Monterey Bay Aquarium

Take a look back at our visit with Chef Maria Grubb at her restaurant Gallo Negro. Located in a vibrant neighborhood, it is a gem that boasts delicious food and drinks. Family Ingredients was there a year before Hurricane Maria which devastated Puerto Rico. Today Chef Maria is as popular as ever, but it took hard work and determination to get back to a new normal.

Immediately following the end World War II, word got back to Hawai’i of how Okinawa was in dire need of help. The Hawai’i Okinawans got the community together and raised money to buy 550 pigs to send back to their ancestral home. Seven men agreed to take the pigs back to Okinawa.

While in Southern California, Family Ingredients team stops in to visit with Ken Peterson, Senior Communications Strategist for Monterey Bay, one of the largest aquariums in the United States. Peterson talks about the impact of single-use plastic on our environment reminding us of how individuals can make a difference.