Here's a depressing Wednesday post, so you may just want to skip this one.
The Egg Shortage:
Call me clueless about the egg shortage. I pick up our eggs at the Indian Summer stand in the Little Italy Mercato on Saturdays, so really hadn't been aware of this. Last weekend, when the one man show for the stand, Andrew mentioned the egg shortage, I didn't have a clue! I guess we'd been away on our trip and then since I don't buy eggs from any of the markets, I hadn't noticed. But, based on stories like these, it appears either the Avian Flu or possibly something else is the cause. And of course, prices are quickly increasing as well.
After chatting with Andrew and doing my shopping at the Mercado, I went to check out the eggs at my next stop, Nijiya and this is what I saw.
Crazy. Well, today is Wednesday, so hopefully eggs are back in stock!
Has this been affecting you?
Yum Yum Africa Seems Closed?:
I'm saying seems closed, because back in June I received an email saying they had opened.
Of course, even though I noticed the coming soon sign in January of last year, I still took my time to visit.
Upon returning form France, I dropped by Garden Coffee and noticed the place didn't appear open and there was a "purchase and lease" sign displayed.
Which has me scratching my head. Did they ever open and have like a record quick closure….or perhaps they never opened at all and still just doing pop-ups?
2543 Congress St.
San Diego, CA 92110
La Miche Closes:
And the saddest news of all. Last Friday, "FOY" KathyQ sent me an email asking me if La Miche had closed. La Miche was usually a warmer weather stop for us, so I didn't know. I went and took a look at their website and found the sad news.
"We will be closing permanently effective January 1, 2023. We cannot thank you enough for your loyal patronage these past few years (especially during COVID). It was our greatest pleasure to introduce Lebanese cuisine to the community. Many of you started off as customers and became good friends. We will truly miss all of you and we take pride knowing that we were able to provide a small contribution to making your day wonderful. Please feel free to email us at lamichekabobgee@gmail.com and we’d love to personally say thank you. Again, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for a great 10 years and we wish all of you a prosperous 2023."
Very sad news as the place was a favorite of both Cathy and I over the years. I also know that the owner, the kind and generous Nabih has had some health problems in recent years. I can only hope that they are in good health and wish them the best.
We'll miss you!
And thanks to KathyQ for bringing this to my attention.
9350 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
San Diego, CA 92123