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Ivory King Salmon from the Taku River in Southeast Alaska - get it now!
DOWNTOWN Fish Market now open on Sundays, 11-5. People are talking about Kenneth, the Sunday downtown fish monger. He'll point you in the right direction.
Also, Chef Claude is hosting a Lobster Feast, Saturday June 12, 2:00 pm at Fisher Fixture, 19th & St Mary's.
For more info, email him at:
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Alaskan King Salmon
From the Taku River, in Southeast Alaska
Flown in fresh, just for you! Buy the best at Absolutely Fresh....
Ivory King Salmon 28.99/lb
Red Meat King Salmon 25.99/lb
What the heck is Ivory King Salmon? Simply white-fleshed Kings - fairly rare, but you won't be disappointed.
At both Absolutely Fresh Seafood Markets - fire up that grill!
345-5057 (Downtown) 827-4376 (West)
18th & Leavenworth 119th & Pacific
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....from Chef Jon Dye:
Shucks 119th
- starts Friday -
Crispy Scallops Alfredo
Chef Jon's World Famous Lobster Roll
Shucks Legacy
- starts Friday -
Creole Dusted Grouper Sandwich
Crispy Scallops Alfredo
Bailey's
- starts Saturday -
B.B.Q. Sirloin Scramble
Chef Jon's House Made Corned Beef Hash
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People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But they will never forget how you made them feel."
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Lovely storm last night!
It knocked the wind out of our sails at both Shucks Fish Houses, but we still had a good time playing blues and jazz for the small crowd that did show up at Shucks 119th.
So thanks for that, and remember to stop in the first Tuesday of every month, so that we can keep up this tradition. Over three years now, but we need your support to continue far into the future. 10% of all food and drink sales go to support these charities.
I have received much in the way of good natured ribbing since my appearance on CNN Monday morning. Tony Harris, the anchor, asked some good questions, I thought, and I didn't embarrass myself, so hey....I got that going for me.....
In any case, I brazenly reprint the transcript below. You know how I like that free advertising J
--Greg
CNN Interview, May 31, 2010
HARRIS: Got to tell you, we've seen the devastating impact of the Gulf oil leak on local fishermen and businesses in the area, but the disaster could have a ripple effect far from the Gulf Coast. It could reach all the way to your dinner table or your favorite seafood restaurant, wherever you are in the country.
Greg Lindberg is the owner of Absolutely Fresh Seafood in Omaha, Nebraska. Hey, Greg, appreciate you doing this on this Memorial Day. Thanks a lot.
You know, you own restaurants, you ship seafood to other restaurants. How much of your seafood now that you use in your own places, that you ship to other places comes from the Gulf?
GREG LINDBERG, OWNER, ABSOLUTELY FRESH SEAFOOD: About 20 percent comes from the Gulf area, and it's been quite affected.
HARRIS: And the rest of it comes from international waters?
LINDBERG: Central and South America, Thailand, different parts of Asia, Alaska, New England, Canada -- all over the place. It's a global commodity these days, seafood in general.
HARRIS: That wasn't always the case, was it? I would imagine there was a time --
(CROSSTALK)
HARRIS: Yes, I would imagine there was a time in your business where you got probably most of your seafood from the Gulf?
LINDBERG: Right. It was trucked in by us, before fax machines, before e-mail, before cell phones, certainly before GPS, and it was a very direct route. But things have expanded.
HARRIS: About 20 percent is a sizeable amount of your seafood coming from the Gulf. How has the spill impacted that portion of your business?
LINDBERG: Well, shrimp and oysters are two huge areas of seafood that come primarily from the Gulf, at least domestically produced. So that's really taken a hit. The prices have gone up 20 percent, some people say they're going to go up maybe another 10 percent. Different sizes of shrimp, big shrimp is hard to get. A lot of speculation, so people are grabbing 10,000, 20,000, 50,000 pounds of those and that sucks a lot of product out of the pipeline. So obviously, supply and demand, price goes up.
