Outside the Oyster Bar, at Grand Central, a giddy sign announces the news that sends many food lovers into a tizzy every spring: SHAD IS HERE! The roe is the delicacy gourmets go nuts for. Its tiny ...

Essay: Bonny Wolf's Shad RoeWeekend Edition essayist Bonny Wolf rejoices in a sign of spring that not all of us have had the pleasure of experiencing: the running of the shad and the delicacy of shad ...

George Washington shad here? Indeed! Not only is this migrating Atlantic herring credited with saving the troops at Valley Forge from starvation, G.W.'s commercial shad catch in 1771 totaled nearly ...

The annual migration of shad to rivers in the East is reaching its peak, which means that one of spring's delicacies, shad roe, is abundant. These inexhaustible fish migrate at this time of year into ...

Heat butter and olive oil in a large, heavy frying pan until just smoking. (Cast iron is nice.) Season a pile of flour to taste with salt and pepper. Dredge roe through the mixture and lay gently in ...

A lot of people don't know that types of fish have a season -- just like tomatoes, peaches and other landlubber food. But George Streblow, the owner of Sea Products on West End Boulevard, knows. And ...

Smithfield Foods has posted its first quarterly profit since the swine flu outbreak more than a year ago led to a steep decline in sales. The Chinese and Russian ban on pork product imports may also ...