bluefin

Food
The Politics of Food: Bluefin Tuna
From Los Angeles to Japan, host Sasha Issenberg—journalist and author of The Sushi Economy—follows the trail of the threatened Pacific bluefin tuna to find out if our appetite for sushi just might end up devouring this diamond of the sea.
Sasha Issenberg
10.8.17
Food
Breaking Down Bluefin: The Sustainability and Spectacle of Tuna Butchering
Austin's Otoko restaurant invited a crowd to watch their chef butcher a whole tuna. We saw, we ate, we wondered if we should feel guilty.
Dan Gentile
11.29.16
Food
A Japanese Sushi Tycoon Paid $117,000 for an Endangered Bluefin Tuna
Kiyoshi Kimura, owner of Sushi Zanmai restaurant chain, placed a whopping 14 million yen ($117,000) winning bid on a 440-pound fish, which comes out to about $265 per pound.
Nick Rose
1.6.16