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Sunday, July 25, 2010

BIG & little's

Visit: July 24th, 2010 4:00pm CST

After a failed attempted to SushiSamba (aka it was bad and over priced) a local eatery was in order. BIG & little's is a scrumptious and economical way to bounce back from a bad experience. A former Hell's Kitchen contestant from the 6th season, Tony D'Alessandro, and culinary comrad/ co-owner, Gary Straus have created some super delish hand food that is only minutes from our apartment. Although the menue is short it's not lacking.
The celebrated and local favorite 6$ Mahi Taco. NOT Breaded (thank you, BIG & little!), perfectly seasoned, just a little veggie for a crunch, and a beautifully softened grilled corn tortilla. It's on the short list for food I could eat for the rest of my life.
Next time I need to ask where it's from. According to the Monterey Bay Seafood Watch:


SEAFOODRATINGMARKET NAMESWHERE CAUGHTHOW CAUGHT
Mahi MahiBest Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.DoradoU.S. AtlanticTroll, Pole-and-line
Mahi MahiGood Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed – or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.DoradoU.S.Longline
Mahi MahiGood Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed – or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.DoradoImportedTroll, Pole-and-line
Mahi MahiGood Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed – or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.Dorado, DolphinfishHawaiiTroll, Pole-and-line
Mahi MahiAvoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.Dorado, DolphinfishImportedLongline
I'll hope for the best on this one, but next time I'll ask.

My shockingly fresh tasting shrimp taco with similar accompaniments. All of the shrimps' population is contaminated with foreign (aka human placed) DNA and the majority of what we eat is farmed.

SEAFOODRATINGMARKET NAMESWHERE CAUGHTHOW CAUGHT
ShrimpBest Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.Pacific White Shrimp, West Coast White Shrimp, EbiU.S.Closed systems, Inland ponds
ShrimpGood Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed – or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.Pacific White Shrimp, West Coast White Shrimp, EbiU.S.Open systems
ShrimpGood Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed – or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.White Shrimp, Brown Shrimp, Pink Shrimp, Rock Shrimp, EbiU.S. Gulf of Mexico, U.S. South AtlanticWild-caught
ShrimpAvoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.Black Tiger Shrimp, Tiger Prawn, White Shrimp, EbiImportedFarmed
ShrimpAvoid: Avoid these products for now. These fish come from sources that are overfished or fished or farmed in ways that harm the environment.Black Tiger Shrimp, Tiger Prawn, White Shrimp, EbiImportedWild-caught
Northern ShrimpGood Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed – or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.Bay Shrimp, Cocktail Shrimp, Salad Shrimp, EbiU.S., Canadian AtlanticWild-caught
Pink ShrimpBest Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.Bay Shrimp, Cocktail Shrimp, Ocean Shrimp, Salad Shrimp, EbiOregonWild-caught
Rock ShrimpGood Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed – or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.Rock ShrimpU.S.Wild-caught
Spot PrawnBest Choice: These fish are abundant, well managed and fished or farmed in environmentally friendly ways.Prawn, Spot Shrimp, AmaebiBritish ColumbiaWild-caught
Spot PrawnGood Alternative: These are good alternatives to the best choices column. There are some concerns with how they are fished or farmed – or with the health of their habitats due to other human impacts.Prawn, Spot Shrimp, AmaebiU.S. PacificWild-caught
(Monterery Bay Seafood Watch, 2010)


Alex's beef burger w/ very easy (maybe a little too easy?) egg. He said, it was a good burger and the quality of the beef was definitely there. I also watched form the meat in his hand- this is no pre prepared patty. Even though, he had a bite of my Mahi and is ready to convert to the surf side on our next trip.
Everyone loves french fries (see my previous post) and this ends my french frie adventures. They're not bad since they were fried infront of us and some foie gras was pan seared before our very eyes, but a little on the greasy side (more than usual) for me. Although the truffle oil fries are CALLING MY NAME. And lets just not talk about the environmental toll with the foie gras. Do you're own research. {Insert environmental shame.} I'm going to find some geese to apologize to later.

Ps. Upside to this post? We supported a small, local, non-chain, two man shop! YAY.
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