Apartment Therapy Tagged: shellfish

Ingredient Spotlight: Sea Urchin

The first time I had sea urchin (uni,) I gagged and spat it out. The texture and the taste of the sea were way too much for me. And then one day, I was flipping through my Nobu cookbook and came acr...

What's the Difference Between a Shrimp and a Prawn?

One of my favorite places to eat in San Francisco is Swan Oyster Depot. I usually go for the combination seafood salad, which is a mixture of delectable Dungeness crab, shrimp, and prawns served on l...

My Edible Escape: A Bowl of Mussels

I grew up in Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois - in short, corn country. Serious corn country. I didn't see the ocean until I was 10 and didn't eat much fresh seafood until I moved to Boston in my 20's. A...

What's the Deal with P.E.I. Mussels?

Mark Bittman brought up the issue of P.E.I. mussels on his blog a few weeks ago and it got us thinking about this particular shellfish. We often see P.E.I. mussels proudly displayed at seafood counter...

Recipe: Mussels Steamed in Wine and Served On A Bed of Vegetables

Last week at the Alemany Market, we picked up a mess of Asian vegetables and some mussels from Sun Fat Seafood in San Francisco....

Fresh Abalone from American Abalone in Davenport, CA

We've mentioned before how we love buying fresh seafood direct from the source. On Saturday, we decided to check out an abalone farm we've seen several times when we've driven past on Hwy 1 between S...

Texas Shellfish Recall Due to Algae Bloom

If you live in Texas and like to drive to the coast for fresh shellfish, be warned: an algae bloom has closed the bays in Aransas, Corpus Christi and Copano. A recall of oysters, clams and mussels ha...

Drake's Bay Family Farms Oysters

This month at The Kitchn, we're talking about food in literature, and this quote from Ernest Hemingway's A Moveable Feast made me think of a local San Francisco favorite: Drake's Bay Family Farms oy...