Buying a really luscious steak has always been one of the toughest challenges for the home cook -- restaurants routinely snap up almost all of the true "prime" cuts, leaving us at the whims of beef fortune as we sift through the "choice" cuts that fill supermarket shelves. Sometimes it works; other times, you end up with a tough, tasteless (and expensive) experience.'

Ultimately, in order to reach beef nirvana, the home cook must be willing to spend, and travel. Local butchers have some premier cuts, including Doc's up in Hockessin, Janssen's and FoodSource in Greenville, and the Country Butcher up in Kennett Square. Whatever you do, don't resort to those mail-order beef houses, unless you simply have more money than you know what to do with, and unless you're now willing to help make Donald Trump richer.

Yes, "The Donald" now has his own line of beef, predictably priced. Check out today's "news flash":

May 9 -- Sharper Image Corp., a specialty retailer of barbecue and cutlery products, said it will be the exclusive seller of Trump Steaks, named after real estate mogul Donald Trump and the same products sold in his restaurants.

The cover of the Sharper Image’s June catalog features Trump promoting “The World’s Greatest Steaks” and coincides with Father’s Day, the San Francisco-based company said today in a statement released on Business Wire. The USDA prime Angus is an “elite” category that accounts for less than 1 percent of beef produced in the U.S., the retailer said.

The four brands of Trump steaks are the $199 Classic Collection, the $349 Country Club Collection, the $499 Resort Collection and the $999 Connoisseur Collection. The cuts include porterhouse, filet mignon, New York boneless strip and rib eye.

The steaks will be sold in black and gold boxes at Sharper Image stores, through its catalog and online.