Waldorf Astoria replaces wild salmon with new premium farmed brand

Before farmed salmon brands began to take off, the idea of a farmed variety replacing its wild cousin on a menu would have been ludicrous at any of the nation’s top restaurants. Times have changed.

Waldorf Astoria New York’s executive chef is nixing wild salmon from his menu in favor of a new farmed brand – Ora King Salmon, produced by New Zealand King Salmon.

“We were serving wild salmon before, but we found the salmon to be inconsistent depending on the time of year,” David Garcelon, the executive chef for Waldorf Astoria New York’s group of restaurants, told IntraFish.