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Allbuquerque restaurant demonstrates fresh fish is more important than nautical decor |
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Up until the opening of Desert Fish late last year, Albuquerque seafood restaurants were designed to feel as if diners are actually next to the ocean — fake boardwalks, mooring lines and bollards, ponds, buoys, etc. Fun stuff, sure, but the fact is, we’re not anywhere near the ocean and most diners are very aware of that. Based off its name alone, one of Nob Hill’s newest culinary destinations is using its desert locale as its main selling point.
Fresh fish, oysters, clams, scallops, crab and mussels are certainly at their freshest when pulled from their underwater lair, cracked open and eaten on the spot. That obviously can’t happen in the high desert. But what diners should know is that five out of the six days a week that Desert Fish is seating, seafood is flown in and delivered to the kitchen. Sure, it’s not flopping around on your plate fresh, but it’s pretty fresh, and skillfully prepared at that. Read the complete article from Local IQ.
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HASTINGS: Time to improve the Endangered Species Act
May 18, 2012 - When the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law in 1973 by President Nixon, he spoke about the importance of preserving “the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed.” I believe that goal is as important today as it was back then. However, after nearly 40 years, it’s time to take a fresh, honest look at the law and consider whether there are ways it could be improved to do a better job of protecting and recovering species.
