Sea Stories

We get a lot of questions about fish. How to cook it, how to thaw it, how to store it.  Sometimes we get questions about fishing. Like, what the heck does trawl-caught mean? Maybe you read an article about fish and have questions. Perhaps you heard something and are wondering if it’s true. Maybe your fish skin turns out soggy, not perfectly crispy. The point is, we all have questions about fish but no forum to ask them. Until now. We are pleased to announce our new regular series where we answer all your searing questions about fish, from the...

Go on, think outside the winebox. Color outside the lines for once. Do something daring like pairing red wine with fish (gasp). Like wearing white after Labor Day or wearing stripes with plaid, the old trope “white wine with fish, red wine with meat” is as outdated as shopping malls and land lines. Pairing Basics Wine Enthusiast magazine explains the importance of texture, which is defined by cooking method, when pairing wine with seafood. The same fish prepared differently could go with either red or white -- it all depends on how you cook it and what texture it obtains....

Ah, Valentines day. A day for flowers, chocolates, champagne, and candlelit meals worthy of the shrine upon which your sweetie sits. So much is expected. So much to be done in one day that it’s perhaps why the precursor to Valentine’s Day, the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, took up an entire three days. What Lupercalia and Valentine’s day have in common is that people do things that are bold, give things that are romantic, and eat something special. The Festival Of Lupercalia Lupercalia was observed in the city of Rome every year from the 13th to 15th of February....

We're All Tired of Tilapia. Fortunately, Sea to Table Can Help. Tilapia is popular for good reason—it’s inexpensive and widely available, plus it "goes with everything." Like a chameleon, tilapia blends almost seamlessly with other ingredients, absorbing the flavor of everything it’s cooked with. People who don’t generally like fish like tilapia because it is so unassertive to be almost tasteless. People who like fish tend to dislike tilapia for the same reason! But tilapia’s ability to absorb flavors from whatever it is swimming in can work against it, resulting in the “earthy” (a polite term) flavor of some imported...