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Seafood

Seafood Victoria

Red Fish Blue Fish: Showcasing Sustainable B.C. Seafood

Red Fish Blue Fish isn’t just a Dr. Seuss book anymore. It’s also an inspired five-year-old seafood “shack” on Victoria’s Inner Harbor that’s set in a retooled, eco-friendly shipping container. As far as casual...
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Restaurant Mexico City

Contramar: For (and Against) the Sea in Colonia Roma

A fashionable crowd has flocked to Contramar since Gabriela Cámara and Pablo Bueno opened the restaurant in the Colonia Roma neighborhood of Mexico City at the end of 1998, focusing on seafood and high...
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Seafood New York

John Dory Oyster Bar: Dealing Oceanic Aces in Manhattan [CLOSED]

The Ace Hotel opened in 2009 and gradually added varied layers that have helped to cement the venue as what might be Manhattan’s foremost hipster haunt. Fashionable New Yorkers and tourists flock to the...
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Restaurant Sign Charleston

Trattoria Lucca: Sea Blue Christmas with Feast of 7 Fishes

Dining out on Christmas Eve is a family tradition that dates back to my now distant days in New Jersey. Thankfully, my father and stepmother Jane relocated to South Carolina, so we switched from...
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Poke Los Angeles

Poke Poke: Catch a Hawaiian Seafood Wave Near Muscle Beach [CLOSED]

Life frequently comes into focus on foot. That was certainly the case on a recent run along the oceanfront boardwalk on a glorious winter day. My eyes scanned the long-forlorn strip for signs of...
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Seafood Los Angeles

The Hungry Cat: Doubling Down on Beignets at dineLA Lunch [CLOSED]

The flagship seafood restaurant from David Lentz and Suzanne Goin resides at the corner of Sunset & Vine, tucked away behind a Borders book shop. It had been about a year since my last...
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