Comments on: San Francisco Dining: Koi Palace

By: Rich

Rich — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:37:50 +0000

There’s plenty of places in NYC for live alaskan king crab. They cost about $50 bucks a pounds and they usually weigh about 8 to 10 pounds.

By: Lafcadio

Lafcadio — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:19:12 +0000

It landed on Spock’s back, not his face

These are gorgeous photos, especially the pickled veggies and the oranges.

By: Aaron Kagan

Aaron Kagan — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:48:32 +0000

Live Alaskan crabs? Not for long, apparently.

Congrats on your bold effort to alter your Fat Pack identity and eat to live while still finding a way to live to eat. We think alike.

-www.teaandfood.blogspot.com

By: Tom Traubert

Tom Traubert — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:38:02 +0000

I am horrified whenever I see shark fins like that — or even real shark fin soup on a menu. Delicacy or not, their harvest requires the slaughter of an entire animal, the rest of which is often put to no other purpose once the fin is sliced off. The shark is just left in the water — finless — to die an agonizing death. It’s not only brutal, but has led to an extraordinary decrease in shark populations.

By: NancyH

NancyH — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:08:24 +0000

Jason wrote: “I mean, LIVE Alaskan king crabs? Where the heck do you find those in New York?”

Jason - I know of two Cleveland restaurants that sometimes get live King Crabs - Siam Cafe (Mr. Brisket had one for his birthday just a couple of weeks ago) and C&Y Restaurant - you might want to check these out the next time you are in town. Koi Palace does look darn amazing, though!