Savvy readers spot elusive potato salad in a can

Wow!

Frequent Taste of the Town contributor Jim Guynup emailed in search of Read German Potato Salad in a can, and his fellow readers certainly came through.

Diane Muench and Rob Lindley spotted it at the Dollar Tree stores at 3870 Blue Diamond Road and at 580 N. Stephanie St. and 868 S. Boulder Highway in Henderson; John Rattigan, Mike Eckman and Jean Sider found it at Albertsons at 7271 S. Eastern Ave. and at 2851 N. Green Valley Parkway in Henderson; Sider and Karla Clipper found it at Wal-Mart stores, both supercenters and neighborhood markets; Eckman and Joyce Hambacher found it at Smith’s at 6855 N. Aliante Parkway in North Las Vegas; Pia Kilm found it at Smith’s at 3850 E. Flamingo Road; and Lindley said he has seen it at the commissary at Nellis Air Force Base.

Muench suggested calling before going, which is advice I give often. ...

For Mike Brown-Cestero, who’s looking for a local source for spelt bread, Cheryl O’Donnell recommends the one at Sprouts Farmers Market (formerly Sunflower Farmer’s Market, it has stores at 3365 E. Tropicana Ave. and 4020 S. Rainbow Blvd.). Linda Beck reported finding it at Whole Foods Market, which has four stores in the valley, and Roberta Shulman saw Rudi’s spelt bread in the frozen-food case in the middle of the store at Glazier’s Food Marketplace, 8525 W. Warm Springs Road. ...

And for Charleen Lego, Marlene Drozd emailed to report finding smoked Gruyere in the deli at Smith’s at 9750 S. Maryland Parkway, and has purchased it at Whole Foods Market.

READER REQUESTS

Rattigan is looking for restaurants that serve veal cordon bleu, preferably on the east side, and also a local source for Adobe Mud Cake, a New Mexico favorite. ...

Shulman is looking for a local source for Udi’s gluten-free bread and bagels besides Trader Joe’s. ...

Richard Knapp is looking for 00 fine-milled flour. ...

Dave Levesque is looking for Sea Pak Popcorn Fish. ...

And Becky Edgeworth is looking for Thomas’ Cinnamon-Raisin English Muffins and Pepperidge Farm Light Soft Wheat Bread for her aunt, a recent transplant, adding, “Help! Before she moves back to Pennsylvania.”

Readers?

NEWS FOR FOODIES

Just a note that Three Square food bank once again will sponsor a fall restaurant week, scheduled for Aug. 23-30. Restaurant week generally is a win-win-win situation: Foodies get to try a restaurant that they might not otherwise be able to try, considering that the menus are priced from $20.13 to $50.13, depending on the restaurant and whether it’s lunch or dinner.

The restaurants benefit because new customers are trying them out.

Three Square benefits as the recipient of a fixed portion of proceeds.

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