Photo: James Beard Foundation & Smart Catch
Spotlight on the James Beard Foundation's joined effort with Smart Catch. The ultimate goal of this program is for the seafood on a restaurants menu to be at least 80% sustainable.
The Smart Catch program allows chefs to confidently serve seafood that is farmed or farmed in environmentally responsible manners. Too many of the world's fisheries are overfished and there's a great need to preserve marine life. The program was created by chefs to increase sustainability of the seafood supply chain. Training and support is key in helping with this. Restaurants and chefs that go through the program earn the Smart Catch emblem. This helps the consumer with the their choice of where to dine and support the restaurants that follow this protocol.
Below is a list from the James Beard Foundation, of chefs and restaurants that have signed on to participate in the Smart Catch program.
5 SPOT (Seattle)
Anthony Hubbard***
ACRES OF CLAMS (Seattle)
Bob Donegan***
AGRODOLCE (Seattle)
Maria Hines***
ANCHOVIES AND OLIVES (Seattle)
Kyl Hasselbauer
AQUA VERDE CAFÉ (Seattle)
Mick Heltsley***
ATRIA (Edgartown, MA)
Christian Thornton
B AND B RISTORANTE (Las Vegas)
Brett Uniss
BABBO NYC (NYC)
BALTER (St. Croix, USVI)
Digby Stridiron
BAR MELUSINE (Seattle)
Renee Erickson***
BARNACLE (Seattle)
Renee Erickson***
BASTILLE (Seattle)
Jason Stoneburner***
BEAST + BOTTLE (Denver)
Paul Reilly
BISTRO VINDOME (Denver)
Jennifer Jasinski
BORDER GRILL (Las Vegas)
Jaime Covarrubias and Richard Hoffman
BRAMLING CROSS (Seattle)
Ethan Stowell***
BRAVEHORSE TAVERN (Seattle)
Tom Douglas and Chris Schwarz***
BREWER'S ROW (Tacoma, WA)
Anthony Hubbard
CAFE JUANITA (Kirkland, WA)
CANTINA LENA (Seattle)
Tom Douglas and Chris Schwarz***
CARLILE ROOM (Seattle)
Tom Douglas and Chris Schwarz***
CATCH (Wilmington, NC)
Keith Rhodes
CEDARBROOK LODGE (Seattle)
Roy Breiman
CENTERPLATE BISTRO (Seattle)
Jeremy Didley
CENTERPLATE CATERING (Seattle)
Jeremy Didley
CENTERPLATE EDGAR'S TACOS (Seattle)
Jeremy Didley***
CENTERPLATE SOUND SEAFOOD (Seattle)
Jeremy Didley
CENTERPLATE SUITES (Seattle)
Jeremy Didley
CENTERPLATE WAY BACK CRAB SHACK (Seattle)
Jeremy Didley***
CENTURY LINK FIELD (Seattle)
Zach Hensley
CHELSEA FARMS OYSTER BAR (Olympia, WA)
Austin Navarre
CHENEY STADIUM IN TACOMA (Tacoma, WA)
Bob Donegan***
COASTAL PROVISIONS OYSTER BAR & WINE BAR CAFÉ (Southern Shores, NC)
Daniel Lewis
COOKS TAVERN (Seattle)
Anthony Hubbard
COOPERLEAF (Seattle)
Mark Bodinet
COPERTA (Denver)
Paul Reilly
CRAVE FISHBAR CAFÉ (NYC)
Todd Mitgang
CRESS (Deland, FL)
Hari Pulapaka***
CULTIVATE UW (Seattle)
Andrew Daubin
CURATE (Asheville, NC)
Katie Button
DAHLIA LOUNGE (Seattle)
Tom Douglas and Chris Schwarz***
DECCA (Louisville, KY)
Annie Petry
DIAMOND ALL STAR CLUB (Seattle)
Jeremy Didley
DUKE'S CHOWDER HOUSE ALKI (Seattle)
Bill Ranniger***
DUKE'S CHOWDER HOUSE GREEN LAKE (Seattle)
Bill Ranniger ***
DUKE'S CHOWDER HOUSE KENT STATION (Seattle)
Bill Ranniger***
DUKE'S CHOWDER HOUSE LAKE UNION (Seattle)
Bill Ranniger***
DUKE'S CHOWDER HOUSE SOUTHCENTER (Seattle)
Bill Ranniger***
DUKE'S CHOWDER HOUSE TACOMA (Tacoma, WA)
Bill Ranniger***
EBERLY SEAFOOD (Austin)
Caesar Ortiz
ELLIOTT'S OYSTER HOUSE (Seattle)
Robert Spaulding
ENDOLYN JOE'S (Seattle)
Anthony Hubbard
ETTA'S (Seattle)
Tom Douglas and Chris Schwarz***
EUCLID HALL (Denver)
Jennifer Jasinski
FARESTART (Seattle)
