Tuples and Attributes

Here’s one of the most surprising things about the Las Vegas area: there is not a single upscale grocery store here! Given that this area has many times the population (3,000,000 compared to 300,000, this seems very strange to me.

Within 5 miles of my previous home in Palm Desert, we had Jensens, Bristol Farms, and Gelsons. None of those stores are here. The best we’ve found so far is a decent Smiths, which is part of the Kroger family. We do have Trader Joes and Whole Foods but they don’t match something like a Bristol Farms.

I first realized this when I went looking for a prime pre-marinated tri-tip roast; a staple from Jensens or Gelsons. Not to be found here. Ended up with one from Costco that was just ok.

Thought I might have better luck with prime flat iron steaks. Hah! Whole Foods didn’t have any and told me those steaks were no good anyway. I got much the same reaction at Costco. Fortunately, I have found an actual butcher shop that cuts them up once a week and whose proprietor agrees that flat iron steaks are just about the best thing you can grill.

I have no idea where I’m going to get really fine fresh fish. How can a town so known for its fine eating establishments have no place to buy fine food?