Sierra Club Magazine

Fishes & Dishes got a surprise mention in the Sierra Club Magazine! Check out the link for the page of Alaskan centric titles in this months issue.

Thanks to Joely for spotting this!

http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/201107/mixedmedia.aspx

Kiyo demonstrates how to kill, clean and cook a crab!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgmR_N00H6E

This video was taken last summer on the F/V Savage in Neets Bay, Alaska.
Offscreen commentary provided by videographer Jake Buehrig and Tomi Marsh

Beware Fish Fraud

Here's an interesting article about "fish fraud". Stores and restaurants selling the consumer something other than what they are paying for. In NYC I am seeing a lot of fish being labeled as "organic" (there is no such thing) and recently saw a coho being sold as wild Alaskan sockeye. It's all a bit fishy...


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ted-danson/this-summer-be-wary-of-fi_b_870298.html

Northern Lights Auktion in Ballard

Support the Nordic Heritage Museum in Ballard at their annual Northern Lights Dinner Auktion on May 1, where you can enjoy a delicious dinner and bid on such great items as the Fishes & Dishes Cookbook, paired with a chef's apron and a cedar plank for grilling! Laura will be on hand to sign and personalize the books.

http://www.nordicmuseum.org/events.aspx#Auktion

Sitka sac roe herring fishery, 2011

The Sitka sac roe herring fishery opened April 1. Check out this video of the Infinite Grace  (at about minute 2) rolling hard over with a big set!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-X0zJPDL2g