An Accidental Conservationist: One Chef's Story

From student, to master,  to activist, Rick Moonen is a celebrated seafood chef and an early  champion of sustainable fishing practices. After graduating top in his  class at the Culinary Institute of America, Chef Rick Moonen began his career  on the competitive culinary stage of New York.  Success there brought him to Las Vegas and ultimately to the nation on  television's Top Chef Masters. It was this path and his  love of seafood that also brought him to a perspective on the changes in our  ocean that only a chef can provide. Come meet Rick and hear his story  about a passion for food that led him to his true life's work - advocating for  the health of our ocean and the future of food on our planet. He believes  that we can all contribute to a future of  "Fish Without a  Doubt" (his book co-authored by Roy Finamore) from how to shop, clean, and  cook seafood.  Rick Moonen is the Chef/Owner of RM  Seafood and Rx Boiler Room in Las Vegas, Nevada. He  is America's leading chef-activist and has over 30 years' experience cooking  state of the art sustainable seafood. Personable and slightly irreverent, Rick  encourages everyone to think about how to help save the planet one  delicious dish at a time.

Speaker: Rick Moonen