Chef Shots: Joe Isidori

Montauk, 1995

"That was taken when I was 17, reeling in a big yellowfin tuna. I fought that one for about 45 minutes. It was rough day at sea—[one of my companions] was throwing up the whole time. I absolutely could not wait to stick a knife in that fish and get 'em going—I whacked all of them. Basically, I ended up going back home and preparing a meal for us after that catch."