I didn’t buy it because it was shark, but because it looked so incredibly good in the fishmonger’s bucket, 2 weeks in a row. last week I chose triggerfish instead, because it is likely to appear in the market more rarely. This time it was the mako shark’s turn. I have nothing against sharks; I …

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The meal was a bit Spanish, -ish. Or maybe it was just Chelsea Mediterranean. But it was also definitely local. a generous number of large shishito peppers (all were juicy, some were actually sweet, none were fiery, or even suggested fire, and every one was delicious), the gift of a friend, from her garden, ‘Lower …

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it’s a bucket of hammerhead shark steaks (I’d already picked out mine)   I’ve never seen a hammerhead shark steak in the Greenmarket. In Friday I saw a hammerhead shark steak in the Greenmarket. That night I cooked the hammerhead shark steak I saw in the Greenmarket. It was a special occasion, since we were …

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I was about to pick out a couple of gorgeous pink mako shark steaks at the Pura Vida Fisheries greenmarket stand when I noticed some beautiful triggerfish fillets in a bucket nearby.  Paul and his wife also seemed more excited by the latter, visitors found in local waters far more rarely than the shark. That fact, together with my memory of our …

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When I texted Barry from the Greenmarket asking whether he wanted me to pick up swordfish, flounder. cod, sole, hake, bluefish, mako shark, or clams, he replied that cod sounded good, especially since the evening would be cool enough for the terrific hot oven recipe. I had been thinking clams, but he was absolutely right, and …

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