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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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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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Just-steamed Dungeness crabs. Photo by Ken Ishirotie | IST. There are East Coast crabs, West Coast crabs and crabs on many other global coasts, as you’ll discover in our Crab Glossary. But the current cause for celebration is that Dungeness crab season has begun. Chefs across the country are cooking up this West Coast…
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Grilled branzino with heirloom tomatoes and kumquat compote at Paggi House in Austin, Texas. Photo courtesy Nations Restaurant News. Read the full article. According to Datassential MenuTrends, which tracks more than one million different menu items at more than 7,000 chain and independent restaurants, shrimp, tuna and salmon are among the top seafood items…
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We were about to cook a New Year’s Eve feast until we came across a seductive menu from Triomphe, a restaurant in midtown Manhattan. Executive Chef Jason Tilmann has assembled stunning flavors and visual excitement, making this the menu we want to eat on New Year’s Eve. Normally, we eschew words like “decadent” and “sinful”…
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