Bob Van Bogart
FRUITION (Denver)
Alex Seidel
GOLDFINCH (Seattle)
Joe Ritchie
HARTS BROOKLYN (Brooklyn, NY)
Nick Perkins
HAYS MEDICAL CENTER (Hays, KS)
John Fitzhum
HI-LIFE (Seattle)
Anthony Hubbard
HIROSHI'S (Seattle)
Jeremy Didley
HIT IT HERE CAFE (Seattle)
Jeremy Didley ***
HITCHCOCK (Seattle)
Brendan McGill ***
HOME REMEDY (Seattle)
Tom Douglas and Chris Schwarz ***
HOT STOVE SOCIETY (Seattle)
Tom Douglas and Chris Schwarz
HOTEL SORRENTO (Seattle)
Nathan Batway
HOW TO COOK A WOLF (Seattle)
David Glass
IVAR'S ALKI SPUD FISH & CHIPS (Seattle)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S AURORA (Seattle)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S BELLEVUE (Bellevue)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S BELLIS FAIR (Bellingham, WA)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S BOTHELL (Bothell, WA)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S BURIEN (Burien, WA)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S COLUMBIA CENTER (Kennewick, WA)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S EDMONDS (Edmonds, WA)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S EVERETT (Everett, WA)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S FEDERAL WAY (Federal Way, WA)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S FISH BAR (Seattle)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S FISH BAR (Mukilteo, WA)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S FISH BAR SEATTLE WATERFRONT (Seattle)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S JAMES CENTER (Tacoma, WA)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S KENT (Seattle)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S LAKEWOOD (Seattle)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S LYNNWOOD (Lynnwood, WA)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S MARYSVILLE (Marysville, WA)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S MUKILTEO LANDING (Mukilteo, WA)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S NORTHGATE MALL (Seattle)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S PUYALLUP (Puyallup, WA)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S RENTON (Renton, WA)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S SALMON HOUSE (Seattle)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S SEATAC AIRPORT-PACIFIC MARKET PLACE (Seattle)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S SPOKANE VALLEY MALL (Spokane, WA)
Bob Donegan***
IVAR'S WESTFIELD SOUTHCENTER (Seattle)
Bob Donegan***
JOURNEY MAN DISTILLERY (Three Oaks, MI)
KIDD VALLEY AURORA (Seattle)
Bob Donegan***
KIDD VALLEY GREENLAKE (Seattle )
Bob Donegan***
KIDD VALLEY (Kenmore, WA)
Bob Donegan***
KIDD VALLEY (Kirkland, WA)
Bob Donegan***
KIDD VALLEY (Renton, WA)
Bob Donegan***
KIDD VALLEY (University Village, Seattle)
Bob Donegan***
KIRYASAN (Washington, D.C.)
Tim Ma
L'ETOILE (Madison, WI)
Tory Miller
LANTERN (Chapel Hill, NC)
Andrea Reusing
LE GRAND AMERCAN BISTRO (Kirkland, WA)
Ted Furst
LOCAL EATERY AND PUB (Westfield, IN)
Craig Baker
LOLA (Seattle)
Tom Douglas and Chris Schwarz***
LOULAY (Seattle)
Thierry Rautureau***
LOVELY NIGHT CATERING (Seattle)
James Sherrill
LUC (Seattle)
Thierry Rautureau***
MARINE HARDWARE (Seattle)
Ethan Stowell ***
MERCANTILE (Denver)
Alex Siedel and Matthew Vawter
MILLER'S GUILD (Seattle)
Jason Wilson
MINTWOOD PLACE (Washington, D.C.)
