Seafood | Melody Fury Food Writer and Photographer

Daiwa Sushi Restaurant at Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo, Japan 大和

Posted by Melody Fury on Apr 26, 2012 | 17 comments

To conclude our morning at Tsukiji Fish Market’s tuna auction, we dodges past vendors that sped on trolleys loaded with boxes and bee-lined towards the restaurant section of the market.

Packed within a small block lines rows of small, traditional Japanese restaurants. They sure take advantage of their location. The only way the fish and seafood could get any fresher than being next to Tsukiji is if they were on a boat.

11 Best Restaurant and Bar Experiences in Vancouver in January 2012

Posted by Melody Fury on Feb 17, 2012 | 4 comments

In the Best Restaurant Meals series, I curate my most noteworthy nosh from the past week(s) with mobile photos.

After spending 2 months in Austin Texas, I was jonesing for proper Asian food so you will see a theme here. It was nice to be home, despite the gloomy and frigid weather. Good thing the food hit the spot and warmed me right up. Here are some of my most memorable meals.

Ban Shark Fin Already and Win 2 Tickets to Sans Shark Fin Soup Contest

Posted by Melody Fury on Sep 30, 2011 | 18 comments

Recently, a viral video of Gordon Ramsay eating shark fin soup for the first time in Taiwan circulated around the internet. The gist of it is he tries the infamous soup and proceeds to investigate the horrific shark fin industry. You may have watched the heartwrenching Sharkwater documentary.

Tourist Trapped by Table Side Risotto at Trattoria Al Gazzettino in Venice, Italy

Posted by Melody Fury on Sep 29, 2011 | 8 comments

Weak with hunger, I was misguided by an evil Venetian local that pointed me towards Trattoria Al Gazzettino in Venice, Italy. The shop keeper assured me that Gazzettino had the best risotto in town. I bet she secretly reveled at how many desperate tourists she’s herded into the San Marco trap.

Sustainable dinner of a lifetime on SS Floating Dining Room

Posted by Melody Fury on Aug 31, 2010 | 5 comments

A memorable meal on the School of Fish Foundation’s Floating Dining Room puts a lens on dire state of our oceans while offering a once-in-a-lifetime dining experience.