Category: Eats
Dining at Beauport……..Finally! A new episode of Inspired Cooking…
view from the brick terrace at the back of the house
Hi Friends.
There will be a brand new episode of Inspired Cooking airing on Cape Ann TV tonight at 8:30. Last week I had the good fortune to tour the summer home of Henry Davis Sleeper, Beauport, on Eastern Point in Gloucester. Not only did I get a wonderful tour from the delightful and every knowledgeable site manager Pillar Garro but we recreated one of the recipe Mr. Sleeper is said to have served his guests.
It is a simple cold salad, easy to prepare and would likely have been served for lunch.
I am going to give you the recipe at is originally appeared in Elise De Wolfe’s book “Recipes for Successful Dining” that was published in 1934. Both Pilar and I were stumped as to how crayfish might have made it on to a menu in Gloucester back in those days so if anyone has any clue on that, please respond with a comment below.
Crayfish Gloucester
Cook crayfish in boiling salted water for 5 minutes. Cook small lobsters in a court bouillon for 12 to 15 minutes or a large one for 25 minutes. When cold cut the lobster meat into pieces and mix with the meat of the crayfish and a mayonnaise dressing to which have been added a teaspoonful of chili sauce and a dash of paprika. Serve in crystal cups garnishing with a circle of lettuce leaves. Decorate the top with the red portions of the crayfish. Serve very cold.
I stuck pretty much to the recipe, using equal parts of lobster to crayfish and I made the dressing separately and folded it in to the seafood, using just a small amount of the chili sauce as not to obscure the taste of the seafood.
I am sure that Mr. Sleepers cook and housekeeper Mary Wonson would have made her own mayonnaise and chili sauce but I took the prepared route on this one. I seasoned the dish with salt and pepper and place it in iced shrimp cocktail glasses on a bed of gorgeous native lettuce that I bought here in Essex–gorgeous!
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The Ice Cream Store, Bearskin Neck
At five in the morning Bearskin Neck is a great place for a walk.
Nice and quiet. The next afternoon walking out on the Lumber Wharf with our ice cream from The Ice Cream Store (daughter is in love with Purple Cow) and a Latte from Bean and Leaf I started to wonder what if.
What if the Large Family who really liked ice cream showed up. Say, six really large ice cream lovers, ordered Banana Splits then went to the back table of The Ice Cream Store and all sat down to eat. If I was at the counter ordering my one scoop of Purple Cow Cone and heard some wood creaking I think I would run for the door.
The green building to the right is the Bean and Leaf. Great Latte’s cookies, chowder, (that’s all I get, I bet the other stuff is good too.) Free WiFi. I’ve been in the back window of Bean and Leaf for a high tide with a Nor’ Easter pushing swells into Old Harbor and the waves would occasionally slap up against the building.
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Sailor Stan’s Hash and Eggs
OUTSTANDING!
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Market Restaurant At Lobster Cove- The GMG Interview
Never have I seen such an excitement among online foodies as the one created over the past month for the newly opened Market Restaurant At Lobster Cove. Check the video for the inside skinny and the slide show at the end of the video
My breakfast sandwich was fantastic and it looks like The Mrs will be doing a recon mission for dinner with her girlfriends next week. I’d say that she would get you some great photos from that dinner but I think we all know that when the Mrs gets together with her merry band of alcoholics friends it will be more about the wine than the picture taking. 🙂
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Market Restaurant At Lobster Cove Interview Preview Pics
Tomorrow We Will Have The Video Done But For Now Feast On These Pics
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The Savory Skillet – Great Breakfast and Lunch
Jerry and Sheila run the Savory Skillet inside Brown’s Mall.
For lunch I had the summer salad with grilled shrimp, option grilled scallops or chicken. Excellent!!!
Made with three varieties of lettuce, Cherry Tomatoes, Red Onions, Feta Cheese and cucumbers, and a special dressing that brings all the flavors together.
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Market Restaurant On Lobster Cove Gulf Coast Benefit Dinner
Market Restaurant On Lobster Cove writes-
This coming Thursday, June 10th 2010: Join us for a special 3-course fixed menu featuring the seafood of the Gulf Coast. Proceeds will be sent to aid the fishermen and their families — refugees of environmental disaster.
For More About The Market Restaurant On Lobster Cove Check The Coverage Here
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Nordstrom Bistro Greek Salad
I’m not sure who they get their produce from but the stuff is always FRESSSSHHHHHHHH!
John our server- always spot on- ALWAYS!
Still have yet to find a single fault at Norstrom Bistro. I guess that’s why we go back time after time after time.
