A Little Worm with Your Fish?

WARNING: This is not the food related story you want to be reading after you’ve just eaten. In fact, if you love fish. . .don’t read this either. If you shop at Whole Foods just keep searching for another blog for your morning reading. If on the other hand you like to be a highly informed consumer, please continue. A woman bought some cod at a Whole Foods store in Columbus Circle (Manhattan) and when she went to fillet the fish, she discovered more than she bargained for: the cod had parasites. Not dead little worms but live, wriggling, crawling … Continue reading

Pan Seared Scallops with Creamy Fettuccini

I had scallops for the first time on Friday. I reviewed a restaurant in Fashion Island—Blue Coral Seafood and Spirits—if you live anywhere near Newport Beach, California you must try this restaurant. My first experience with scallops (remember I’m not usually a seafood person) had me hooked at hello. They were tender. They were sweet. They were…my new favorite seafood dish. I was happy to find this recipe for pan-seared scallops. I’m anxious to try it and hope you will, too. For this recipe you’ll need: For the scallops: 16 sea scallops Olive oil for drizzling Salt and pepper for … Continue reading