Catching Hell: The Insider Story of Seafood from Ocean to Plate
In Catching Hell, longtime seafood mogul Allen Ricca and author Joe Muto take readers behind the scenes of the high-end restaurant world and the international market for seafood, and how that industry has been impacted perhaps like no other due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This book exposes the fact that the American diner is being lied to on a regular basis. The culprit varies – sometimes it’s a chef or restaurant owner trying to cut corners to save money; other times it’s an unscrupulous supplier looking to pass off poor product to an unwitting receiver. And the cost of that scam eventually gets passed on to the consumer, whether it be in the form of higher prices at restaurants and markets, lower quality (or even counterfeit) product getting delivered onto your plate, or – God forbid – food poisoning. Furthermore, Ricca argues, the pandemic has only increased corruption in this industry.

This book serves as both an exposé and a call to arms, empowering consumers with the knowledge to make more informed choices when dining out. 

Some of the things this explosive book reveals:
  • The one fish you should never order, one that’s always a rip-off. (And the one fish that’s always a delicious, virtually-unknown bargain.)
  • Why restaurants that advertise “fresh” fish are almost always lying.
  • How to get your favorite restaurant to treat you like royalty – without dropping thousands of dollars.
  • How the covid-19 pandemic has impacted our food supply chain and what it has meant for the everyday worker. 
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Catching Hell: The Insider Story of Seafood from Ocean to Plate
In Catching Hell, longtime seafood mogul Allen Ricca and author Joe Muto take readers behind the scenes of the high-end restaurant world and the international market for seafood, and how that industry has been impacted perhaps like no other due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This book exposes the fact that the American diner is being lied to on a regular basis. The culprit varies – sometimes it’s a chef or restaurant owner trying to cut corners to save money; other times it’s an unscrupulous supplier looking to pass off poor product to an unwitting receiver. And the cost of that scam eventually gets passed on to the consumer, whether it be in the form of higher prices at restaurants and markets, lower quality (or even counterfeit) product getting delivered onto your plate, or – God forbid – food poisoning. Furthermore, Ricca argues, the pandemic has only increased corruption in this industry.

This book serves as both an exposé and a call to arms, empowering consumers with the knowledge to make more informed choices when dining out. 

Some of the things this explosive book reveals:
  • The one fish you should never order, one that’s always a rip-off. (And the one fish that’s always a delicious, virtually-unknown bargain.)
  • Why restaurants that advertise “fresh” fish are almost always lying.
  • How to get your favorite restaurant to treat you like royalty – without dropping thousands of dollars.
  • How the covid-19 pandemic has impacted our food supply chain and what it has meant for the everyday worker. 
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Catching Hell: The Insider Story of Seafood from Ocean to Plate

Catching Hell: The Insider Story of Seafood from Ocean to Plate

by Allen Ricca, Joe Muto
Catching Hell: The Insider Story of Seafood from Ocean to Plate

Catching Hell: The Insider Story of Seafood from Ocean to Plate

by Allen Ricca, Joe Muto

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Overview

In Catching Hell, longtime seafood mogul Allen Ricca and author Joe Muto take readers behind the scenes of the high-end restaurant world and the international market for seafood, and how that industry has been impacted perhaps like no other due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This book exposes the fact that the American diner is being lied to on a regular basis. The culprit varies – sometimes it’s a chef or restaurant owner trying to cut corners to save money; other times it’s an unscrupulous supplier looking to pass off poor product to an unwitting receiver. And the cost of that scam eventually gets passed on to the consumer, whether it be in the form of higher prices at restaurants and markets, lower quality (or even counterfeit) product getting delivered onto your plate, or – God forbid – food poisoning. Furthermore, Ricca argues, the pandemic has only increased corruption in this industry.

This book serves as both an exposé and a call to arms, empowering consumers with the knowledge to make more informed choices when dining out. 

Some of the things this explosive book reveals:
  • The one fish you should never order, one that’s always a rip-off. (And the one fish that’s always a delicious, virtually-unknown bargain.)
  • Why restaurants that advertise “fresh” fish are almost always lying.
  • How to get your favorite restaurant to treat you like royalty – without dropping thousands of dollars.
  • How the covid-19 pandemic has impacted our food supply chain and what it has meant for the everyday worker. 

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781510769700
Publisher: Skyhorse
Publication date: 05/17/2022
Pages: 216
Sales rank: 1,033,211
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Allen Ricca is an American businessman and entrepreneur. He is the eldest of two children and second-generation owner of Val’s Ocean Pacific. He is co-founder of Winchell Mountain Coffee and Managing Partner of Village Wine Imports. He and his wife live on a farm in Connecticut with their two bulldogs.

Joe Muto is an American writer and television producer. Joe made waves in 2012 with an anonymous column on Gawker.com, detailing the inner workings of the mysterious and controversial conservative cable outlet Fox News Channel. The column led to his termination, but also birthed his book, An Atheist in the FOXhole.

Table of Contents

Prologue: Yeezy & Me ix

1 The Big Con 1

2 Who the Hell Am I and Why Are You Listening to Me? 9

3 Allen Takes Over 19

4 Fresh Out of Luck: Why Your Menu is a Dirty Liar 35

5 Act Like You've Been Here Before, Dammit: Becoming a "Regular" with a Regular-Guy's Wallet 47

6 The House That Shrimp Built 59

7 White Tablecloths, Black Hearts 71

8 The Pink Plague 79

9 Like Bennifer, But With Knives 89

10 Restaurantnomics 103

11 The Two Dreaded Letters 119

12 Kicked in the Tentacles 127

13 You Can Be So Shellfish Sometimes 131

14 Today's Super Saver Special? Food Poisoning! 141

15 Cover Girl 151

16 After-Dinner Drinks 157

17 Wrapping It Up to Go 165

Epilogue: Final Thoughts 171

Recipes 173

Appendix: Quick Guide to Buying Seafood and Fish 183

Acknowledgments 187

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