16. Fishies in pieces

As you might suspect, I really like fish. Considering the place I am from, that is as far from any sea or ocean as it gets and the fact that for about the first 30 years of my life I did not know any other fish than carp made as gefillte fish and mayonnaise salad with cod, it is quite surprising. Or maybe that's exactly why.

 Arctic Char Tataki, Lychee, Pine Nut, Lovage
Momofuku Ssam Bar, East Village, NYC. 

 Silver mullet, green papaya, mango, mint and peanut salad
NOPI Restaurant London, England

Black Cod with vegetables and feta cheese.
Balaboosta, NoLiTa, NYC

Black Sea Bass with Radish & Creme Fraiche
John Dory Oyster Bar, Flatiron, NYC

Casado con pescado(a little bit of everything with fish - $4)
Rosie's Soda Tica, Playa Guiones, Nosara, Costa Rica (Pacific Coast)

Chickpea crusted skate, mint yoghurt sauce (somebody just had to dig in before I made the picture.)
 Jehangir Mehta, (almost an Iron) Chef
Graffiti, East Village, NYC

Chilean striped bass, glazed carrots, potato tart
Cosmopolitan Club, NYC

Cod, peas-n-coconut, nori, carrot dashi
WD 50, Lower East Side, NYC

Confit of Arctic char, crisp skin, cured fennel.
Jack’s Luxury Oyster Bar, East Village, NYC

Crispy Skate served with Wild Ginger Sauce, Noodles, Bean Sprout & Herbs
Uncle Boons, NYC

Duo of Mackerel, warm with shallot-red wine glaze, rillette on pumpernickel toast.
 DBGB Kitchen & Bar, NYC

piece of fish and stuff
Casa Tucan Playa Guiones, Nosara, Costa Rica (Pacific Coast)

Florida Sturgeon with Ham Bread Pudding, Japanese Mushrooms and pickled grilled corn
L & W Oyster,  Flatiron, NYC

Fluke Crudo Thai style Hot and sour cucumbers, Garlic croutons
L & W Oyster,  Flatiron, NYC

Grilled Barramundi & vegetables
 Jerusalem, Israel

Grilled branzini – savoy cabbage, bacon, mustard
Momofuku Ssam, East Village, NYC

Grilled mackerel, red lentil, smoked labneh & mint sauce
NOPI Restaurant, London, England 

Grilled skate in cauliflower sauce.
DBGB Kitchen & Bar, NYC

Grilled trout salad
 Balthazar, Soho, NYC. 

Halibut a la saltimbocca and grilled cauliflower
Robert de Niro's Locanda Verde, Tribeca, NYC

Top- Striped bass, olive puree, pea tendrils, oyster mushrooms, grapes.
Right- Cuttlefish noodles, olives, brioche
Bottom- Risotto - wild arugula, quail egg, bacon, pecorino
Jack’s Luxury Oyster Bar, East Village, NYC

Mahi-mahi ceviche with yucca chips.
Harmony Restaurant. Playa Guiones, Nosara, Costa Rica (Pacific Coast)

Mahi-mahi with mango salsa
Kevin's, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NYC

Marinated Cod & Veggies
The Surf Lodge, Montauk, Long Island, NY

Moqueca de peixe
 Bahian dish with coconut milk, peppers, tomatoes and cilantro made with shrimp, salmon and tilapia
Cafe Colonial, Houston & Elisabeth, NYC [sadly, no more]

I am not sure exactly what fish was it, served with beans,
but it was not as bland as one would expect
Ouest Restaurant, UWS, NYC

Red snapper steak
Deniz Restaurant, Izmir, Turkey

Roasted Arctic Char with Sunchokes, Leeks and Smoked Clams
Hearth, East Village, NYC

Roasted Cod chowder with little neck clams, smoked bacon, potatoes and leeks.
Balthazar, Soho, NYC.

Roasted wild striped bass with Brussels Sprouts, Bacon and Mushrooms
Hearth, East Village, NYC

Moroccan Salmon
Grilled and topped with a compound butter made from cumin, cayenne, mint and scallions
 served over garlic mashed potatoes.
Henry's End, Brooklyn, NYC

salmon special with really delicious lemony spinach,
 Gnocco, East Village, NYC

Sauteed fluke, trumpet royal mushroom, baby bok choy, beluga lentils, Meyer lemon aioli.
Rosewater restaurant, Brooklyn, NYC

SAUTÉED SALMON ESCALOPE
summer corn fricassée, heirloom tomatoes,  grilled baby leeks.
DBGB Kitchen & Bar, NYC

Sea Bass baked in sea salt with roasted vegetables, roasted garlic and sherry vinegar
Belcourt, 2nd Ave., NYC [gone]

Sea Bass cooked in white wine/olive oil/vegetable broth with potatos and cherry tomatos.
Quartino Organic, NYC

Sea bass carpaccio.
Monte Restaurant, Rovinj, Croatia

Seafood and fish kebeb,
Casa Tucan Playa Guiones, Nosara, Costa Rica (Pacific Coast)

Sesame seed tuna with pineapple on plantain puree
Harmony Restaurant. Playa Guiones, Nosara, Costa Rica (Pacific Coast)

Shrimp kofte and grilled Cinekop (small Bluefish).
Kalbur restaurant, Ankara.
Allegedly the best seafod restaurant in Turkey

Skate, cucumber, red dulse and samphire
Hereford Road, London, England

Smoked trout salad, avocado, horseradish
Vinegar Hill House, Brooklyn, NYC

Smoked Trout, hard-boiled egg, horseradish cream and buttered country toast
Freemans, NYC

Sole sas(hlik).
You have no idea. Fresh from the sea across the road.
One of the restaurants in the restaurant row on the seashore in Izmir, Turkey

Sole With Lobster & Tomato Cream
 Sole fillet sautéed in a brandy tomato cream sauce with mushrooms
Henry's End, Brooklyn, NYC  
N.B. For some reason, every time we dine in Brooklyn, Bjork or some member of her family is present.
Matthew Barney this time

striped bass – quince, cilantro, green peppercorn
spanish mackerel – black garlic, pasilla, lime
Momofuku Ssam Bar, East Village, NYC

Tilapia rubbed with Caribbean spices,
served with a salad of arugula, spinach, corn, black beans, tomatoes, red onions, fennel, and radish sprout
Cafe Colonial, Houston & Elisabeth, NYC [sadly, no more]

Tilapia with oranges.
Il Buco, NoLiTa, NY

Walleyed pike, yeast mashed, zucchini, curry, nasturtium
WD 50, Lower East Side, NYC

A piece of Tandoori fish with Afghani Pilav
Tamarind, TriBeCa, NYC