I had never heard of the Gulf fish called tripletail before Bryan Caswell started serving it at Reef. It turns out to be a really weird fish. It has fat squat body and looks something like a miniature grouper. And it likes to float on top of the water lying on one side looking like it’s dead. It sure tastes good though. – Robb Walsh

This article appears in Aug 30 – Sep 5, 2007.

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