Endangered sushi at De Niro's restaurant now served with mild eco-guilt
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If you want to continue enjoying the flavor of the tasty yet endangered bluefin tuna at Robert De Niro's Nobu restaurant chain, you'll have to face the discomfort of a mild guilt trip. In response to the controversy over the restaurant's serving endangered tuna to its unsuspecting guests, Nobu decided to change its tuna policy. No, they didn't take bluefin off the menu, or set up a 'Save the Tuna' foundation. Instead, they simply added a disclaimer to the menu. I imagine it goes something like this: "Based on certain research models and theories of wildlife reproduction, a group of research biologists lists this fish as endangered. Enjoy with a refreshing saké ." The chain, which does business with many of Hollywood's greenest celebs, doesn't seem to be facing the kind of backlash that I had expected. It's almost as if Nobu's getting a pass because nobody wants to get on De Niro's bad side. Since serving bluefin is not illegal, the new disclaimer policy will have to do until Nobu can be shamed into taking the it off the menu.
If you could write the disclaimer, what would want it to say? Would you pile on the eco-guilt? Trash celebrity hypocrisy? Post your submissions in the comments section.
[via Ecorazzi]
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