Cured Adds Fish

Let the halibut competition begin. The wonderful one and only local store Cured is getting into fish deliveries, in addition to offering charcuterie, fine cheeses, select wines, cooked dinners for pre-ordered pickup, and who knows what else. As previously noted, I was excited about the opening of the fresh halibut season with Whole Foods offering it this week at $19.99 a pound. Cured appears to be upping the ante by specifying the size and cut of halibut for $10 more, but please note I didn't get to this in time for Cured's delivery this past Friday. Best to check with them directly about the schedule for the next fish offering in a week and a half. Here's what they say (and can I ever second the lament about landlocked Colorado):

Fresh Fish Friday’s. One of Will and my biggest laments living here in Colorado is the relative lack of access to good quality, fresh fish. While meat and cheese always and forever hold a space at the center of our hearts, we miss the fish markets of Spain, and the light, bright freshness of a piece of fish caught earlier that day. Sadly living in a land locked state, fresh fish isn’t necessarily always on the menu. Until now that is! While working with the Chef’s Collaborative Summit last September, we had the honor of meeting Chad from Seattle Fish Co, one of the finest purveyors of fish across the good ol US of A. Seattle Fish Co is on the forefront of the sustainable fish movement, focusing on fish that are fresh and seasonal, but also sustainably caught and sourced. Chances are that if you’ve had great fish at any of the finest 

restaurants in Boulder, Chad and his team had something to do with putting it to your plate. Starting Friday, every other Friday (Holden’s been searching for an alternative feast whenever we don’t have Rebecca making us a Cured Friday Night Dinner) we will be bringing in one fresh cut of fish, fresh off the boat, er, plane the day prior.  The fish will be brought in off the boat on Thursday, then shipped straight to us and into to your hands, and mouths, on Friday. Given our relative distance from the nearest ocean (Boulder Res just isn’t cutting it these days….) it doesn’t get much fresher than this! Many of you fellow fish loving friends may already know that Halibut season opened last week and we couldn’t be more excited to kick off our Fresh Fish Fridays with Wild Halibut from the icy cold waters of Alaska. We’re pulling out all the stops and bringing in fillets from the larger, 20-40# fish, giving you the richest and finest fillets that the ocean has to offer. These beautiful center cuts from the larger halibut we’ve selected are coming in at $30/lb.  All you have to do is let us know how many pounds you desire by 3 pm on Thursdayand we’ll have it iced and waiting for you by 5pm on Friday evening. It’ll be ready for you to take home and cook up, however your little heart desires. Plus, as always, you’ll find Will tucked in the wine shop with a suggested bottle of wine to pair with that week’s catch, all ready and chilled in the fridge. Does it get much better than that?!?