Category Archives: Chef’s Collaborative

Chefs on Seafood, Changing Menus & Trust – A Special Report from Seafood Expo North America 2018

Posted on 13 March 2018 by Ret Talbot

Click here or on the play button below to listen to a special episode of Beyond Data reporting on the 2018 Seafood Expo North America. //html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6361259/height/90/theme/custom/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/000000/ In this episode, we focus on chefs as change agents in the seafood industry. Forward-thinking chefs who … Continue reading →

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“Buy the Change” – Seafood Consumption Advice for 2015 from Maryn McKenna

Posted on 17 January 2015 by Ret Talbot

  Maryn McKenna of National Geographic’s “The Plate” served up her New Year’s resolutions in a 2 January blog post titled “Buy the Change You Want to See in the World.” Generally speaking, I agree whole-heartedly with McKenna that taking action on … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with Trash Fish – Building Markets

Posted on 19 July 2014 by Ret Talbot

“We have an idea what we might get, but we won’t know for sure until the day of the event,” said chef Stephen Phelps in an article published Wednesday in the Herald-Tribune. He was talking about the fish that will be … Continue reading →

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Eat Thine Enemy – Chefs Put Lionfish on the Menu

Posted on 3 July 2014 by Ret Talbot

Chefs can play a leading role in creating markets and economic incentive for fisheries that need greater attention. While I’ve covered this dynamic frequently in articles and blog entires, I’m usually looking at situations where chefs are introducing diners to abundant and … Continue reading →

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Michelle Obama is NOT Feeding Mercury-Laden Fish to Maine Students

Posted on 1 July 2014 by Ret Talbot

While I almost always appreciate media outlets and individuals sharing my work, it is sometimes frustrating when a data-driven piece of mine is co-opted to serve someone else’s agenda–especially when the data does not support said agenda. This Really Isn’t about Michelle … Continue reading →

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