br /><br />There is just something about Fairway that sticks in my craw -- from the years of delay before opening a North Jersey location to the hard sell in the sales flier to the snobby customers -- and then I realize that just about the only reason I go there is for coffee.<br /><br />Everything else it offers I can find at other stores at competitive or better prices, and it lags behind others in offering a variety of naturally raised beef, pork and lamb.Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-56018994162822849142011-04-17T10:00:08.823-04:002011-04-17T10:00:08.823-04:00Hi Nancy:
Happy Passaover to you and your family,...Hi Nancy:<br /><br />Happy Passaover to you and your family, too.<br /><br />Actually, five of the six jars of gefilte fish I bought were for a friend.<br /><br />My Sephardic mother did make matzo balls from scratch, but I can't recall whether she served gefilte fish. <br /><br />Our Passover was a little different than the meal at our Ashkenazi neighbors: We ate rice, which European Jews didn't; and some of our ritual dishes for the ceremony were made from different ingredients, such as dates instead of apples.<br /><br />Also, the Haggadah was based on one from Aleppo, Syria.Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-68385524215187023842011-04-17T07:53:34.498-04:002011-04-17T07:53:34.498-04:00It's just a guess, but I'd say his salad d...It's just a guess, but I'd say his salad days are over. And don't knock Fairway because they wouldn't sell you a cup of coffee, you can blame Paramus for that. I don't think they sell coffee at their original location on the upper West Side, but then you only have to walk a couple of blocks and you can have coffee and a bagel with a shmear at the little cafe that's part of Zabar's. And at the Fairway in Stamford, you can not only get a cup of coffee but a pizza, a cheesesteak, pasta, a chopped salad, and a pretty wide selection at their $6.99 hot bar. I haven't checked out the Fairway in Pelham Manor, at least I think that's where it is. I imagine, superlatives and all, that before Fairway came to Paramus, people simply did their shopping at Hackensack Market, or maybe ShopRite. Oh, and a couple of weeks ago Fairway Stamford had a sign blaming the spike in coffee prices on weather and supply issues, with a note that they will eventually come down, although that has not yet happened.Aaron Elsonhttp://www.audiomurphy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-59161483334015719532011-04-16T21:52:36.361-04:002011-04-16T21:52:36.361-04:00Victor - jarred Gefilte Fish - the horror (LOL)! S...Victor - jarred Gefilte Fish - the horror (LOL)! Seriously - I'd be happy to coach you on fresh made any time - though it's been so long since I lived in NJ that we'd need to find a fishmonger. I've been raised on fresh and need to keep making it to honor my mother (check out this article from Wednesday's Cleveland Plain Dealer on that; my recipe is featured! - http://blog.cleveland.com/pdextra/2011/04/passover_recipes_1.html) - happy to get you into making Gefilte Fish from scratch any time and Happy Passover to you and your family!Nancy Hellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882024476105521785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-53838742099171789982011-04-16T16:58:42.607-04:002011-04-16T16:58:42.607-04:00I had to stop myself from spearing it on my fork, ...I had to stop myself from spearing it on my fork, but then I understood why he turned down a turkey burger served over salad.Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-10041990505501900702011-04-16T16:56:24.222-04:002011-04-16T16:56:24.222-04:00I can understand him not eating the bun, but leavi...I can understand him not eating the bun, but leaving the slice of romaine lettuce? Tsk tsk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-72859996603069314922011-04-16T16:49:14.759-04:002011-04-16T16:49:14.759-04:00He didn't eat the nice piece of Romaine lettuc...He didn't eat the nice piece of Romaine lettuce, either, but I mentioned the bun because I also have been abstaining from bread and pizza to lose weight.<br /><br />That dietary change has led to a lot of weight loss for me after years of not being able to shed pounds.Victor E. Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920237909721053423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651217485085288423.post-49085291087763825172011-04-16T16:36:30.994-04:002011-04-16T16:36:30.994-04:00Jesus, why do you have to write that he didn't...Jesus, why do you have to write that he didn't eat the bun? Do you have to give every detail of our lives when you observe us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com