Seafood News

Advocate Staff Photo by HILARY SCHEINUK -- Grayson Greenlee, 21, of Zachary stirs a pot of crawfish Friday evening at Sammy's Grill on Highland Road.

EASTER eggs aren't the only delicacies appearing on the region's dining tables with snapper snapped up in Tamworth before the weekend.

That's my summation of Sam's Chowder House in downtown Palo Alto. There was no single glaring problem, rather, a series of off-center details that didn't add up to satisfying dining experiences.

It's been nearly four years since the BP Gulf oil spill disaster, and one of the hardest hit industries which is dear to the hearts of thousands of people along the Gulf Coast, is our precious seafood industry.

Four years after the Deepwater Horizon spill, oil is still washing up on the long sandy beaches of Grand Isle, Louisiana, and some islanders are fed up with hearing from BP that the crisis is over.

In the winter, parkas hang from hooks on the wall. In the summer, baskets of flowers hang outside.

When I heard that Coastal Grill owner Jerry Bryan and Executive Chef Maureen "Mo" Cucchiaro were opening the Metropolitan Oyster Exchange in the Linkhorn Shoppes on Laskin Road, the ostreaphile in me could barely wait until the restaurant swung its doors open and started shucking bivalves.

Fifty thousand people are expected to flock to the Sydney Fish Markets on what is the biggest trading day of the year.

Don't expect the typical suburban fare at Eagan's newest restaurant, which has been kept a secret until now.

The way to know a good sparkling is by its bubbles. The smaller they are the better it is.

Flounder resemble shrunken sea monsters, with their crooked lips and creepy migrating eyes.

Young's Seafood is reviewing its estimated A 10 million creative account as the Findus Group-owned fish brand looks to increase its inA vestment in above-the-line advertising.

The true San Francisco treat by Ari LeVaux Cioppino is a seafood stew that originated in San Francisco, supposedly a creation of the Italian-born fishmonger Achille Paladini.

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"Our specialty is live seafood," Hellen Chong explained as she pointed to the freshwater tanks at the front of the Salt Lake City store, 872 S. State St. Live crabs, clams and lobsters are shipped from Maryland, Canada, Asia or "wherever we can find it fresh," said Chong, who owns and operates the store with her sister, Karen Chong.

The brainchild of Stillwater Artisanal Ales founder Brian Strumke, Of Love & Regret combines the comforts of a corner pub and the verve of a cosmopolitan bistro.

A box of lobsters ready to be cooked at the 2013 Lobsterfest at the Fender Center in Corona.

The tonnage of fish landed remained the same, but government statistics said a 10% drop in the quantity of shellfish was largely responsible for the overall fall in value.

The environmental benefits of seafood traceability are obvious: By tracking a fish through the entire supply chain - from capture to plate - you can ensure the fish wasn't caught using illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing practices.

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