Pamlico Packing Company is one of North Carolina’s premier processing operations, as well as a top supplier of specialty seafood products to various markets all along the East Coast. Bountiful harvests of shrimp, flounder and Atlantic Blue Crab are pulled seasonally from the state’s Pamlico Sound, the nation’s largest lagoonal estuary, and second in size…

Beth DiBaggio and Rafael Rodriguez were running a successful catering company, La Pera, in Austin, Texas – whipping up locally-sourced Latin dishes and catering 250 to 300 events of a wide variety every year for two years – only for everything to come to a dramatic halt after the onset of the coronavirus. Now, they’ve…

BRODY OLIVE PERDIDO BEACH RESORT Chef Brody Olive heads the culinary team at Perdido Beach Resort as the Executive Chef. In this role, he leads the culinary team encompassing all food and beverage operations throughout the hotel’s four restaurants and multiple banquet facilities. Chef Olive brings to the resort an impressive background of training and…

MONTE SHEFFIELD PALMER’S RESTAURANT BAR & COURTYARD * ASPA CHEF OF THE YEAR 2020 * As a born and raised Texan, Chef Monte Sheffield’s passion for cooking and serving others dates back to his early childhood years when he would help his parents in the kitchen, prepping for their large dinner parties. “I was usually…

RON ALLEN SAS INSTITUTE Ron Allen is a chef and Senior Culinary Manager at SAS Institute in Cary, NC. SAS, one of the pioneers in analytics software, has on-campus cafes for its employees providing company subsidized breakfast and lunch for thousands of people each day. Since being hired as an assistant manager of one of…

Wild American Shrimp thrive in the nutrient-rich waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic Ocean. So, is it any wonder they can grow this quickly: about one inch every seven to ten days? They’re in an ideal environment to not only grow but to adopt the delicious flavors that are unique to…

It’s October 20th, which means that today we at Wild American Shrimp are celebrating International Chefs Day! As detailed by the official website, ever since being founded in 2004 by the late Chef Dr. Bill Gallagher, International Chefs Day has been about celebrating the chefs of the world and all the delicious food they cook….

DAVID CULI HYDE PARK RESTAURANT GROUP Chef Culi joined the Hyde Park Restaurant Group in 1996 as Sous Chef at the Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse Downtown Cleveland and has worked in a variety of capacities in several Hyde Park Group concepts over the past 25 years including Executive Chef at Sal & Angelo’s, Coventry Village,…

RYAN PREWITT PÊCHE Ryan Prewitt began his culinary career in the farmer’s markets of San Francisco, where a burgeoning interest in food developed into a full-blown career. After spending time working for chefs Robert Cubberly and Alicia Jenish at Le Petite Robert Bistro, he moved to New Orleans to work with Chef Donald Link at…

Peeling and deveining raw shrimp is easier than you might think! The only things you’ll need are your hands and a paring knife. You’ll also need a receptacle for discards and, of course, some flavorful wild-caught American shrimp from one of the many members of the American Seafood Processors Association. Chef Todd Reilly, Program Lead…

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all of our lives in drastic ways, but one of the most pronounced is how much time we’ve had to spend at home self-quarantining. For many of us, this has meant more time spent in the kitchen preparing our own meals and attempting to hone our cooking skills. Because of…

RYAN NELSON LATE HARVEST KITCHEN Ryan Nelson opened Late Harvest Kitchen in 2011. Late Harvest Kitchen is a locally sourced, farm-to-table restaurant and opened to rave reviews. In 2012, Indianapolis Monthly awarded the restaurant its highly coveted “Restaurant of the Year” award. Ryan serves a seasonal menu that often changes based on market availability. Ryan’s…

During colder months, people across the country are left wishing for warmer days, so much so that they may travel to warmer vistas. Did you know that shrimp also try to stay warm by migrating to warmer waters? Shrimp, particularly brown shrimp, are just as opposed to the cold as we are. In fact, brown…

Mike Brewer grew up in Grand Bay, Alabama learning how to cook at his mother’s heels. After 10 years as an engineer in Alabama, he decided to move to New Orleans to become Vice President of a local engineering firm. Downturns in the financial and energy markets led him to leave engineering and begin a…

While it may seem like a contradiction, buying frozen shrimp in the grocery store or online is actually the best way to have confidence that your shrimp are as fresh as possible. That’s because every minute a shrimp is not frozen, it is losing freshness. Among the other factors to consider when buying shrimp, such…

JUSTIN DEVILLIER LA PETITE GROCERY Justin Devillier was raised in Dana Point, California, a small beach town in South Orange County. He spent summers fishing for Yellowtail and Albacore tuna, and in the fall and winter, he would dive for lobsters just steps from his front door. This bounty of local seafood inspired him to…