I put a little siracchi in mine. Killer.
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Gran Prix of Gloucester Video from Day 1 – Look out Joey, lots of bikes around town
If you missed today’s psycho-cross excitement, this video will give you a feel for what you can expect tomorrow. Â You really can’t miss this international sporting spectacle, complete with beer, food and plenty of fun for kids. Â So bring the family up to Stage Fort Park tomorrow. Â You’ll be glad you did.
Joey, you might want to listen to what Christy from PeopleforBikes.org has to say about putting more people on more bicycles more often — especially in Gloucester!
I ran into Thom Falzarano who shot more race footage. Â Look for that coming soon.
After a day of cyclocross you may want to warm up a bit.  (Can you believe it? John and I were surfing last week!).  Plenty of good options for catching great live music (in warm, dry venues) from Beethoven to Ska to 80s to Zappa to Funk, Jazz & good ol’ Rock n Roll!  See tonight’s full lineup of live music in Gloucester and Cape Ann here.
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If you have to leave the Island of Cape Ann for a wiener.
Make sure you stop by the new home of Karl’s Sausage Kitchen. No longer at Oops, I missed the driveway on Route 1 right before 128, it is now, easy on and off at One Bourbon Street, Peabody, MA. Brats, and other multiple grill-able tubular meats and now a cafĂ© with beer, wine, and your favorite German wiener on a plate with real honest to god mustard.
Has anyone checked out the new digs? Click their old Route 1 sign to go to Karl’s Facebook page. They are social media wieners.
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Rubber Duck is Torn
Rubber Duck has been enjoying an Italian Restaurant in Rockport that is perfect. Â It’s like sitting down to family dinner but your mom is an awesome Italian chef serving new eye popping specials every time you walk in. Â BYOB a nice Italian Cabernet from Sea Breeze and it is yet another eatery on Cape Ann that is spectacular. Â The surfeit of riches we are all spoiled by.
But Rubber Duck likes to pull in on Friday night without a reservation and grab the last table. Â If Rubber Duck blabs on GMG that table might be gone. So the question for Rubber Duck:
a) Take the bullet and blab.
b) You’re a bit slow RD, we all know about the place you are quacking about.
c) Shut your bill Rubber Duck before you screw up a good thing.
d) Try to act like a normal duck and make a reservation!
Give me your answer in comments and do not run to the place and blab to Donna that the dude with the red cast on his arm is hiding a duck under the table.
[Addendum] Besides the comments Rubber Duck’s cell phone has been ringing off the hook. Â The consensus is that RD can call ahead just like everyone else.
Lo Grasso’s Cafe – Bistro, 13 Railroad Avenue, Rockport, MA
Call 978.546.7977 for reservations. Dinner only, opens at 5PM Wed/Thur/Frid/Sat. Tell Donna the Rubber Duck sent you and you’ll get absolutely nothing off.
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The Meat House In North Beverly Groupon $15 for $25 Worth of Meat Deal
The Mrs gets her meat at the Meat House- also former the joint where former GMG contributor Laurie Lufkin works.
Location:
The Meat House
15 Enon Street
Beverly, MA 01915
Open Daily 9am – 7pm
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Over 3000 people from all over the world coming to Gloucester this weekend
This is their 14th year. Â Can you believe it? Â The Gran Prix of Gloucester is a major, international sporting event — and this year Paul Boudreau and his gang are bringing over 3000 people from all over the world to Gloucester (950 riders each day plus a couple thousand spectators), including international superstars of this 150-year-old sport.
“If you talk to anyone who knows Cyclocross all over the world, they know Gloucester,” says Paul Boudreau.  Now it’s time for Gloucester to get to know him — and the sport of Cyclocross.  What is Cyclocross?  Think of it as crazy bike racing.  I call it psycho-cross.  As Paul says  in the video, racers prefer “crappy” weather.  They race through crazy difficult terrain, have to get off their bikes and carry them over obstacles and often get covered with mud, sand, snow — almost always ending up wet and filthy.  AND THEY LOVE IT!  You gotta come out and experience this spectacle for yourself.  These racers are the strongest, fastest, best fit, toughest sporting contestants you will ever see.  You’ve gotta be to compete.
