Month: November 2009

GLOUCESTER DEPOT

Posted on by Frankie Gentile Jr.

Happy Tuesday!!

There are a couple of guys that started a restaurant called the Gloucester Depot that sits across the street from the train station. These guys create great dishes and are two of the nicest guys I have met. I have ordered food here MANY times and used the great coupons that they have offered. Not only do they have three fantastic coupons, but they have specials everyday. One of my favorite days is $4.00 Large Sub night on Tuesday Nights. You can actually get a Large steak tip sub with cheese, peppers and onions toasted for only $4.00. Seriously – how can you beat that!! Below is the specials each week:

MONDAY – Small Cheese Pizza – $3.99

TUESDAY – Any Sub – $4.00

WEDNESDAY – 1/2 Off All Pasta Dishes

SATURDAY – Large Cheese Pizza – $4.99

EVERYDAY – 2 Large Cheese ONLY $10.99

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Do You Make The Best Holiday Cookies Around and Want To Prove It?

Posted on by Sharon

Click the poster above for all the information you’ll need to enter your best cookies!

Prize List-

Just a little sneak peek at the prizes for the 1st Annual Good Morning Gloucester Holiday Cookie Contest.

This is NOT a complete list and the items will be gathered into baskets for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners, and then a basket for the child/family entry:

a fabulous goodmorninggloucester beer stein

a bottle of vodka & rum from Ryan & Wood ( you must be 21 or older to accept this part of the prize)

6 cookbooks personally selected by me

baking/candy making items

adorable little note cards and mini journals

3 Books about the building of the Schooner Lannon, one for each basket

1 music CD from Captain Stan and Daisy Nell

a cruise for two gift certificate from Essex River Cruises,

tee shirts from Essex Marina and Click Marketing Tools (me)

cookbooks from Chronicle (from Michelle Curreri) & Rockport publishing

lots of baking supplies and festive holiday decorating stuff

AND MORE IS STILL COMING IN!
family/youth basket that contains the following so far. Most of this basket was assembled by one of the judges, Jannine Fisk because she is a nice person!:

Cookie press

1 book about the building of the Schooner Lannon

2 Cookie cutters: Christmas tree, candy cane, gingerbread boy (Wilton comfort grip)

Brown sugar

Flour

Unsweetened cocoa powder

Baking powder

Mint baking chips

Milk chocolate chips

Toffee chips

Two small hardbound cookie cookbooks

Foil baking cups, sweetened condensed milk

Small deck of Kids Magic Trick cards

Gift certificates for a family meal/activity on Cape Ann-from Sharon Lowe

Please come on down on Thursday to Brown’s Mall and enter! Remember, your entry fee of $5.00 and two non perishable food items goes directly to The Open Door!

Banana Glam O Rama Slide Show

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View From The Birdseye Building Roof

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View From The Birdseye Building Roof, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Tuna Fishing off of Gloucester, MA

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

This video comes from http://www.coastalfishingcharters.net

From the site-

Fighting a 140 pound 60 inch bluefin tuna. Took 8 and 1/2 hours to reel in on light tackle out on stellwagen bank.

Passports Wine Dinner Pics From Eric Lorden

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

click this text for the Passports Wine Dinner Slide Show

Passports Wine Dinner Pics From Eric Lorden, originally uploaded by captjoe06.


Chickity Check It! Ernest Morin’s Latest Night Work

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Henley Douglas Jr and Soul Force Five- pic from Ernest Morin

click this text to see more of Ernie’s latest Night Pictures series

Chickity Check It! Ernest Morin’s Latest Night Work, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Middle Street Walk Saturday Dec 12th

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Middle Street Walk Saturday Dec 12th, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Where Zat? From Thom Falzorano

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This may be the easiest Where Zat? in the history of Sharon’s Contest.

Where Zat? From Thom Falzorano, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Sun setting on over the Hiram Walker House From Donna Ardizzone

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Sun setting on over the Hiram Walker House From Donna Ardizzone, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

PASSPORT To Your Tummy!!!!

Posted on by Frankie Gentile Jr.

Opened in 1995, Passports continues to be a local and visitor favorite, specializing in creative cuisine from around the world. Menu features include, popovers to start, local seafood, steaks, lamb chops, and international specialties. Passports is known for its fine dining in a casual atmosphere, along with the biggest selection of beer & wine on Cape Ann. I must say that I had the BEST Rueben Sandwich there ( I am not sure it is still on the menu, but it was fantastic!) Mondays deal of the day is a FREE appetizer at Passports!! Come on down and say hello to Eric ( he is the big boss ).

