Seafood

Farmers Markets: A CSA model for seafood in Santa Monica

2013-05-10 00:00:00

Fishermen selling their own catch at Southern California farmers markets are vanishing. An attractive alternative is Community Seafood, a "community-supported fishery" that started selling last Sunday at the Santa Monica Main Street farmers market....

Traditional -- and crispy -- Mexican seafood at El Coraloense

2013-05-10 07:50:00

Name of restaurant: El Coraloense. The root term "Cora" refers to the indigenous group from Western Central Mexico that live in the coastal state of Nayarit, which is where Leo Curie Sr. is from. "Loense" pays homage to his wife’s home state of...

Study: Gulf oil spill is sickening fish vital to seafood industry

2013-05-02 13:30:00

The seafood is safe to eat and the Gulf of Mexico tourism industry is recovering three years after the nation’s worst offshore oil spill spewed more than 200 million gallons of crude oil into the waters off Louisiana. But despite that BP-sponsored...

14 best Mexican restaurants in Southern California, by Jonathan Gold

2013-05-03 08:38:00

No places matches the breadth and depth of Mexican restaurants we have in Southern California, except Mexico City itself – and maybe not even there. You can find the cooking of almost every region in the country here, crafted at street-corner taco...

What wine goes best with oysters? 10 great choices -- and one perfect bonus

2013-04-29 14:49:00

Which wine should you serve with oysters? For the most part, I’ll confess, my immediate answer is: "Yes." Really, when you’re eating oysters, it’s the shellfish that comes first. But the wine matters too. And so Jon Rowley and Taylor...

Providence's Michael Cimarusti to open his seafood heaven Connie & Ted's by end of May

2013-04-30 14:07:00

More than 4,000 oyster tags cover two walls at Connie & Ted's, the soon-to-open West Hollywood seafood restaurant from Providence chef-owner Michael Cimarusti. Many of them are ones Cimarusti has collected over several years, Cryovac-ing them in plastic...

Mother's Day 2013 dining guide: Mimosas, French toast, crab crepes, more

2013-05-08 07:00:00

Mother's Day is Sunday, and if you're wondering where to celebrate with Mom, here are 24 restaurants offering options such as free Champagne with brunch, blueberry French toast, squash blossom enchiladas and, of course, the bottomless mimosa. Border...

Day One: Opening night at Fishing With Dynamite

2013-05-01 17:35:00

If you go fishing with dynamite, you’re bound to get lucky. One diner at chef-owner David LeFevre’s new Manhattan Beach seafood restaurant, Fishing With Dynamite, shucked into fortune on opening night when he found a tiny pearl in his clam....

Wine of the Week: 2011 Liquid Farm Chardonnay 'White Hill'

2013-04-13 00:00:00

� For anyone who loves a leaner, more elegant style of Chardonnay, this is the one. Liquid Farm proprietors Nikki and Jeff Nelson are going for Chardonnay with less oak influence and lower alcohol. Bingo. That's a recipe for a food-friendly wine, and...

6,297 Chinese restaurants and hungry for more

2013-04-22 00:00:00

The television cameras roll as Los Angeles attorney David Chan places the first forkful of cashew chicken in his mouth. The crowd at Leong's Asian Diner in Springfield, Mo., falls silent as he chews and squints in the glare of the lights....

Weekend Escape: Kick back at Oahu's Turtle Bay Resort

2013-04-21 00:00:00

The gilt-trimmed high-rises of Waikiki offer a seductive escape from L.A. But those who rent a car — a convertible, please —- can find a simpler side of Oahu on the North Shore, an hour or so away, where locals and tourists carry surfboards...

Uruguay: Coastal reveries, away from it all

2013-04-07 00:00:00

COLONIA DEL SACRAMENTO, Uruguay — Straddling the crest of a sand dune, my back to the Atlantic Ocean, I watched a Uruguayan boy net fish in a river lagoon. He waded through the chest-high water, dragging behind him the reflection of the setting sun....

Secondary dining room at O'Learys Seafood Restaurant in Annapolis.

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Mexican seafood king Sergio Peñuelas seems to have found a home. Details: 3544 W. Imperial Highway, Inglewood, (310) 672-2339.

2013-05-01 19:12:37

Seafood was the main course at the festival held Friday through Sunday at Pompano Beach Fishing Pier.

2013-04-29 11:54:00