HARRIS: Do you think the price is going to go even higher? What's your view of it?
LINDBERG: Well, how is that capping working down there, I guess? That's part of the problem. It's not working. The longer it goes, the worse it's going to get.
HARRIS: Can you make up the loss supply or diminished supply in the Gulf elsewhere?
LINDBERG: Yes. For example, we've moved our oyster production, our oyster procurement further around to the East Coast, much more from New England up into Canada. The shrimp comes -- we bring in quite a bit from Thailand already, a little bit from Central and South America. So we already made that move, but we still bring in a lot of Gulf shrimp. And Texas so far is less affected. But it seems to be moving east, so that's going to make it tougher for Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, those producing parts of the oysters and shrimp both.
HARRIS: Hey, Greg, at some point, are you going to have to disassociate yourself from Gulf seafood? I mean, simply say to folks like --
LINDBERG: Not likely.
HARRIS: Not likely?
LINDBERG: No. I mean, at worst case, if it's all shut down, well that will make the decision for us. But I believe in the product, I believe that there's credible people that --
HARRIS: You believe in the product even now?
LINDBERG: Yes. Yes. I would not want to be harvesting anything from waters where there's oil, but there's a lot of places there's no oil yet and hopefully it will stay that way.
HARRIS: All right, Greg, appreciate it. Thanks for your time. Thanks, man. Great conversation with you.
LINDBERG: You bet.
HARRIS: Seafood prices soar as the Gulf leak oil spreads, you just heard that from Greg. In the next hour of CNN NEWSROOM, we will talk with a Seattle chef who says its effect on seafood production will be felt all over the world for years to come.
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[one more time.....]
British Petroleum = B P = Broken Pipe
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One afternoon a lawyer was riding in
his limousine when he saw two men
along the road- side eating grass.
Disturbed, he ordered his driver to stop
and he got out to investigate.
He asked one man, "Why are you eating
grass?""We don't have any money for
food," the poor man replied.
"We have to eat grass."
"Well, then, you can come with me to my house and I'll feed you," the lawyer said.
"But sir, I have a wife and two children with me. They are over there, under that tree."
"Bring them along," the lawyer replied.
Turning to the other poor man he stated, "You come with us, also."
The second man, in a pitiful voice,
then said, "But sir, I also have a wife and SIX children with me!"
"Bring them all, as well,"
the lawyer answered.
They all entered the car, which was
no easy task, even for a car as large
as the limousine was.
Once under way, one of the poor fellows turned to the lawyer and said, "Sir, you are too kind."
"Thank you for taking all of us with you .
The lawyer replied, "Glad to do it.
"You'll really love my place.
"The grass is almost a foot high"
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Absolutely Fresh Seafood Markets:
Downtown: 18th & Leavenworth, 345-5057, Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 8-5,
Sunday 11-5
West: one block south of 119th & Pacific, 827-4376, Mon-Sat 9-7,
Sunday 11-5
Shucks Fish House & Oyster Bar (within the Seafood Market):
Open 7 Days a Week (open at noon on Sundays!) 827-4376
Bailey's Breakfast & Lunch (1259 S 120th St - next to Bronco's):
SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, open 7:00 - 2:00. 932-5577
New Shucks Fish House, Oyster Bar
Open 7 Days a Week 763-1860
168th & Center, in the Shops of Legacy (near Lifetime Fitness).
Shucks Happy Hour: 3:00 - 6:00, Monday thru Friday, plus all day Sunday
Drink Specials, plus Appetizer Specials as well! Stop by and RELAX.......
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These are things you may not know.
1. Q: Why are many coin banks shaped like pigs?
A: Long ago, dishes and cookware in Europe were made of a dense
orange clay called 'pygg'. When people saved coins in jars made of this
clay, the jars became known as 'pygg banks.' When an English potter
misunderstood the word, he made a bank that resembled a pig. And it
caught on.
