About Seafood

Next to Mexican (I have to stay true to my Texas roots), my favorite type of restaurant has long been Indian. Between the bold flavors, the abundance of healthful options, the spiciness, and the warm...

It is often claimed that Albert Einstein said"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." It's also claimed he said"Reality is merely an il...

March 18, 2009 Dear Retailers, Some of you have undoubtedly already received letters from Greenpeace announcing its intention to, once again, publish a seafood sustainability retailer ranking list. Yo...

Direct Diet Quantification Indicates Low Intakes of (n-3) Fatty Acids in Children 4-8 Years Old Authors: Sarah M. M. Madden, et al,
University of Guelph, Canada Journal: Journal of Nutrition, M...

The last couple days have been busy beyond belief. So this will be a speedy blog, featuring two speedy seafood meals. For lunch yesterday I concocted a tuna noodle stir-fry by sauting canned tuna, fr...

We had a busy Saturday full of errands and entertaining, and a lazy Sunday full of laundry and lounging. I was happy that on Saturday we managed to fit in a trip to Tamashiros fish market for more Ah...

Today is the third Friday of Lent, the 40-day (not including Sundays) period of time between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. Lent is steeped in dietary traditions. Historically, people fasted for 40...

A Newsweek blogger has taken exception with my math on a recent challenge we issued to KPIX TV. And you know what? She was right. I botched my conversion of micrograms per deciliter vs. micrograms per...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issues report on the governments role in reducing and eliminating seafood fraud. The report describes (1) the actions key federal agencies take to help detec...

From a butcher you ask for meat. From a fishmonger you ask for seafood. From a reporter you ask for facts... is that too much to ask? Our latest letter: March 12, 2009 Dan Rosenheim News Director ...

Yesterday a California appeals court ruled that the mercury found in canned tuna doesn't reach the standard for concern as defined by proposition 65 and therefore there is no need for warning signs on...

Shrimp and grits casserole was a hit. In fact, it's all gone. Lloyd and I both ate it for dinner last night (with lima beans and spinach salad)... ...and breakfast this morning (with baked potat...

The folks at KPIX have yet to respond to my missive from last week. So, I sent them another email just to make sure there isn't a technical problem that I don't know about. A technical snafu would be ...

March 11, 2009 Washington, DC For the second time in three years, a California court has refused to require mercury warnings in conjunction with the sale of canned tuna. The state attorney general's ...

It's a beautiful day today (made even more beautiful in contrast to yesterday's torrential downpour) so I'm sitting outside on our lanai as I write this blog. You'll notice a glass of water by...