About Seafood

Just when I thought I'd survived Restaurant Week in Washington, DC without totally gorging myself, we move to Newport, RI a few days before the start of their local Restaurant Week. And, of course...

Lloyd and I got back late last night from what we called our "Betrothal Bash" - a joint bachelor/bachelorette party at his parents' ranch in Texas. It was a melting pot of friends and family old and n...

According to the Today Show and Health Magazine Publix grocery stores are among the top ten healthiest in the country. The magazine lauded Publix for "making healthy eating a family affair." And sing...

Last week Carrie Taylor, a registered dietitian, wrote a column in The Republican where she set out to help parents who are completely confused when it comes to feeding their kids seafood. Her stated...

A quick review of the Safe Harbor Certified Seafood Web site reveals an attack on canned tuna that employs overt exaggeration and misinformation. It begs the question-how low is Safe Harbor willing t...

Yesterday they were defacing Canadian grocery stores and today they're bragging about it on the internet. Well, someone from Greenpeace is bragging about it-- the poor misguided foot soldiers who were...

Thursdays at the Naval Base end more pleasantly than they begin, with lobster night at the Officers' Club. Eating a whole lobster is a rarity for me, so I needed a little refresher on where to sta...

Here's one you may have missed from the Earth Times. It would appear that The Environmental Defense Fund isn't just in the business of offering consumers wallet-sized seafood sustainability guides but...

Surprising, no... unfortunate, yes. We've been warning for months that Greenpeace was prepared to move from activism to vandalism in an effort to gain media attention for its failed retailer rankings ...

This morning I went to "Pain before Breakfast" - a 5-mile run that the JAGs, and any ambitious significant others, embark on every Thursday at 5:30am. Not particularly pleasurable, but now that I'm wo...

It's 8:00am sharp, and I'm listening out my window to trumpets blasting "The Star-Spangled Banner." No, this isn't in honor of Election Day - it's a daily tradition at Naval Station Newport, where I...

As of 1:00am this morning (delayed flight followed by dead car) I am back from Chicago. It was a wonderful trip. The highlight was a half day "Fish School" workshop we held at the Washburne Culin...

Let me start by saying we are not opposed to efforts to educate people about seafood sustainability. In fact sustainable seafood is the life blood of our community. It's important for consumers to und...

Today I'm writing from Chicago, where I've been since Friday and will stay through Tuesday for the biggest gathering of registered dietitians there is - the American Dietetic Association Food and Nutr...

What would you think if someone sent you a gift promoting a sushi pocket guide that was supposed to, among other things, help protect you from the perceived evils of things like mercury... but the gif...