Readers come through on monkfish quest

SEAFOOD in the desert? That reference brings up an old, oxymoron-based joke but thankfully, availability has steadily improved. And sure enough, we have monkfish sightings for reader Ken Detlaff. Pat Ilic and Lisa Cole both emailed that they’ve found monkfish at the seafood counter at Glazier’s Food Marketplace at 8525 W. Warm Springs Road, where it can be ordered if unavailable. And Ilic added that she was told by the seafood manager at the new Albertsons, 7975 Blue Diamond Road, that he can get it within a couple of days.

More on farmer cheese: Judi Roth said she gets 3-pound packages of Friendship Farmer Cheese, the brand specified by her mother, from Max Market at 8450 W. Sahara Ave., and Terry Mikula gets farmer cheese at the Polish Deli at 5900 W. Charleston Blvd.

More on ice cream: As Ilic noted, information on the Friendly’s website is incorrect and the company’s ice cream apparently is not available in the valley. But for lovers of the nearly as elusive Thrifty Ice Cream, I recently spotted the new Thrifty-serving Scoops at 3655 S. Durango Drive and learned it’s one of six Scoops locations in Southern Nevada. They’re at thriftylv.com.

More reader requests

Aurora Gandara is looking for Munchee cheese, which she used to get at Smith’s.

Michael Struble is looking for a bakery that sells rhubarb pie, preferably in the east valley.

Pat Mcmanis said she can no longer find Knorr dry soups; she’s looking for leek, spring vegetable and French onion.

And Iris Torjman is looking for Wheatena.

Readers?

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