2. Q: Did you ever wonder why dimes, quarters and half dollars
have notches, while pennies and nickels do not?
A: The US Mint began putting notches on the edges of coins
containing gold and silver to discourage holders from shaving off small
quantities of the precious metals. Dimes, quarters and half dollars are
notched because they used to contain silver. Pennies and nickels aren't
notched because the metals they contain are not valuable enough to
shave.
3. Q: Why do men's clothes have buttons on the right while
women's clothes have buttons on the left?
A: When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and worn
Primarily by the rich. Because wealthy women were dressed by maids,
dressmakers put the buttons on the maid's right! Since most people are
right-handed, it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on
the left. And that's where women's buttons have remained since.
4. Q. Why do X's at the end of a letter signify kisses?
A: In the Middle Ages, when many people were unable to read or
write, documents were often signed using an X. Kissing the X represented
an oath to fulfill obligations specified in the document. The X and the
kiss eventually became synonymous.
5. Q: Why is shifting responsibility to someone else called
'passing the buck'?
A: In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called
a buck, from player to player to indicate whose turn it was to deal. If
a player did not wish to assume the responsibility, he would 'pass the
buck' to the next player.
6. Q: Why do people clink their glasses before drinking a
toast?
A: It used to be common for someone to try to kill an enemy by
offering him a poisoned drink. To prove to a guest that a drink was
safe, it became customary for a guest to pour a small amount of his
drink into the glass of the host. Both men would drink it
simultaneously. When a guest trusted his host, he would then just
touch or clink the host's glass with his own.
7. Q: Why are people in the public eye said to be 'in the
limelight'?
A: Invented in 1825, limelight was used in lighthouses and stage
lighting by burning a cylinder of lime which produced a brilliant light.
In the theatre, performers on stage 'in the limelight' were seen by the
audience to be the center of attention.
8. Q: Why do ships and aircraft in trouble use 'mayday' as
their call for help?
A: This comes from the French word m'aidez - meaning 'help me' -
and is pronounced 'mayday.'
9. Q: Why is someone who is feeling great 'on cloud nine'?
A: Types of clouds are numbered according to the altitudes they
attain, with nine being the highest cloud. If someone is said to be on
cloud nine, that person is floating well above worldly cares.
10. Q: Why are zero scores in tennis called 'love'?
A: In France , where tennis first became popular, a big, round
zero on the scoreboard looked like an egg and was called 'l'oeuf,'
which is French for 'egg.' When tennis was introduced in the US ,
Americans pronounced it 'love.'
11. Q: In golf, where did the term 'Caddie' come from?
A. When Mary, later Queen of Scots, went to France as a young
girl (for education & survival), Louis, King of France, learned that she
loved the Scot game 'golf.' So he had the first golf course outside of
Scotland built for her enjoyment. To make sure she was properly
chaperoned (and guarded) while she played, Louis hired cadets from a
military school to accompany her. Mary liked this a lot and when she
returned to Scotland (not a very good idea in the long run), she took
the practice with her. In French, the word cadet is pronounced 'ca-day'
and the Scots changed it into 'caddie.'
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For 2 years a married man was having an affair with an Italian woman.
One night, she confided in him that she was pregnant. Not wanting to ruin his reputation
or his marriage, He paid her a large sum of money if she would go to Italy to secretly have the child. If she stayed in Italy to raise the child, he would also provide child support until the child turned 18.
She agreed, but asked how he would know when the baby was born. To keep it discrete, he told her to simply mail him a post card, and write 'Spaghetti' on the back. He would then arrange for the child support payments to begin.
One day, about 9 months later, he came home to his confused wife.
'Honey!,' she said, 'you received a very strange post card today.'
'Oh, just give it to me and I'll explain it later,' he said. The wife obeyed and watched as
her husband read the card, turned white, and fainted.
On the card was written:
Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti.
Three with meatballs, two without.
Send extra sauce.
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