Sustainable Seafood

Chocolate and Zucchini, takes on sustainable seafood in her post (of a couple of months ago — sorry), but doesn’t say anything that Rick Moonen hasn’t been preaching for years now. Nevertheless, it’s worth reading and clicking on some of her links to maintain a feel for how this dire situation is affecting all of us — and hundreds of species of fish around the world.

FYI: Chocolate and Zucchini is a wildly popular food blog written by a vastly experienced, 28 year old Parisian woman who tells you everything from where to find tiny wine bars in Gay* Paree, to how to order coffee(?) At least that’s what the press release says.

ELV thinks C&Z is so wildly popular because it’s a very attractively produced Web site, and because she’s sort of very attractive….at least for a food writer.

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* As in: fun loving and frivolous.

PICASSO – Tenth Anniversary Menu

On October 15, 1998, shortly before 11 PM, The Bellagio opened its doors to the public. Shortly thereafter, Picasso, helmed by Julian Serrano, began serving what was and is some of the finest food and wine Las Vegas has ever seen. Unlike the typical absentee chef, Serrano committed to moving to Vegas — after years of being the top toque in all of San Francisco. It was quite a coup at the time for Steve Wynn to persuade him to do so, but the move paid off handsomely — for Serrano, Wynn, the Bellagio, Vegas in general, and lovers of pitch-perfect, Mediterranean/French cuisine.


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