I’m an idiot (surely no surprise to anyone who reads here regularly)
All spring we’ve been heading to Pinkberry for our Frozen Yogurt and paying out the butt when all along under our noses Café Bishco has been serving better FROYO with MORE topping choices for WAY LESS MONEY.
Last week Janet and I parked ourselves at the Madfish Sushi Bar. It had a view of our two professional sushi chefs and Smith Cove. Our appetizer was a dozen Pemaquid (ME) oysters, which were new to us. They get Chowhound Fred’s seal of approval. Excellent! The waitstaff gives you prompt service and coordinates seamlessly with the chefs.
These are two sushi rolls: the Rocky Neck (L) and the Parisienne (R). So delicious, and there’s so much to choose from.
Not exactly dessert, but better. This the the "Toro" Sashimi. They sear the edges with a torch. It literally melts in your mouth!
The Cripple Cove Quartet will be on the deck at Mile Marker One on Sunday, July 7th starting at 5pm for three acoustic sets. Come enjoy the breeze on the deck, some drinks, and some tunes. Squeeze our baby while we’re on stage and otherwise occupied.
MILE MARKER ONE RESTAURANT & BAR
75 Essex Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 978-283-2122
CAM Front Desk: 978-283-2116
Email: info@milemarkerone.com
HOURS: Dining Room & River Deck: Mon-Sun 7am-10pm
Bridge Deck: Fri 4pm-12am Sat & Sun 12pm-12am
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Or it could be a heart with a tongue and teeth – all depends on how you look at it. Created by Sweet Shots and Secret Spots, Violot Gray. Dangerous assignment photo capture by E.J.
E.J. Lefavour
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I’m always confounded at what I should leave for the person that takes my order when I place it over the phone at a sit down dinner place.
It’s not like they are waiting on you and serving you drinks. they’re basically taking the order over the phone, bagging it up from the kitchen and giving you change.
You gotta leave something, right? But not 20%, right? It’s always awkward.
How do you handle it?
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An actual Butternut Crunch Doughnut and Nisu Bread from Brothers’ Brew Coffee Shop Rockport. The Butternut was still warm. BB has to start cranking more of these puppies out. They run out by 9AM most mornings but if you go here Saturday early you can nail one.
Mann’s Cherry Pie from Mann Orchards in Methuen. Looked too good to pass up.
Two Bell Jars of Ma’s Tomato Marmalade, one hot, one sweet. Taste test said these were going in the basket. 2 Cross Street Gloucester. This place also had some awesome pickles and told us where to get fresh turmeric to make our own.
Sasquatch Smokehouse Smoked Mussels. Holy Cow, taste test said these had to go and next Saturday the smoked Cod will have to go too. 44 Whittemore Street Gloucester.
Porterhouse Steak from Seaview Farm 38 South Street. I’ll get back to you on the taste test but local grass fed beef? A big Rubber Thumbs up. [added edit] Wow, the porterhouse was cooked perfectly by Chef Ted (son) and was very tasty.
What we did not get: Twinlights Soda. Missed it. Fresh made pasta: we were going to circle back but forgot. That’s OK. This is going to be a Saturday 9AM (parking available then) ritual during the summer. And I will hunt some of these places down in the near future.
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Thanks to all those who came out last week for the first summer Rockport Farmers’ Market! We had a great time and are looking forward to an entire summer of starting the weekends off with awesome food from local growers and makers. As usual, the Rockport Festivals Market booth will be staffed with volunteers to answer questions and offer information. Festival posters will be available for purchase (with other great stuff, such as t-shirts, coming soon!).
June 29th Rockport Farmers Market Lineup
Vendors:
First Light Farms
Prides Osteria
It’s-All-About-the-Herbs
Seaview Farm
Ma’s Tomato Marmalade
Sasquatch Smokehouse
Brothers’ Brew
Sea Biscuit Bakery
Twin Lights Soda
Home growers: herbs, rhubarb, flowers, produce Garden Talk: Market-goers will enjoy having master gardener Mary White, owner of White Gardens of Rockport and a long-time organic gardener, on hand to answer questions and engage in a discussion on gardening. Mary will have tips on everything from making your own compost to growing tomatoes. The discussion is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the Rockport Festivals Market booth.
Music: Brad Byrd, the award-winning singer-songwriter, will be playing at the Rockport Farmers’ Market at 11:30 a.m. — a great opportunity to hear one of the region’s best indie musicians in a fun setting!
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Fresh produce, smoked fish, grass-fed beef, award-winning pesto, baked goods, fresh doughnuts and coffee, plus Marvin Roberts, an expert in botany, discussing how to grow rhubarb and asparagus as part of the Garden Talks series…with all of this, Saturday proved to be a great opening to the Rockport Farmers’ Market in Harvey Park. An added bonus was the traditional Midsommer Fair, sponsored by Spiran Hall in Rockport, which featured traditional Scandinavian food, a real maypole, and Scandinavian folk singers. Check out the slideshow for more…and we’ll see you at the upcoming Rockport Farmers’ Market, this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.!
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I sampled the apple cake over the weekend, just one of hundreds of dishes Felicia prepared for two intense days of non-stop shooting in preparation for her forthcoming cookbook. Oh my, is it worth the cost of the cookbook for this recipe alone!!!
BJ, like his dad Barry, is alway lending a helping hand.
Like Mother, Like Daughter
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Rick and I met a very nice couple from the Baltimore area, Dennis and Shirl. When I asked if I could take their picture Shirl told me she knew of the blog.
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Vivian Lin has posted that Happy Dumplings is open today June 22!!!!
Somebody get down there and order me some pork baos and six steamed happy dumplings!! Get the info and post.
Is Happy Dumpling open on Sunday? A quick read of their facebook page and yes! Open at noon on Sunday! Meet Rubber Duck as I will be at the door of Happy Dumpling at noon on Sunday. If you go in tonight please do not eat all the happy dumplings. Save a couple for us poor folk who can’t get there until Sunday.
Hours of Operation:
Monday – closed
Tuesday 12 to 9
Wednesday 12 to 9
Thursday 12 to 10
Friday 12 to 10
Saturday 12 to 10
Sunday 12 to 8:30
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The Fish on Fridays series is a collaboration between Gloucester photographers Kathy Chapman and Marty Luster. Look for various aspects of Gloucester’s centuries-old fishing industry highlighted here on Fridays.
This week we have interviews with sushi chef Jordan Rubin from Rocky Neck’s Madfish Grille about his famous Glosta rolls, and his goal to visit the fish auctions in Japan.
We also have a video of Jordan placing tobiko on the Glosta rolls. Tobiko is the Japanese word for the flying fish roe. The raw roe is very nutritious, due to its high vitamin content, high protein content, and large ratio of Omega-3 to Omega-6 fatty acids.
Still shots show their Black Thunder spicy tuna rolls and a Salmon Sushimi appetizer with charred ramp and ginger scallions. Delicious indeed!
The Sushi prepared at Madfish Grille is far and away the best sushi I’ve had anywhere.
I make that statement without any homerism involved. I’ve eaten sushi all over the place- California, Las Vegas, NYC, countless high end sushi joints. No joke- no exaggeration- the sushi at Madfish prepared by Jordan and his staff is the best I’ve ever eaten. The most creative, the most brilliantly prepared the most savory delicious sushi I’ve ever consumed. I can’t stress it enough.
My recommendation is to ask them to make you whatever they’d like. Jordan told me the term for this style of ordering but I forget the Japanese saying. Last time in we went with his recommendations and were blown away.
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Good Morning Gloucester 