Week in Review, July 19

Lobster season, off to a slow start, might have an upswing (1). Edible seafood oddities included urchin roe, sea cucumbers and sperm (2). President George W. Bush visited the "Bun Lady" (3) and a "Hot Dog Lady" in Maine moved to a Massachusetts travel agency (4).

An ice cream junkie made his fix in a blender (5), smoothies were said to power men in flying cars (6) and granita was good (7). Slow Food planned a bring your own silver party (8).