Customers are expressing caution and concern about the safety of the Gulf of Mexico seafood, according to chefs who attended the 14th annual Florida Scallop and Music Festival Aug. 6-8 in Port St. Joe, Fla. They said patrons were asking questions and relying on chefs and operators to help them make decisions.
Among those interviewed were: Jim Shirley, chef and co-owner of the Great Southern Restaurant Group Inc. of Pensacola, Fla.; Patti Blaylock, owner of the Sunset Coastal Grill in Port St. Joe, Fla.; Louis Osteen of Watermark Restaurant and The Blind Pig No. 55 in Nashville, Tenn.; Martha Foose, pastry chef and author of “Screen Doors and Sweet Tea”; Todd Richards, chef at Rolling Bones Premium Pit BBQ in Atlanta; and Jason Alley, chef at Comfort Restaurant in Richmond, Va.
