A trendy California sushi restaurant says it’s closing after being accused of serving illegal whale meat. The company that owns Santa Monica’s The Hump restaurant had already apologized for the whale meat accusation earlier in the week. The restaurant’s Web site said: “After 12 years doing business in Santa Monica, The Hump will be closing […]
Federal authorities have charged a trendy Santa Monica sushi restaurant with serving whale meat — an investigation that was spurred by the team behind the Oscar-winning documentary, “The Cove.” Prosecutors charged Typhoon Restaurant Inc., the parent company of The Hump, and one of its chefs — Kiyoshiro Yamamoto, 45 — with the illegal sale of […]
