Oh, So Close Is a Good Thing; Bad Bassing Leads to Poachers

The clock is ticking down, signaling the need to rush out and nab a Thanksgiving striped bass.

As I’m wonting to say prior to every holiday mealtime, whenever a nicely cooked eater-sized bass hits the tabletop spread, it gets gobbled up with relish, most often disappearing before other more famed comestibles. As Giada De Laurentiis might say, “Delish.”