Shrimp Tales

  • Fishing is the Heart of National Shrimp Day

    Fishing: a thing that’s been happening as long as there’s been an ocean. The human love affair with fishing dates back at least 130,000 years, but for the sake of brevity, I’m going to fast forward a bit. Because May 10 is National Shrimp Day, it’s the perfect time for a retrospective on the history…

    Read More May 9, 2017
  • Chef Advocate Q&A: Tenney Flynn of GW Fins

    Chef Tenney Flynn, AKA the Fishmonger Czar of the Gulf Region is seriously fun, and scarily talented. He’s the co-owner of GW Fins and has won too many accolades to list. Most recently, TripAdvisor awarded GW Fins a spot on the Top 25 Best of US Restaurants list and they claim first place out of…

    Read More December 13, 2016
  • A rude awakening

    Have you ever had a rude awakening? One of those brutal mental explosions that shatters a lovely, comfortable fantasy? Have you ever stared at the seafood on your plate or in packages at the store and been overwhelmed by thoughts of, where did it come from? And which is supposed to be better – wild or farmed, fresh or frozen, big…

    Read More November 3, 2016