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The Last Fish: Dinner at Black Salt

May 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Blog, Sustainability

A year ago in this space we scolded Jeff Black, owner of one of the District of Columbia’s premier “sustainable” seafood restaurants, Black Salt, for serving fish species listed as “avoid” or merely “good alternative” by the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Red snapper, monkfish, big eye tuna–all served up to no less a gathering than a […]

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The Last Fish: Blowup at Sustainable ‘Hook’

July 9th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

The concept of a seafood restaurant that serves only sustainably-havested seafood is starting to look not very sustainable. Chef Barton Seaver rose from neighborhood cook to international prominence by helping to create Hook, a trendy Georgetown eatery that seemed to be the one place where you could reliably order fish and know that it was […]

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Sustainable Seafood–Really?

May 21st, 2008 · 11 Comments · Uncategorized

Here’s a dilemma: On Monday I attended what by any measure was a lavish seafood dinner at BlackSalt restaurant here in the District of Columbia. Owners Jeff and Barbara Black also own Blacks and Addie’s restaurants in Bethesda, as well as Black Market Bistro in Garrett Park, MD. They’ve made a name for themselves with […]

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