About Seafood

On the eve of its sustainable seafood retailer ranking re-release Greenpeace continues to miss the mark. This time in a letter to the editor in Intra Fish Greenpeace claims its efforts to slash the Al...

As many of you already know Greenpeace's latest effort at misleading the public takes the form of a slickly produced political ad running in Alaska and Washington State. And while it can dress em up ...

Now that I've aired my complaints about having no kitchen, I'm back to talking about meals in restaurants. Newport is a bustling tourist spot in the summer, but by this time of the year it's quite...

When it comes to Alaska pollock, Greenpeace's misinformation campaign keeps coming back to one thing -- not saving a stock but making a buck. Below you'll see that at the end of its Web page dedicated...

I'm now in week five of having no kitchen, and the void is palpable. Taking a kitchen away from an RD is like taking a canvas away from a painter - my art is totally stunted. So what am I doing to cop...

Greenpeace has reached a new low. This time in the face of well-researched science and independent government assessments that say "Alaska pollock population levels are high, and no overfishing is oc...

Next week Greenpeace will reveal its new seafood sustainability retailer rankings that will undoubtedly be followed by direct action against grocery stores that it deems "out of compliance" with its a...

We had a delicious Thanksgiving with Lloyd's parents and sister who flew up to Newport for the holiday. Due to my meager kitchen, it was a restaurant Turkey Day at 22 Bowen's on Newport's waterfr...

In its latest press release The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) announces breathlessly that "Fish & Shellfish Top CSPI Outbreak List." But it's the words inside the 23 page report tha...

Like an early Christmas present Greenpeace has announced it will release its revised retailer rankings on December 9th. And it says there's "more good news to report this time around." Well of course ...

What a wonderful weekend with my mom. I'd love to show you how my wedding dress and wedding hair turned out, but those details are embargoed until January 3. As is always the case when u...

WASHINGTON, D.C. November 17, 2008 In the next few weeks Greenpeace will unveil yet another set of retailer rankings that grade U.S. grocery stores based on their seafood sustainability efforts. It ...

You might remember about a month ago Reuters published a poorly sourced article filled with inaccuracies about Alaska pollock that was based on an erroneous Greenpeace press release. Of course we call...

Yesterday and today I've been back in Washington for a staff retreat, and I'm staying through the weekend to work on last-minute wedding to-dos. My mom flew up from Texas to join me, beca...

The last two days I've been up in Boston for the 15th Anniversary Mediterranean Diet Conference. A variety of presenters mentioned that people have heard of the Mediterranean style of eating, and can ...