Eat With the Fishes
The Bite
No one wants to sleep with the fishes, but eating with 'em ain't bad. The secrets: 1) Never talk Family business with outsiders, and 2) hit up the two-day Cooking for Solutions extravaganza at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, where you can watch the fishes (including the superrad jellyfishes) while you snack on samples from 55 local restaurants (jackpot: Chez Panisse) and drink to eco-friendly wineries such as Quivira. Saturday, get tips on incorporating sustainable ingredients into your meals in a tasty way with demos by peeps like SF's Stuart Brioza (of Rubicon fame), or tour local wineries and farms. Food Network's Alton Brown will even give a special presentation while diving inside the aquarium's Kelp Forest. Beats a trip to the bottom of the Hudson River...
Wanna Try
Cooking for Solutions, May 16-17, Monterey Bay Aquarium, 886 Cannery Row, Monterey (831-648-4800). Opening gala, $115; chef demos, $75; farm/winery tours, $185-$625.
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