Category: seafood

Paella With Chorizo, Shrimp, and Clams

Making paella as an entertaining dish is pure genius. Once you have prepped the ingredients, it’s just a matter of adding them in the proper order to cook everything together in a flavorful homemade stock infused with a large pinch of saffron. The beauty of paella? Anything goes. In this version, I’m using spicy chorizo,…


US Bans Seafood Imports From Chinese Fleet That Engages in ‘Modern Slavery’

U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Friday banned a Chinese fishing company from selling seafood products in the United States over concerns that the firm was treating migrant workers like slaves. The agency said it will immediately start seizing tuna, swordfish, and other seafood products from Dalian Ocean Fishing Co., Ltd., at all U.S. ports…


Fried Anchovies With Potatoes, Chopped Herbs, and Lemon Mayonnaise

When the moon is big and bright and my dad goes out fishing for larger fish, he uses whole anchovies as bait. (The size of the moon determines which fish you go for and what time of night you set off.) He travels further to find the big fish in the deeper waters that are…


Melanie Brown’s Salmon Soup

Melanie Brown, a Bristol Bay fisherman of Yupik/Inupiaq ancestry, shared this recipe for salmon soup. It’s based on her great-grandmother’s fish-head stew. 1 bouillon cube, or 1 teaspoon bouillon paste 1/2 small onion, cut into rings or half-rings 1 celery heart, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick crescents Sea salt Onion powder 1/4 cup uncooked rice 2…


Landmark Newport Beach Restaurant to Reopen in July

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—One of Newport Beach’s oldest seafood restaurants is set to reopen in July after almost three years of construction to rebuild the iconic red building. Crab Cooker is known for its casual atmosphere, serving up premium seafood and homemade specialties such as smoked fish and its famous clam chowders served on disposable plates….


Tuna Loves the Grill

There is more to tuna than the mayo-based sandwich filler. In fact, if there is one fish that can handle a robust marinade and the fire of the grill, it would be tuna. Tuna is thick and dense, and it holds its shape while you take the time to sear it golden brown. The key…


Pan-Seared Salmon With Faux Hollandaise

Fresh salmon is delicious and easily cooked on a non-stick pan to perfection. I love this simple way of cooking fish, as it allows its pure, unique flavor to come through. I like my salmon medium-rare, and so I cook it on one side for 2 minutes and the other for 5 minutes, for crispy…


A Seafood Dinner in the Greek Islands

There is a category of recipes that I make that I lovingly refer to as “dream dishes.” Dream dishes, to me, are ones that transport us to another time or place. When we’re really lucky, the mere smell of a certain dish can take our senses on a trip to a dream destination. When I…


A Recipe to Boost Brainpower, From a Mediterranean Island

I love promoting recipes and cooking concepts that inspire both pleasure and health. Culinary medicine marries nutritional science and the art of cooking to create dishes with health-boosting properties. As a chef, it is important to me that these dishes don’t just do our body good, but taste great as well. It is, after all,…


Salmon Piccata, a New Spin on a Weeknight Favorite

Piccata sauce is a simple but powerful mix of lemon, capers, white wine, and butter. This tangy, bold sauce is a great match (and foil) for salmon’s rich, full flavor. When cooking salmon fillets, we like to buy a whole center-cut piece and cut it into individual portions ourselves. Doing this ensures that each fillet…