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Halibut is a peculiar fish with a peculiar name. The word "halibut" comes from a combination of the words "haly" (meaning "holy") and "butt" (meaning "flat fish" ?) but the whole thing together is sort of begging for a middle school joke to be made. Combine that with a very odd smashy-face appearance and it seems to me that if it wasn't for its exceptional culinary qualities halibut would be the joke of the 7 Seas. Fortunately for halibut, it's delicious! Mild in flavor, firm in texture... it's a favorite of many a seafood fan. Alaskan halibut are managed and...

Hello Everyone! Did we all see the little clip about our fair Olympia on King5 this morning? I was happy to see that it featured one of our new favorite places to visit - the 222 Market building and our shellfish growing friends at Chelsea Farms. We really love having such an excellent oyster bar so close to us, and Pantry (thanks for wearing our shirt, Kevin!), Fluerae and Sofie's Scoops (Sailor's favorite!) are becoming great regular places to find amazing things, too. The only place we haven't actually purchased something from is the bone broth spot - if you've had...

Hello Everyone!Spring is finally here, hurray! This week marks the start of what we like to call our "Busy Season" although we won't notice much of a change until the weather gets substantially better. There is something about sunshine and seafood that appeals to us all! Regardless, we're launching the start of a rotation of a few grab-and-go items for a quick lunch or side dish and beginning with a popular one from last year - our Seafood Pasta Salad. It's our Featured Fish this week as well as our recipe, and we know you're going to love it! That...

Hello Everyone!Well it's day 15 at my house and we're feeling like champions who are juuuust about to crest the top of the hill - once a year we like to wrest back control from the it's-in-everything beastie known as "sugar" and revisit an eating strategy called Whole 30. It's tons of fun (insert sarcasm) because you cut not only sugar, but alcohol, dairy, wheat, soy and even legumes from your diet for 30 days straight. 30 days never seems like that long until you actually start, at which point it becomes an eternity. It is, however, completely lovely to...

Hello Everyone!Interestingly, it was this same week last year when we decided to run king crab as our Featured Fish with the same reasoning - the poor weather has kept our Dungeness crab boats at the dock, waiting for a break in the ocean conditions. Must be "that time of the year" when you can count on a lack of fresh crab and have to turn toward the freezer and pull out the good stuff! Word on the street (or rather, the ocean) is that the weather is expected to clear up for tomorrow (finally), so we do have our...