Choosing Seafood That’s Nutritious, Sustainable and Safe

By: Matthew Kadey for Experience Life Choosing seafood you can feel good about eating is a challenge. This guide will help you make healthier, more sustainable choices when choosing seafood. The world’s oceans, lakes, and rivers offer a cornucopia of fish, mollusks, and crustaceans. Yet concerns about industrial pollution, as well as ethical questions surrounding… Continue reading Choosing Seafood That’s Nutritious, Sustainable and Safe

Anita Lo on Culture, Cooking and Fighting Childhood Obesity

With her well-loved restaurant Annisa closing at the end of May, chef Anita Lo is embarking on a new and exciting chapter. With over 30 years in the kitchen—including a stint on Top Chef Masters, Food & Wine’s “Best New Chefs in America” circa 2001, and the chef and owner of one of New York’s… Continue reading Anita Lo on Culture, Cooking and Fighting Childhood Obesity

More Than Just Seafood at Chelsea Farms Oyster Bar

In late 2016, small-town Olympia, Washington, got a welcome addition to its sleepy culinary scene: Chelsea Farms Oyster Bar. Chef Austin Navarre and co-owner Shina Wysocki, share their multi-tiered approach to sustainability, why the best way to cook seafood is to let it shine, and why giving people access to food grown nearby is a… Continue reading More Than Just Seafood at Chelsea Farms Oyster Bar

Jacqueline Claudia on Creating Change

Driven by a desire to change the world by getting more people to eat fish—and the right types of fish—Jacqueline Claudia started Love The Wild in 2014. With a focus on 100 percent sustainable farm-raised fish, Love The Wild pairs seafood with bold sauces and foolproof cooking instructions to make preparing it at home as… Continue reading Jacqueline Claudia on Creating Change

Fish, Fridays & Lent

Religious or not, you may know that Fish Friday during Lent is kind of a thing. But do you know why? It turns out that because, according to Christian teaching, Jesus died on a Friday, fasting on Fridays became a way to honor his sacrifice. However, this type of fasting didn’t mean not eating anything… Continue reading Fish, Fridays & Lent

How to Choose the Right Wine for Barramundi

Pairing Wine with Barramundi with some help from Tim Kemp Pairing wine with barramundi (and all food in general) is a bit of science and an art. A wine that complements the food and vice versa enhances both the food and the wine. The sum is much greater than its individual parts—and much more delicious.… Continue reading How to Choose the Right Wine for Barramundi

Our Favorite Holiday Seafood Traditions

For us, holiday traditions involve counting down the days until we can dive into delectable foods that no Christmas-Hanukkah-New Year’s season is complete without. Now we find ourselves changing from just traditions, to holiday seafood traditions. And we do so gathered around a table with the people we love best in this world. Because Australis is… Continue reading Our Favorite Holiday Seafood Traditions