Well, I was going to Stagnaro’s for lunch tomorrow and Marianni’s for my taffy but, I’ll have to go to Castroville and eat at Phil’s fish market..
I worked for MBARI during startup. Phil used to own the property but got busted for importing more than fish. The property got sold at auction; Dave Packard was the only bidder at $750K. We gave Phil room for the original fish market in the building housing the machine shop. He used to sneak in at night and steal salt water for his critter tanks. (We had a tap on the power plant’s cooling intake to supply water for the Aquarium’s projects.) When asked about the night time water he said little. We said all you had to do was ask. After that we set up valves and piping so he didn’t have to run hoses after hours. The move to Castroville came after MBARI needed the space.
Phil was pardoned by Clinton in 2000.
From WIKI:
Philip Vito DiGirolamo
United States District Court for the Northern District of California 1984
Conspiracy to import marijuana; willfully subscribing to a false tax return
I think he lobbied John Laird who lobbied Clinton.
Is La Alcochafa. Best artichoke recipes ever. Artichoke and Abalone stew.... chef’s kiss