Emeril Lagasse is just crazy about fresh fish! And being at Chelsea Market, he can stop by the Lobster Place for inspiration anytime. Emeril cooks the catch of the day for a fish market challenge.
Brothers Jamie and Bobby Deen head off to Northern California to sample three local and undiscovered delicacies. First stop is a Napa Valley favorite, a bakery called Sweetie Pies, which is known for its Cabernet Grape Pie. The boys pick the grapes and watch how the "only one month out of the year" pie is made. Then the boys visit the Santa Cruz boardwalk favorite, Marini’s, home of the original Salt Water Taffy. Making taffy the old-fashioned way, Marini’s secret process has been passed down for generations. Finally, we show up at Phil’s Fish Market, where the owner, Phil, creates before our eyes a very old and simple Italian seafood fish stew called Ciopino.
Gordon Elliott follows that fish - starting on a commercial boat in the water off Nova Scotia where he tags his hand-picked fish, hopping on board the refrigerated truck headed to the wholesaler outside Boston, then on to the grocery store in Pennsylvania.
Our guest, Brian, has been living in the States for years, but still craves the flavors of his English homeland. Tyler and Brian go to the local market to select the perfect fish and then fry up authentic fish and chips in Brian's kitchen in Westport, CT.
Some exotic responsible fish choices from our friends at Chelsea Fish Market. Recipes include: Poached Wild Striped Bass in Basil cream Sauce with Tomatoes, Sauteed John dory Fillets with Oriental Citrus sauces and Orange Cilantro Slaw, Oven Baked Crabmeat Stuffed Sole with Meuniere Sauce, Bay Scallop Salad with Pancetta, Tomatoes, White wine Vinaigrette.
Fish and chicken cook up quickly but can be quite mild in flavor. Not so in Robin's kitchen, where fish and fowl get big-taste treatment. Chicken in parmesan-chive cream sauce morphs into penne with chicken, wild mushrooms and peas. Beer battered tilapia with red chile mandarin orange sauce rounds the week out, and a colorful madras cocktail washes it all down.
Seared Tuna Salad with a Wasabi Vinaigrette and Crispy Wontons, Seared Grouper with Peasant Meat Juices, Celery Root Mashed Potatoes, Red Fish Amandine with Brabant Potatoes /Musicians: Doc Gibbs & Cliff