Jordan Lloyd
MKT. (Seattle)
Ethan Stowell***
NICKS ON BROADWAY (Providence)
Derek Wagner
NOSTRANA (Portland, OR)
Cathy Whims
OCEANA (NYC)
Bill Telepan
OTTO (Las Vegas)
Dan Herrera
OTTO ENOTECA PIZZERIA (NYC)
Dan Drohan
OX RESTAURANT (Portland, OR)
PALACE KITCHEN (Seattle)
Tom Douglas and Chris Schwarz ***
PARK KITCHEN (Portland, OR)
PESCHE (New Orleans)
Ryan Prewitt
PIKE PLACE PACIFIC PLACE (Seattle)
Larry Mellum***
PIKE PLACE POST ALLEY (Seattle)
Larry Mellum***
PIZZERIA MOZZA LA (Los Angeles)
Adonayy Fernandez
PIZZERIA MOZZA NEWPORT BEACH (Newport Beach, CA)
Matt Minzias
POLO GRILL (Tulsa, OK)
Wyatt Rogers
PORTAGE BAY BALLARD (Seattle)
Eric Dodd***
PORTAGE BAY ROOSEVELT (Seattle)
Anthony Kuzemchack***
PORTAGE BAY SIXTY-FIFTH (Seattle)
Pedro Martinez***
PORTAGE BAY SOUTH LAKE UNION (Seattle)
Stephen Moore***
PRESERVATION KITCHEN (Seattle)
Susan Southwick***
PROVIDENCE (Los Angeles)
Michael Cimarusti***
RED COW (Seattle)
Thomas Sheehan***
RIOJA (Denver)
Jennifer Jasinski
RIONE XIII (Seattle)
Ethan Stowell***
SAFECO FIELD (Seattle)
Bob Donegan***
SALT AND IRON (Seattle)
Alex Marek***
SEATOWN (Seattle)
Chris Schwarz***
SEATTLE AQUARIUM (Seattle)
Besty Davidson***
SERIOUS PIE (Seattle)
Tom Douglas and Chris Schwarz***
SPRINGHOUSE (Alexander City, AL)
Rob McDaniels
STAPLES AND FANCY (Seattle)
Ethan Stowell***
STOIC AND GENUINE (Denver)
Jennifer Jasinski
STONEBURNER (Seattle)
Jason Stoneburner***
SUPERBITE (Portland, OR)
SYBARIS (Chicago)
Matt Bennett
TANAKASAN (Seattle)
Tom Douglas and Chris Schwarz***
TARRY LODGE PIZZA (Westport, CT)
James Piccolo
TARRY LODGE PIZZA (Port Chester, NY)
Gerard Ausse
TAVOLATA (Seattle)
Ethan Stowell***
THE BACHELOR FARMER (Minneapolis)
Paul Berglund
THE BREADFRUIT AND BAR (Phoenix)
Danielle Leoni
THE FARMER AND THE LARDER (Brunswick, GA)
Matthew Raiford
THE DURHAM (Durham, NC)
Andrea Reusing***
THE HIVE (Bentonville, AR)
Matt McClure
THE LAKEHOUSE (Bellevue, WA)
Jason Wilson
THE LOBSTER TRAP (Asheville, NC)
Mike McCarty
THE MARKETPLACE (Asheville, NC)
William Dissen
THE RESORT AT PAWS UP (Greenough, MT)
Ben Jones
THE RUSTY SPOON (Orlando, FL)
Kathleen Blake
THE SHACK (Staunton, VA)
Ian Boden
TILTH (Seattle)
Maria Hines***
TRATTORIA CUOCO (Seattle)
Tom Douglas and Chris Schwarz***
UNIV. MICHIGAN (Ann Arbor, MI)
Frank Turchan
UNIV. WASHINGTON HUSKY STADIUM (Seattle)
Andrew Daubin***
UNIV. WASHINGTON ALASKA AIRLINES ARENA (Seattle)
Andrew Daubin***
VIRGINIA INN (Seattle)
Patrice Demombynes***
VITAL (Montclair, NJ)
Kwame Williams
WAC TORCHY'S (Seattle)
Eric Floyd
WALRUS AND CARPENTER (Seattle)
Renee Erickson***
THE WATCH AT THE RESTORATION HOTEL (Charleston, SC)
THE WHALE WINS (Seattle)
Renee Erickson***
WHALEY'S (Washington, D.C.)
Nick Wiseman
'WICHCRAFT (NYC)
Sisha Ortuzar
WILDFIN AMERICAN GRILL (Seattle)
Chris Bryant***
WITHIN THE WILD (Alaska)
Kirsten Dixon
WITHIN THE WILD WINTERLAKE (Alaska)
Kirsten Dixon
(*** = denotes a restaurant that is a “leader” in the Smart Catch program. A leader is a restaurant that consistently serves 80% or more sustainable seafood options.)