Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

Thursday evening at 6PM the place to be is going to be the St Peter’s club when they are opening their doors to the public for the 1st Ever Meatball Challenge. The first 100 people to donate $10 that night at the door will be able to try a meatball from 10 of Gloucester’s finer chefs. These people will be entered to win a door prize and will be able to vote for their favorite meatball!

I expect a great crowd. The bar will be open and we will be livestreaming the event!

Look for the other contestant’s hype videos.

Sclafani’s – Tonno – Oak To Ember – Minglewood Harborside – Delaney’s – Topside Bistro- Zina Saputo – Richie Baressi – Causeway – Charlie’s Place

Andrea Quinn Photos

Thursday evening at 6PM the place to be is going to be the St Peter’s club when they are opening their doors to the public for the 1st Ever Meatball Challenge. The first 100 people to donate $10 that night at the door will be able to try a meatball from 10 of Gloucester’s finer chefs. These people will be entered to win a door prize and will be able to vote for their favorite meatball!

I expect a great crowd. The bar will be open and we will be livestreaming the event!

Look for the other contestant’s hype videos.

Sclafani’s – Tonno – Oak To Ember – Minglewood Harborside – Delaney’s – Topside Bistro- Zina Saputo – Richie Baressi – Causeway – Charlie’s Place

Beauport Hotel Gloucester

Join us in welcoming Katherine Sherbrooke, author of “Leaving Coy’s Hill” and “Fill the Sky.” Sherbrooke is the winner of a 2017 Independent Press Award and finalist for the Mary Sarton Award for Contemporary Fiction and the Foreword Indies Book of the Year. Sherbrooke was a Fireside Chat speaker at Beauport in 2022 with her last book, “Leaving Coy’s Hill.” We are delighted to welcome her back with her new book “The Hidden Life of Aster Kelly.”

“The Hidden Life of Aster Kelly” is a story about the bonds of chosen family, the cost of fame and the enduring strength of love. It will keep you guessing until the last page!

This Author Talk is free admission, food and drinks are available for purchase. Light refreshments will be provided. Event will take place at the Beauport Hotel. RSVP via email Concierge@BeauportHotel.com.

Good Morning Gloucester in conjunction with the St Peter’s Club will be holding the first ever Meatball Challenge to benefit the St Peter’s Club Scholarship Fund.

The first 100 people to donate $10 at the Club Thursday night will taste a meatball from each of these great Gloucester Iconic Chefs-

Delaney’s Pizza, Richie Baressi, Zina Saputo, Charlie’s Place, Topside Bistro, The Causeway, Tonno, Oak To Ember, Minglewood Harborside and Sclafanis Italian bakery.

The first 100 to donate will receive a ticket with which they will use to vote for their favorite after trying all ten in a blind taste test. The Trays of meatballs will only be identified by a single letter- A, B, C, D . and at the end the meatballs that have the most tickets win.

Thank you to Joe Virgilio for donating 200 rolls and to The Zappa family from The Causeway for donating the use of 10 chafing trays. Open to the public the night of the event, membership applications will be available and the bar will be open for you to stay and watch the event even if you aren’t there in time to get one of the 100 tickets for voting. Each entrant is only making 100 meatballs so only the 100 first people to donate will be ticket holders.

Good Morning Gloucester will be livestreaming the event so come by the table and say hi!

Thursday evening at 6PM the place to be is going to be the St Peter’s club when they are opening their doors to the public for the 1st Ever Meatball Challenge. The first 100 people to donate $10 that night at the door will be able to try a meatball from 10 of Gloucester’s finer chefs. These people will be entered to win a door prize and will be able to vote for their favorite meatball!

I expect a great crowd. The bar will be open and we will be livestreaming the event!

We will be taping other segments with the other spots tomorrow and through the week leading up to Thursday!!

Sclafani’s – Tonno – Oak To Ember – Minglewood Harborside – Delaney’s – Topside Bistro- Zina Saputo – Richie Baressi – Causeway – Charlie’s Place

Thursday evening at 6PM the place to be is going to be the St Peter’s club when they are opening their doors to the public for the 1st Ever Meatball Challenge. The first 100 people to donate $10 that night at the door will be able to try a meatball from 10 of Gloucester’s finer chefs. These people will be entered to win a door prize and will be able to vote for their favorite meatball!

I expect a great crowd. The bar will be open and we will be livestreaming the event!

We will be taping other segments with the other spots tomorrow and through the week leading up to Thursday!!

Sclafani’s – Tonno – Oak To Ember – Minglewood Harborside – Delaney’s – Topside Bistro- Zina Saputo – Richie Baressi – Causeway – Charlie’s Place

Thursday evening at 6PM the place to be is going to be the St Peter’s club when they are opening their doors to the public for the 1st Ever Meatball Challenge. The first 100 people to donate $10 that night at the door will be able to try a meatball from 10 of Gloucester’s finer chefs. These people will be entered to win a door prize and will be able to vote for their favorite meatball!

I expect a great crowd. The bar will be open and we will be livestreaming the event!

Here’s Neal Maver and Curtis Healy chiming in. we will be taping other segments with the other spots tomorrow and through the week leading up to Thursday!!

Sclafani’s – Tonno – Oak To Ember – Minglewood Harborside – Delaney’s – Topside Bostro- Zina Saputo – Richie Baressi – Causeway – Charlie’s Place

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They also have ice cream, sundaes, milkshakes, frozen yogurt and more!

If you haven’t tried out this hidden gem located in Magnolia, you’re missing out!

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Thursday evening at 6PM the place to be is going to be the St Peter’s club when they are opening their doors to the public for the 1st Ever Meatball Challenge. The first 100 people to donate $10 that night at the door will be able to try a meatball from 10 of Gloucester’s finer chefs. These people will be entered to win a door prize and will be able to vote for their favorite meatball!

I expect a great crowd. The bar will be open and we will be livestreaming the event!

Here’s Rob from Sclafani’s putting in his pitch for why he thinks Sclafanis will win! we will be taping other segments with the other spots tomorrow and through the week leading up to Thursday!!

Sclafani’s – Tonno – Oak To Ember – Minglewood Harborside – Delaney’s – 525 – Zina Saputo – Richie Baressi – Causeway

Good morning Joey, I wanted to see if you would be interested in posting something about a fundraiser my family and I are hosting this coming weekend.  The following is a little something about how the tournament came to be and what it supports.  The flyer is attached.  Thanks!

Team Smitty is a group of people comprised of Mike Smith’s family, friends, and people that Mike had touched over the years.  Our goal is to make sure that Mike’s memory and spirit lives on in our hearts, minds, and memories!  We are also dedicated to helping others in the same way that our community helped Mike, and all of us, during his times of struggle.

As part of our effort to help others, we hold an annual Texas Hold’Em Tournament and include a 50/50 drawing and raffle prizes.  The tournament is a fun night that brings friends together, new and old, for a few laughs and a chance to share in Mike’s memory, while raising money to assist those in need. This is an event that Mike created years ago in support of the Relay for Life.  Since Mike’s passing in 2012, we have carried on the tradition of this event each year.  Last year we were able to help 5 local families who had been impacted by cancer and/or other life hardships.   

The event will be held on Saturday night, May 6th at 6:00 PM at the St. Peter’s Club (registration starts at 5:00).