Originally Posted by chgoeditor

Are you on LTHForum? (Local Chicago food board.) Case de Isaac gets a lot of love on there (or historically has), but I've never tried it.

Re caviar -- years ago I had a Persian boyfriend and when we broke up he had a 500 g tin of caviar that he'd brought back from Iran for me, but that I never got to enjoy! For years I did use the huge container of Iranian saffron he'd gotten for me on a previous trip back home.

We're going out tonight and tomorrow, then getting Bavette's takeout on Wednesday. Our order includes shrimp cocktail and crab legs, but I'm kind of hoping we over ordered so those can get saved for NYE dinner, when I'm tempted to do a seafood extravaganza. Sitka Salmon Shares delivered sushi grade albacore tuna, spotted prawns and Dungeness crab last week, plus we have salmon from last month, so I may do a cold seafood platter, maybe with some salmon carpaccio or sushi. If I'm feeling like going to the store, might also splurge on some caviar or lobster (only if I can find some claws -- I hate the tail meat). I wish Mr. CE were willing to try shucking oysters. While I am not a raw oyster fan, I've been wanting to do grilled oysters, which I love. (Maybe I could have them shuck them at the store, but give me the oysters, liquor and shells so we could them grill them without having to deal with shucking.)