ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Guinness Fish & Chips Recipe

For St. Patrick’s Day, New York City’s historic Grand Central Oyster Bar, celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year, offers this “Centennial Classic” recipe: Guinness Battered Fish and Chips. Chef Sandy Ingber’s rendition is served daily throughout the year Mondays through Saturdays, for lunch and dinner. Since St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Sunday this year…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Deconstruct & Reconstruct The Shrimp Cocktail Recipe

[1] Don’t have a proper shrimp cocktail glass? Use what you do have, from a julep glass to a Martini glass or anything other stemware. Note also that instead of cocktail sauce, the shrimp are paired with pesto (photo © Butter Restaurant | NYC). [2] Or, how about serving the shrimp with salsa? Here, pico…
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TIP OF THE DAY: The New Tuna Salad

Looking to detox after a Valentine’s Day of chocolates and rich desserts? Salad and grilled fish is a good start. As much as we love that can of Bumble Bee, our favorite tuna salad is New School, made with seared tuna. You can use your favorite salad ingredients, but we prefer something a bit different.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Chirashi Sushi At Home

Chirashi sushi: fish layered atop a bowl of rice. Photo | Dreamstime.   Making sushi rolls or nigiri—the slices of fish atop a bed of rice—takes some training and dexterity. But you don’t need the skills of a sushi chef to serve chirashi sushi at home: sliced fish arranged atop a bowl of rice. Or,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Seafood Watch & Swordfish Livornese

Swordfish Livornese. Photo courtesy Fabio Viviani.   Sustainable or not sustainable: That is the question. Whenever we come across an appealing fish recipe or look at the choices at the fish market or on a restaurant menu, we check Seafood Watch to see if the species is an “Avoid” or a “Best Choice.” Seafood Watch…
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