 

CLICK TO VIEW PASSPORT MENU

CLICK TO BUY A PASSPORT GIFT CERTIFICATE

 

CLICK FOR FREE APPETIZER!!!!

 

 

1st Annual Good Morning Gloucester Holiday Cookie Contest!

Posted on by laurielufkin

Do You Make The Best Holiday Cookies Around and Want To Prove It?

Here’s your chance!

1ST ANNUAL GOOD MORNING GLOUCESTER HOLIDAY COOKIE CONTEST

When:  Thursday, December 3rd (Ladies Shopping Night in Gloucester).  Entry turn in 4-5:30 pm, judging begins at 6:00.  No prior registration necessary

Where:  Brown’s Mall, 186 Main Street, Gloucester

Why:  Because we want to find the best cookies around, support the Open Door Food Pantry this holiday season and have fun with food at the same time in a contest that does not involve giant burgers or fiery foods for a change.

Entry fee: $5.00 and two non perishable food items to be donated to the Open Door.

Your entries will be judged on the following criteria by qualified food professionals and local notables, all with excellent taste buds:

Taste 40%

Appearance (of cookies and overall presentation) 20%

Texture 20%

Overall Appeal of cookies 20%

Prizes will be awarded as follows:

1st place, individual entry

2nd place, individual entry

3rd place, individual entry

One 1st place prize for a youth/family entry.

The prizes will be fabulous and available for viewing when you drop off your entry the night of the event–trust us on this one–and the bragging rights are just an extra!

And now, the particulars:

You may decorate and garnish your entries with holiday flair as desired, 12 cookies per plate please.

You may enter as many different cookie submissions as you wish but you must pay an additional $5.00 and two more non perishable food items for The Open Door per entry.

No professional bakers/chefs allowed to enter please.

No mixes allowed.  All entries must be from scratch.

Three legible copies of recipe must accompany all entries. Please include name, address and telephone number on the back of each sheet.  Recipes become the property of www.goodmorningloucester.com and may be reproduced.  If your recipe is not original (your personal creation), please attribute its origin.

Judging will begin promptly at 6:00 and will conclude when all entries have been judged

You do not have to be present for announcement of the winners, but it will be more fun if you are.

The decisions of the judges are final.

All cookie entries will be packaged and donated to The Open Door the night of the event.

Gloucester Doors- City Hall Treasurer’s Office

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Click this text for the Gloucester Doors Slide Show

Gloucester Doors- City Hall Treasurer’s Office, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Banana Glam O Rama Pics From David Cox

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Slide Show with over 300 pictures tonight at 8PM

Banana Glam O Rama Pics From David Cox, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

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Banana Glam O Rama Pics From David Cox
Banana Glam O Rama Pics From David Cox
Banana Glam O Rama Pics From David Cox
Banana Glam O Rama Pics From David Cox

Another Milestone- 800,000 Hits

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

It passed and I hadn’t even noticed (well til just now).

When I first started the blog I was elated to have 100 hits in a single day.

We’ve come a long way since then.  The next milestone that will  have a big impact in my mind is 1,000,000.

Unbelievable.  We must be doing something right.

Woot!

Cape Ann Symphony Holiday Pops Concert Nov 28-29th

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Holiday Pops Concert Just a Few Days Away!
Right after Thanksgiving, treat yourself to a musical night out November 28 at 8:00PM to hear the Cape Ann Symphony Holiday Pops concert. Or if you prefer, come November 29 to the Sunday matinee at 2:00 PM.

Symphony Singers Return

The concert will once again feature the 50-voice Cape Ann Symphony Singers. As an added bonus, one of its youngest members, soprano Gillian Hurst, will be singing Rejoice Greatly, a beautiful solo from Handel’s Messiah. She is a performer not to be missed!

About our young soloist

Gillian, a senior at Rockport High, recently performed as a soloist at the Koussevitzky Shed and Ozawa Hall while a student at Boston University’s Tanglewood Institute last summer. She had the lead role of Cenerentola in BUTI’s presentation of opera scenes from Rossini’s La Cenerentola. Gillian has just been accepted into the American Choral Directors Association’s Women’s Honors Choir to perform in Philadelphia at the ACDA Eastern Conference in February, 2010.

During her high school years, Gillian has had the honor of being accepted and performing with the MA North East District’s Honors Choirs and Symphony Hall Scholars All-State Honors choirs, performing solos at both.

Gillian will attend college next year to pursue her career as a classical singer. She is currently applying to a number of schools.

Click here to buy Tickets online