Read more sushi stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21425/sushi.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:15:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74505/the-tuna-on-your-plate-may-be-endangered.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYou might suspect a sushi restaurant that doesn’t specify what sort of tuna you’re eating of trying to pawn off an inferior species. Not so. Researchers using novel DNA barcoding technology found that though nearly a third of tuna sold in 31 US restaurants was the prized—and endangered—bluefin....http://www.newser.com/story/74505/the-tuna-on-your-plate-may-be-endangered.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 16:27:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69442/piven-stop-making-fun-of-me.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJeremy Piven has had it up to here with people mocking his sushi poisoning. The comedian slapped the Public Theater with a cease-and-desist letter over The Piven Monologues , a show that explores his mercury poisoning fiasco. Piven’s attorney clarifies, “We didn't say you cannot do the play, we said you...http://www.newser.com/story/69442/piven-stop-making-fun-of-me.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 9:50:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68408/letterman-goes-easy-on-poisoned-piven.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJeremy Piven and his terrible case of sushi-related mercury poisoning got off easy during last night's Late Show appearance. David Letterman skipped questions prepared by the National Fisheries Institute—such as "why is it that people in Japan eat far more fish than you, yet don't complain about mercury poisoning?"—...http://www.newser.com/story/68408/letterman-goes-easy-on-poisoned-piven.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 7:42:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67967/fishy-tale-gets-piven-off-the-hook.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJeremy Piven was on the level when he blamed mercury poisoning for his decision to bail on a Broadway production of Speed-the-Plow last December, an arbitrator has ruled. "While we respect the decision, we strongly disagree with it," the producers of the David Mamet play said in a statement. Said...http://www.newser.com/story/67967/fishy-tale-gets-piven-off-the-hook.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 16:48:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61110/de-niro-at-center-of-celeb-food-fight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCelebrities including Sienna Miller, Charlize Theron, and Sting are joining the food fight against famed restaurant Nobu, the New York Post reports. Activists are demanding the Japanese eatery, co-owned by Robert De Niro, remove endangered bluefin tuna from its pricey menu so they can “dine with a clear conscience.” Another...http://www.newser.com/story/61110/de-niro-at-center-of-celeb-food-fight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Jun 2009 14:26:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57359/japan-cooks-up-new-technique-to-save-bluefin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJapanese scientists are racing to keep bluefin tuna from dying out by inducing another fish to give birth to them, GlobalPost reports. Overfishing has already decimated bluefin and convinced many diners, supermarket and sushi chains to avoid the fish. Now Japan is paying a Tokyo University team to replenish bluefin...http://www.newser.com/story/57359/japan-cooks-up-new-technique-to-save-bluefin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Apr 2009 19:15:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49125/blowfish-testicles-poison-7-diners-in-japan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWorld travelers, take note. Blowfish testicles prepared by an unauthorized chef have sickened seven diners in northern Japan, three of whom remain hospitalized. The owner of the Tsuruoka restaurant had no license to serve blowfish and was being questioned on suspicion of professional negligence. Blowfish poison, called tetrodotoxin, is nearly...http://www.newser.com/story/49125/blowfish-testicles-poison-7-diners-in-japan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 16:39:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47720/mercury-illness-was-real-piven.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJeremy Piven has taken a lot of flak since leaving the Broadway production of Speed-the-Plow due to unhealthy amounts of mercury in his body—including anonymous sources who said medical reasons were a cover for the fact that he was fired—but the condition was real, the actor tells People...http://www.newser.com/story/47720/mercury-illness-was-real-piven.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Jan 2009 14:29:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39829/preggo-its-ok-to-have-a-little-vino.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPregnant gourmands can stop panicking about sipping on the occasional—heck, daily—glass of wine, writes Lesley Porcelli in Gourmet . “The health people have not been talking to the food people,” and many warned-against drinks and dishes are fine in moderation. Porcelli’s research freed her to enjoy “eating rare steak,...http://www.newser.com/story/39829/preggo-its-ok-to-have-a-little-vino.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 18 Oct 2008 2:23:08 CDT