Seafood and Health '05 Conference
The Seafood and Health '05 Conference, presented by the Seafood & Health Alliance, will take place in Washington, D.C., December 5-7, 2005. The conference will address the following questions:

  •  What does the latest research tell us about the role of seafood in human health?
  •  What are the benefits and risks of consuming certain species of seafood?
  •  What promising new research into Omega-3 fatty acids and human health is being undertaken
     around the world?

Key researchers and authors will make presentations including: Michael Crawford Ph.D., author of The Driving Force: Food, Evolution and the Future; Jane Brody, personal health columnist for the New York Times; and William E.M. Lands, Ph.D., author of Fish, Omega-3 and Human Health.

The intended audience includes medical and health professionals, researchers, nutrition educators, dietitians, policy makers, opinion leaders, journalists and seafood industry representatives from around the world.

For more information on the conference go to: http://www.seafoodandhealth.org.

Ivar's Seafood Restaurants Alaskan Adventure Promotion Features an Array of Alaska Seafood Products and a Trip to Alaska!
Ivar's Seafood Restaurants encouraged their customers to "Take a Bite Out of Alaska" during their recent Alaskan Adventure promotion. Alaska King Crab, Halibut, Salmon and Scallops were among the featured products at Ivar's full-service restaurants. At its Seafood Bars, Ivar's offered a "Taste of Alaska" combo meal featuring Alaska Cod and Sole. During the promotion customers were given an opportunity to enter to win a 7-day Alaska Glacier Bay cruise for two. The promotion ran September 12, 2005 through October 15, 2005.

Ivar's supported the Alaskan Adventure promotion with print and radio advertisements. The full service restaurants displayed menus, posters, bar menu and beverage menu tip-ins, buttons, contest entry boxes and forms. The Seafood Bars featured table tents and contest entry boxes and forms.

There are more than 26 quick service Ivar's Seafood Bars and three full-service restaurants: Ivar's Original Acres of Clams, Ivar's Salmon House and Ivar's Mukilteo Landing. For more information on Ivar's and the Alaska Seafood promotion go to http://www.ivars.net or contact Claudia Hogue, Foodservice Marketing Director for the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute at 1-800-806-2497.

2005 Worlds of Flavor "Ancient Fires, World Flavors and the Future of American Cooking"
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) sponsored the Culinary Institute of America's "Ancient Fires, World Flavors and the Future of American Cooking" conference, held November 3rd - 5th at the Culinary Institute's Greystone California campus. The conference featured more than 50 prominent chefs, cooks and cookbook authors from around the world. These guest faculty members led seminars and cooking demonstrations to the sold-out audience of 600 senior-level chefs, restaurant operators and other influential foodservice professionals.

ASMI was privileged to work with world-renowned Vietnamese chef, Mai Pham. Chef Pham developed three succulent recipes using Alaska Seafood including: Hanoi-style Alaska Scallops with Baby Dill and Rice Noodles, Thai Green Mango Salad with Alaska Salmon and Alaska Black Cod with Vietnamese Dipping Sauces. Chef Pham prepared these recipes at ASMI's opening reception and for the cooking demonstration at the Big Fish seminar.

Mai Pham owns and is executive chef at the Vietnamese Lemon Grass Restaurant in Sacramento, California. She hosted the Food Network special "My Country, My Kitchen: Vietnam;" writes a food column for The San Francisco Chronicle, for which she won the 1998 IACP Bert Greene Award for Distinguished Journalism; and is the author of many acclaimed Vietnamese cookbooks.

Click here to check out Chef Mai Pham's Alaska Seafood recipes.

Wild Alaska Crab: A Natural Treasure for the Holidays
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is encouraging consumers to ask for Wild Alaska Crab this holiday season. As mentioned in September, a national ad and advertorial highlighting Alaska Crab will run this December in Bon Appetit. Take advantage of increased consumer awareness by menuing and promoting Wild Alaska Crab this holiday season.
Click here to view available Alaska Crab promotional materials
and to see a copy of the ad.