GAFF TO GRILL: PIRANHA SOUP - Oct. '07
Eat Them Before They Eat You! As I Peeredinto the blackness of the Rio Negro River and pulled my toe out of the water I found myself asking a question I never thought I’d ask: “Do you think there are any piranha in there?” Sure, I can cook anything that swims, and sometimes I just eat them raw, but I wasn’t quite sure about facing off with a pack of the legendary piranha....
If a swordfish could talk, it would probably roar because it is one badass fish. Swordfish is undeniably one of the most incredible fish to catch, cook and eat. Ten years ago, there was a chef-instituted boycott of the prehistoric fish. The feeling was the swordfish was being over fished commercially and that if chefs took it off their menus, it would give the species time to procreate and multiply. It worked.
Hello anglers and welcome to the inaugural issue of the Worldwide Angler. This is my first installment of the soon to be famous
“From Gaff to Grill” feature. I am a chef and my name is Ralph Pagano. Maybe you have seen the hit TV show “Hells
Kitchen” or the cult favorite “Iron Chef America.” I have appeared on both shows.
