Sushi

Sushi DNA Tests Reveal Fish Fraud

wired.com | Aaron Rowe | Posted 11.23.2009 | Green


[A] team of researchers from Columbia University and the American Museum of Natural History ordered tuna from 31 sushi restaurants and then used genet...

Will Overfishing Leave The Tuna Industry Dry? (VIDEO)

Posted 11.06.2009 | Green


As global demand for sushi and canned tuna escalates, fishermen are struggling to bring in a sizable catch. Tuna companies' shipments have halved due ...

Seafood Crisis: A vital conversation with Jean-Michel Cousteau.

Trey Borzillieri | Posted 09.24.2009 | Green


Trey Borzillieri

"We stopped hunting on land and became farmers," said Cousteau. "We have to do the same thing as far as the ocean is concerned."

Eating Fish, Eating What?

Trey Borzillieri | Posted 08.24.2009 | Green


Trey Borzillieri

The average consumer is so uninformed about fish that looking through the glass case and pointing is like hitting a button on a vending machine with signage in a foreign language.

Let Them Eat Tuna: Breakthrough In Sustainable Bluefin Breeding

bloomberg.com | Posted 08.07.2009 | Green


"If Hagen Stehr can solve the issues surrounding breeding predacious fish, he'll have a sustainable product that will last forever," says Barbara Bloc...

Sushi - Fresh or Frozen? The Answer May Surprise You

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living


Srinivasan Pillay

I am not a sushi fan. However, since many of my friends are, I have been more open to trying it out.

Ape Sh*t

Suz Redfearn | Posted 06.12.2009 | Living


Suz Redfearn

Pre-gorilla poo eating, I'd been able to protect my daughter from the dark and perplexing side of life. But post poo-eating, everything had changed.

Japan Steps Up Efforts To Save Bluefin Tuna

GlobalPost | Justin McCurry | Posted 05.28.2009 | World


TOKYO -- The next time you dine at a Japanese restaurant, try to steer clear of the tuna sashimi. If you're unable to resist the temptation -- and...

Japanese Food: Beyond Sushi

Megan Baaske | Posted 05.08.2009 | World


Megan Baaske

While sushi may remain the most popular type of Japanese food in the West, there are many more avenues of rich Japanese cuisine to explore.

Francophile Food Critic and Cookbook Author Patricia Wells on Writing, Cooking, and Running

Louise McCready | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


Louise McCready

I think the future of cooking is that it will become more traditional, as sane, healthy. Ingredients just get better and better, fresher and fresher.

Endangered Species Sashimi: The Plight Of Bluefin Tuna

Johanna Smith | Posted 11.16.2008 | Green


Bluefin tuna, one of the world's most highly prized marine species, have met their plight. These tuna, which the Monterey Bay Aquarium's reputed Seafo...

For The Sushi Lover With A Conscience

The New York Times | Florence Fabricant | Posted 11.15.2008 | Green


Three environmental groups have issued pocket guides to sushi, listing seafood according to sustainability. But with each of them, a little study befo...

Anita Lo: Multicultural "Mutt" and Multi-tasking Chef

Louise McCready | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


Louise McCready

With four successful restaurants and a midtown food truck in the works, Anita took a moment from her hectic day to sit down with me over lunch at her West Village restaurant, Bar Q.

The Last Supper on Wall Street: Sushi, Stocks, and Who is Picking Up the Check?

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 10.30.2008 | Business


Vivian Norris de Montaigu

Denial was overtly present during a three hour dinner at an expensive sushi restaurant. Bankers threw stock prices into the conversation between the dishes of sashimi and cucumber martinis.

How Robert De Niro Should Deal with the Nobu Tuna Scandal

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 10.25.2008 | Green


Mairi Beautyman

Nobu, which De Niro co-owns, tried to keep its flaying of the fish on the down-low, but was exposed by the environmental watchdog Greenpeace.

Wanted: Sustainable Sushi

Gourmet.com | Trevor Corson | Posted 10.17.2008 | Green


Seafood chefs around the U.S. are paying a lot more attention to sustainability and the environment these days, but one group of fish-wielding chefs h...

See the $1,000 Sushi Roll

ABC News | Posted 04.30.2008 | Business


There have always been high-ticket meals available to those who can afford them. But Koi restaurant may bring a sea change to high-priced dining with ...

Staggering Levels Of Mercury Found In Top NYC Sushi Spots

nytimes.com | MARIAN BURROS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Recent laboratory tests found so much mercury in tuna sushi from 20 Manhattan stores and restaurants that at most of them, a regular diet of six piece...

How Fresh Is Too Fresh?

moreintelligentlife.com | JON FASMAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


What we eat--our tastes--comprises a mere subset of all the things we might eat (and a particularly small subset, perhaps, for Anglo-Americans) in eve...