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Video: Mussel Farming in the Pacific Northwest

In the latest video from Food Curated's Liza de Guia, we meet mussel farmer Gordon King. He farms 1.25 million pounds of Mediterranean mussels—an especially meaty-plump kind of mussel that's sought after by chefs—per year on the southern end of Washington's Puget Sound. He also looks like a brawnier version of Sean Connery, which is kind of what you'd hope for in a mussel farmer, right? Listen to him talk about harvest season in this video.

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3 Comments | Posted by Erin Zimmer, September 3, 2010 at 12:15 PM
Tagged: farming, fishing, Food Curated, Liza de Guia, mussels, Pacific Northwest, Puget Sound, shellfish, videos

Live Musselcam

Track the extreme...ly unexciting world of mussel growth from the comfort of your computer with the live musselcam from Prince Edward Island–based restaurant Flex Mussels. (And when you get tired of that, head to the painfully adorable Shiba Inu Puppy Cam.)...

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3 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, February 2, 2009 at 3:35 PM
Tagged: mussels, webcams

Blogwatch: La Tartine Gourmande's Coconut Milk Mussel Soup

French import Béa Peltre of La Tartine Gourmande reminds us of her mother’s autumn adage (a common one with many French mothers): “Shellfish (les fruits de la mer, literally the fruit of the sea), like mussels or oysters, should be eaten during les mois en “r” (the months in “r”). September, October, November, December would be the best months indeed.” Béa's coconut milk mussel soup caught our eye, as it makes use of the seasonal mollusks and evokes the warm autumn hue of burnt liquid gold. When it comes to mussels and oysters this season, make like the Walrus and the Carpenter, and eat every one....

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2 Comments | Posted by Kerry Saretsky, September 29, 2008 at 7:00 PM
Tagged: mussels, soup

You May Also Substitute Vermouth

Because it spoils quickly and most people store it improperly, dry vermouth has acquired an unsavory reputation over the years. With a little care, however, it can go from stand-in to starring role in recipes and drinks. The Paupered Chef duo on storage and use—including a recipe for mussels.

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4 Comments | Posted by The Paupered Chef, June 13, 2007 at 12:00 PM
Tagged: Blake Royer, mussels, Nick Kindelsperger, recipes, Serious Recipes, The Paupered Chef, vermouth

A Valentine's Menu for Hard-Up Lovers

Together, Nick Kindelsperger and Blake Royer are the Paupered Chef. These frugal cooks offer an easy, cost-effective menu for romance. With recipes for mussels, Cornish hen, and chocolate truffles.

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4 Comments | Posted by The Paupered Chef, February 12, 2007 at 7:00 AM
Tagged: Blake Royer, chocolate truffles, Cornish hens, holidays, mussels, Nick Kindelsperger, recipes, The Paupered Chef, Valentine's Day