HUNGRY GERALD

Yes, HG has often written about HG’s love for fish cakes. HG doesn’t recall his beloved late Mom making fish cakes from scratch. Ida Kopkind Freeman fed young HG fish cakes from Citarella (the gourmet seafood chain had its original shop on Kingsbridge Road in The Bronx) and the local A & P supermarket (Young HG usually ate the A & P brand because they were much cheaper than Citarella’s).  During HG/BSK’s summertime residence at the home owned on Nantucket, the HG/BSK family often ate fish cakes with egg sauce at the Downy Flake diner and pronounced them best in the world. Well, Downy Flake no longer rules. Gifted Daughter Lesley R;. is the fish cake Empress.—Last night she made fish cakes from fresh cod bought at Julio’s Seafood ( A shop near the HG/BSK/RIVA Prince Edward Island oceanfront home). Lesley’s version: Crisp. Juicy, Full of sea flavor, Incomparable. They were served with in season PEI yellow beans. Fabulous meal.