Paul Greenberg and Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food

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Mon, 08/09/2010 - 12:00am
Paul Greenberg and Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food

 Host Marianne Barisonek interviews Paul Greenberg, author of Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild FoodGreenberg says that when he learned that farmed seafood is now just as prevalent as wild seafood in the marketplace, he realized that the interplay of domestication and wildness is one of the most important issues going on with fish today. Choosing which fish will be our domesticated "seafood" will have huge ramifications for our species and for the planet.

Paul Greenberg is a writer living in Manhattan. His essays, articles and humor have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times Op Ed Page, GQ, Vogue, and The Boston Globe Sunday Ideas Section. His 2005 New York Times Magazine article on Chilean Sea Bass received the International Association of Culinary Professionals' "Bert Greene Award" for excellence in food writing.

 

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