Several attempts at introducing New Mexicans to Caribbean cuisine have been almost as short-lived as Rhonda Rousey’s consciousness when Albuquerque native Holly Holm kicked her in the head. There haven’t been too many jerk stores…er, restaurants in New Mexico, but that’s not for lack of trying. To me, a “jerk store” is any restaurant which offers the incomparable flavors of the Caribbean. You know you’re food-obsessed when the first thing that comes to mind when watching that episode (or the Steve Martin movie “The Jerk”) is jerk chicken, jerk pork, jerk goat, jerk fish, jerk vegetables and the wondrous jerk seasonings which bring so much invigorating flavor to any item on which they’re used. When George responds with “ Well, the Jerk Store called and they’re running out of you,” Reilly shoots back with “ What’s the difference? You’re their all-time best seller.” Bringing in a tray of shrimp he begins to cram into his mouth predictably evokes the “ running out of shrimp” comment which had so torqued him off. Ultimately he crafts a rejoinder he finds witty, but which his friends dismiss as nonsensical. They’re running out of shrimp.” Unable to retaliate with a quick retort, the slow-witted George obsesses about the perfect comeback and recreating the encounter so he can deliver it. During a business meeting, the ever irascible George Costanza is unabashedly stuffing his face with shrimp when Reilly, a co-worker, notices his gluttony and remarks “ Hey, George, the ocean called. One of the most hilarious from among so many classic Seinfeld vignettes transpired in an episode fittingly entitled “The Comeback” which first aired in 1997. A Taste of the Caribbean on Central Avenue in the University of New Mexico area
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