Recipes
Seafood cooking, tied to the things actually sitting in the case this week.
20 minutes · serves 2
Pan-Seared Salmon with Lemon Herb Aioli
Crisp-skinned salmon fillet finished with a spoonful of lemon herb aioli. Twenty minutes, one pan, no fuss.
25 minutes · serves 4
Miso-Glazed Sockeye Salmon
A sweet-salty miso glaze that caramelises under the broiler in six minutes. The easiest weeknight salmon we know.
25 minutes · serves 2
Pan-Roasted Halibut with Brown Butter
Thick Pacific halibut, golden on the outside and just set through, spooned with nutty brown butter and capers.
30 minutes · serves 4 (8 tacos)
Halibut Fish Tacos with Lime Slaw
Seared halibut, crunchy lime slaw and warm corn tortillas. Feeds four off a single pound of fish.
45 minutes · serves 4
Classic Fish and Chips with Beer Batter
Haddock loins in a shattering beer batter, with the tartar sauce we sell at the counter.
15 minutes · serves 2 as a main, 4 to share
Mussels in White Wine and Garlic
A pound of Newfoundland blue mussels, a splash of wine, and bread to mop the pot. Ten minutes start to finish.
15 minutes · serves 2
Seared Scallops with Brown Butter
Hokkaido scallops with a hard gold crust and a barely-warm centre. Two minutes a side and don't crowd the pan.
20 minutes · serves 2
Grilled Lobster Tails with Garlic Butter
Split, brushed and grilled shell-down. The fastest way to a special-occasion plate.
25 minutes · serves 2
Sushi-Grade Salmon Poke Bowl
Cubed sushi salmon, warm rice, quick pickles. Built the way we'd eat it on a Saturday after close.
10 minutes · serves 6 as an appetizer
Gravlax Crostini with Capers and Dill
Five minutes of assembly and it looks like you tried. Our gravlax, capers, a little crème fraîche.
30 minutes · serves 2
Whole Roasted Branzino with Lemon and Herbs
Cooked on the bone at high heat so nothing dries out. One fish per person.
40 minutes · serves 4
Smoked Salmon and Corn Chowder
A thick, smoky pot that stretches a small piece of fish across four bowls.
90 minutes · serves 4 as a starter
Grilled Octopus with Lemon and Paprika
Simmered gently first, then charred hard. Tender inside, blistered outside.
20 minutes · serves 4
Blackened Mahi Mahi
A dark spice crust in a screaming-hot pan. Open a window and have the fan on before you start.
20 minutes · serves 4
Miso Black Cod (Sablefish)
The famous marinated sablefish. Two days of waiting, eight minutes of cooking, worth both.
15 minutes · serves 2
Crisp-Bottomed Shrimp Gyoza
Fry, steam, fry. The three-step method that gives you a lacy golden base.
15 minutes · serves 2
Butter-Basted Halibut Cheeks
The classic way with cheeks: a hot pan, foaming butter, garlic and thyme spooned over until they're just set. Eight minutes, start to plate.
20 minutes · serves 2
Halibut Cheek Scampi
Treat cheeks like scallops: seared, then swirled into a garlic-white wine butter with parsley. Serve over pasta or with bread for the sauce.
25 minutes · serves 3–4 as a starter
Crispy Halibut Cheek Bites
Lightly battered cheek nuggets, fried three minutes, dipped in tartar. The best fish and chips you'll ever make without a fillet.