I was born in Maine. The best thing about having family on the East Coast was pretty much their ability to bring tasty morsels (aka lobster) to California during each and every visit. Since 9/11 bringing live lobster has become super expensive because they require you to check them (you used to be able to consider them carry on) on top of the already pricey 15/lb.
Living in the Bay Area I generally have access to exceptional foods of all kind. I had never looked for lobster here before just because I always considered the lobster flown from Maine to be the best (color me spoiled rotten right?). Someone recently reminded me how abundant live seafood is at asian markets for relatively low prices, so I walked into one this Sunday morning hoping to find lobster for Father's day at a price that would not break the bank entirely.
I must have been in luck because I found some down the street from my house for 7.99/lb (a steal for anyone who knows lobster prices), and bought two at roughly $35 per lobster (It was for my dad so I can justify the total splurge).
At four and a quarter pounds per lobster I did not know what I was getting myself into. Typically the best lobsters are no more than 2lbs. These were still pretty tasty but the shells were nearly impossible to break open (We had to use hammers to crack the suckers open!) because they were so big.
It was fun and worth it considering the last time I'd had live lobster was more than 4 years ago, and my dad seemed truly happy to have been able to eat some. (I felt lucky too, and shared with my kid sister because seriously they were too huge not to share!) I don't know when the next time I will be able to spend $80 on lobsters, but I'm glad I did because my dad is certainly worth it after everything he has done for me in my 24 years of life.
xoxo
Siobhain
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