Crayons for the kids-They didn’t tear the place up- This time.
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The Market Restaurant On Lobster Cove
Lobster Cove- It Doesn’t Suck
If you haven’t heard from every food blogger known to man on the North Shore there is a huge buzz about The Market Restaurant On Lobster Cove.
Due to things ramping up down the dock and a huge swell of coverage by far better writers than me I figured I leave the foodie coverage to the real food writers and get over there as soon as I could with video camera in hand to do what I like to do best- In person video interviews with pictures of people telling me what it’s all about in their own words.
Until I can get there, check out all the raving reviews this place has got from my blogging buddies in it’s short time open-
First Tastes: The Market at Lobster Cove
Deliciousness from the market restaurant on lobster cove
Dinner at Market Restaurant, Gloucester
This Little Piggie Went to The Market Restaurant on Lobster Cove
They Also Tweet-
The Folks that are running the joint worked at a famous place in California named famous Chez Panisse. The local twitter foodies have been wetting themselves over the prospect of a couple of chefs from famous Chez Panisse coming home to cook for us so there must be something worth checking out. I’m looking forward to meeting them and giving y’all the inside skinny.
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Turn Me Over!
In order to figure out where this rock is and find the super secret message you have to see Paul Frontiero’s post about his rock. Which is still out there. Or not. Who cares about his rock. Mine is cooler and has a secret message on the back.
This is the lovely breakfast I had at Twin Sisters after not finding Paul F’s rock.
Home fries, hash, with linguica and all sorts of other good stuff and two over very easy. Anadama toast. Hey, who you staring at, ever seen a grown man play with his breakfast?
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Mussels At Topside Grill
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The H Bomb Drops On GMG- Heather Atwood Has Some Nice Things To Say
Chickity Check her latest blog post-
Lobster Rolls, Appellation Controllee, GMG
Some mornings the tea spills, the weeds rule, and the fog won’t lift, but there is a recipe for curing any bad start: a cruise through the blog GoodMorningGloucester.
Your water bill may be too high. Your spot on the Rockport mooring wait-list too low, but there is no way you can feel anything but love for this part of the world once you’ve spent five minutes reading Joey Ciaramitaro’s take on Cape Ann, even if you’re reading from China.
To read the rest click here and discover her new blog- Food For Thought On The Gloucester Daily Times Website
Thanks for the kind words H 🙂
I would have to add that I have a great group of contributors and GMG community that make the blog what it is. Without the people that check it out, write in to comment and give us encouragement it would just be a bunch of folks posting pictures and commenting on their own lives. It’s the GMG community of people who write in and share similar experiences, likes and dislikes that make GMG special. I’m just one part of it. Oh and I’m also a lobster dealer, not a lobsterman.
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You Might Want To Try Some Weed
Had some of this Jeremiah Weed Sweet Tea Vodka with lemonade on the rocks and it was quite tasty. It won’t be taking the place of my Beauport Vodka in the regular summer vodka tonic repertoire but it’s a nice change up.
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George’s by Night Dinner and Music June 19th
Dean Salah Writes-
Our next George’s By Night event is planned for Saturday Night June 19th. The first two events have been
very enjoyable evenings and this one promises to keep the fun and laughs going with the always entertaining
Frank Gentile performing live!! We will be serving a full course chicken El Paso dinner and as always bring along your favorite spirits as this is a BYOB event. Tickets are $25 per person on sale at Georges and are available on a limited basis. Advance
sales only and this night should sell quickly so don’t hesitate to get in to the shop and reserve your tickets. Dinner kicks off promptly at 6:30 with live concert to follow
See you soon, Dean
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Cuiseport Fish Cakes $9.99
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I4C2 Has Officially Been Permitted As The New Site For The Cape Ann Farmer’s Market
Just got word from Nici Bogin The Queen Bee of The CAFM- The market will run from June 24-October7
Click the Pic For The CAFM Slide Show
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Adele’s Gumbo At Passports Restaurant, Gloucester Ma
This is so rich and hearty and full of flavor. It’s what I eat if I know I’m going to have a tough physical work day ahead.
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Topside Grill- New Generation New Look New Happenings With Doug Silva
There’s something of a renaissance happening at The Topside Grill under new GM Doug Silva
Oyster night tonight
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Doug Silva- General Manager At The Topside Grill
Some exciting new changes have taken place since Doug Silva has taken over as GM at The Topside Grill. Find out in an upcoming video but in the mean time check out these food pics (click them to enlarge)
Good Morning Gloucester 