Fairway :

Endangered species on sale

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Image via Wikipedia   Fairway Market's latest sales circular for Paramus (Jan. 29-Feb. 4) advertises fresh swordfish steaks for $8.99 a pound, a species that is both endangered and high in harmful mercury . There is[...]

When I really needed tomatoes

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Image via Wikipedia I planned to have a Roma tomato with breakfast Saturday morning, but when I opened the clear-plastic container, I could see a black spot forming on one and another split open and oozing[...]

Supermarket sale fliers abound

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Image by Chris Devers via Flickr You need a calculator when you go food shopping, even at a sale. The 78th anniversary sale at Fairway Market in Paramus runs from May 6-12, 2011.  I guess it was the original[...]

Fresh or frozen? And from where?

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Image via Wikipedia The latest sales flier from Fairway Market in Paramus is filled with a lot of information -- some of it totally useless. And when the flier raises questions, it doesn't always answer them. For example, the[...]

Shopper stands up for her rights

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Image via Wikipedia I met a River Edge woman who recounted how she made ShopRite executives honor a low price on Progresso soup during the 40th anniversary Can Can Sale that ended recently. The supermarket chain was selling[...]

Searching for Moroccan fish balls

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Image by State Library and Archives of Florida via Flickr For Passover, traditional gefilte fish is being challenged by Moroccan fish bites. This sounds intriguing, I thought as I read a newspaper interview[...]

Fish and greens for dinner tonight

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Image via Wikipedia Fairway Market in Paramus has been advertising fresh whiting and porgy for only $2.99 a pound. But today, I found a special at H Mart, the Korean supermarket in Little Ferry: a pile of king whiting on ice at[...]

Shopping, cooking and dining notes

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Image by skeggy via Flickr Fish counter at a Whole Foods Market (not Paramus). It's been fairly easy to keep eating at the level I did in Italy. There is plenty of fresh seafood available in North Jersey -- at Costco, Whole[...]

The World of Kosher Cheese ? Part 1

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I, Vasco de CS – your intrepid kosher Conquistador – in an effort to bring all that’s kosher and great to The Kosher Scene , set about on an journey to find the variety of kosher cheeses available in New York City. Accompanied[...]

How low can they go on beef prices?

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Image via Wikipedia Three supermarket circulars came with the newspaper this morning, offering beef for $1.47 to $5.99 a pound. The A&P flier declares: "We will not be undersold!" USDA choice, boneless top round London[...]