Why Isn’t Local Seafood a Bigger Deal in the Bay Area?

Visit many coastal cities, and seafood is a star player in the local cuisine. Not so much in the Bay Area. Listener Rayan Rafay wants to know: why?

Bay Curious

July 19, 201915m 38s

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Show Notes

Rayan Rafay was prepared to be blown away by Bay Area seafood when he moved here in 2016.

After growing up on the East Coast, he had been amazed by the seafood he encountered when he moved to Vancouver, British Columbia.

“It’s just this like magical wonderland of seafood,” he said. “Chefs just did things with seafood on the West Coast that I’d never even imagined in my lemon butter world of fish.”

But when he got here, he was surprised not to see the local catch on many restaurant menus.

So he asked Bay Curious: With the Pacific Ocean right there, why isn’t local seafood a bigger deal in the Bay Area?

This week on Bay Curious, we explore the economics of seafood and the cultural changes need for it to get a star place on our dinner plates.

Read the full web version: Why Isn’t Local Seafood a Bigger Deal in the Bay Area?

Reported by Ryan Levi.

Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Robert Speight, Katie McMurran, Paul Lancour and Ryan Levi. Additional support from Julie Caine, Suzie Racho, Ethan Lindsey, Pat Yollin and David Weir.