On Banning Shark Fin

Restaurant critic Jonathan Gold on a proposed California shark fin ban in the Los Angeles Times: "Chinese Americans are being asked to give up something real, with many years of tradition. But Chinese culinary culture has proved resilient over the centuries...There is no third way with shark's fin — we either stop eating it because we choose to preserve the species, or we stop eating it because soon there will be none left to eat." [LAT]