Tag Archives: Fairway

Weird findings about monkeys and their relations

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Naomi

From Harper’s April 2022 Findings: A pharmacologically administered liver enzyme was found to halve ethanol consumption among alcoholic vervet monkeys, macaques in Virginia failed to wean themselves off heroin and cocaine, and a new population of whitehanded gibbons was discovered … Continue reading →

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Where is tamarind paste? Is this a supply chain problem?

Posted on February 15, 2022 by Naomi

Which I went out to buy yesterday. No question I was going to find tamarind paste at Jubilee Market which is, after all, a hugely expanded Korean market with a large section of Asian and other exotic condiments. Indeed, my … Continue reading →

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My hunt for currants and “marijuana”

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Naomi

My shopping life has twice been punctuated by currants. Decades ago, I was committed to make scones for my cousin Ben’s bar mitzvah celebratory lunch. Nowadays, I’d say the hell with it and use raisins but then I was going … Continue reading →

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