> I remember the talk show interviews in which he gave the "never order fish on a Monday" thing, as if the fish at most people's grocery stores was even remotel

> I remember the talk show interviews in which he gave the "never order fish on a Monday" thing, as if the fish at most people's grocery stores was even remotely as fresh as the fish at a Manhattan restaurant on Monday. In the article at least though, his argument actually isn't that it's not a fresh catch (which is the advice I've heard before, not attributed to him) but rather that it's spent a few days in the kitchen (because there won't have been a delivery) and so it's seen too much temperature fluctuation & co-mingled with various meats. I don't know if it is or was an issue or not, or as commonly true as he claimed, but the point doesn't seem to be about taste, so how old what we 'freshly buy' from a supermarket is isn't really relevant.