Branzino with Arugula Sauce & Mushrooms

Branzino may be the name the fish is most commonly called in this country. But it has a number of other names including European seabass. The French give it not one but two names: On the Atlantic Coast it’s called Bar Commun and in the Mediterranean, Loup de Mer. In Greece, it’s called ‘lavraki’and is so prized that Greek journalists use ‘lavraki’ when they refer to high-value news stories. It is a wonderful white fish and wildly popular in New York restaurants.