Seafood supply changing East Coast menus this summer
6/15/202624 min
Summer is peak tourist season for the Atlantic provinces, and many restaurants rely on revenue made during the season to get them through the rest of the year. But this summer, chefs and restaurateurs are facing a challenge: Staples tourists have come to expect, like scallops, haddock, and oysters, will be in short supply.
Dakshana Bascaramurty is The Globe’s food culture reporter. She’ll explain what’s causing these shortages, what it means for businesses and customers, and how chefs are adapting to the new landscape.
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First 90 secondsChris Pine· Soundbite0:00
[upbeat music] I feel like non-negotiables for tourists coming to Nova Scotia are dishes involving scallops, lobster, haddock.
Cheryl Sutherland· Host0:09
Chris Pine is the executive chef at Lightfoot and Wolfville, a winery and restaurant in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Chris Pine· Soundbite0:17
We get a lot of business in the summer. The influx of tourists coming is great for our business, and a lot of them coming wanna indulge in Nova Scotian seafood. I mean, Atlantic Canadian seafood as a whole.
Cheryl Sutherland· Host0:30
Summer is peak tourist season for the Atlantic provinces, and restaurants there depend on revenue from the summer season to keep them going the rest of the year. But this year, iconic seafood staples might be harder to come by. Restaurants are having a hard time getting their hands on scallops, haddock, and oysters.
Chris Pine· Soundbite0:53
This summer season is gonna be the hardest one in my 19 years of being a chef, I think, to really balance the costs associated with the seafood. Anyone coming to the East Coast this year, I would suggest coming with an open mind.
Cheryl Sutherland· Host1:10
Today, we're talking to Dakshana Baskaramurty. She's The Globe's food culture reporter. She'll explain why there's such a shortage of certain types of seafood in Atlantic provinces this year, what it means for these businesses, and how chefs are trying to adapt.
Chris Pine· Soundbite1:27
We love going and hitting up the beaches in