Plus there’s plenty of food and beer. Â Kid biking (5 and up) and much more. Â It’s a two-day, family, international, world-class sporting extravaganza right here in our own backyard. Â AND IT’S FREE! Â Don’t miss it.
Oh, and these people LOVE Gloucester nearly as much as we do. Â Look at what they say on their website Home Page:
Known nationally as “the New England Nationals” – unfolds at one of the most beautiful race venues in the country: wind-swept ocean side park. Winners are a veritable who’s who of cyclocross: Johnson, Vervecken, Trebon, Anthony, Powers, Bessette, Dunlap, Knapp and more. Gloucester is one of the oldest UCI races in North America and attracts hundreds of racers and thousands of spectators.  … The Great Brewers Gran Prix of Gloucester is two days of international races where competitors from all over the US, Canada & Europe converge to race in the most beautiful race course in North America.
FOR ALL YOU RACERS AND FANS: Â From Paul’s description of you in the video, I get the feeling you like to party — well folks you’ve come to the right town. Â You’ve got over 28 live music choices at 15 warm, dry venues. Â And lots of them are on the water, so if you really want to sit out on the deck in the rain, just ask. Â The owners will probably accommodate you. Â We’re nearly as psycho as you are!
See the complete schedule for all Live music in Gloucester and Cape Ann here.
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Did You Know? (Doma)
that Doma means cutting board in Korean? If you like sushi and always thought you’d like to learn to make your own, or want to have a fun sushi party with your friends, check out Sang’s Doma. Sang is the renowned sushi chef that joined Jordan Rubin this summer at Madfish Sushi, and has worked at Oishii in Boston, Ruii in Lexington, Ginger Exchange in Cambridge and Dah Mee in Natick. I just adore Sang’s sushi (Jordan’s too!). These are some shots from Sang’s Doma group sushi lesson #3 which included a beautiful Capt. Joe & Sons lobster which they used for the spring roll.
Sang’s Doma at Madfish Sushi Bar
$60/person for a two hour sushi lesson/party.
Sang will prepare fresh local fish including lobster for the quality lesson.
Come over with an empty stomach and have some fun creating your own sushi! please call to sign up! 8 people max per party!
Call Sang 781-698-9907
http://www.facebook.com/Sangsdoma
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Ken Duckworth and Lara Lepionka- Locavore City Up In Duckworth’s Bistrot Baby!
You know those glossy food magazines with all the stuffy pretentious locavores all tripping over themselves to promote the latest trend like last year rabbit- you know the ones I’m talking about. The foodie bananaheads you just wanna punch in the throat because they’re so obnoxious? See-
Obnoxious Foodies and Rabbit
There are people around GTown quietly walkin the walk, talkin the talk and bein’ all locavorish without all the pomp and circumstance and having to announce it to the world and get all up in your grill with it like it’s a badge of honor.
They just buy locally grown produce and locally caught fish and lobsters because they know it’s the freshest and the best stuff they can provide their customers with for the tastiest dish- plain and simple.
And that’s where the picture of Lara Lepionka and Ken Duckworth which I snapped yesterday comes in. I’m over there because Ken was without a vehicle to come pick up his lobsters yesterday and who pulls up next to me is Lara with her containers of fresh picked produce from her Beacon Street Farm
Each container looked like a masterpiece of natural beauty and the smell from the fresh herbs was (forgive me if I sound like an obnoxious foodie here)- intoxicating.
So there Ken and Lara, you don’t have to beat your drum of how you’re using and providing the best and freshest locally grown ingredients, your boy Joey C just did it for you.
#Boom!
Contact Lara about getting some of her home grown goodness here
And if you want the best damn meal you’re gonna eat anywhere anytime- it’s Duckworth’s Bistrot- Duh, obvi!
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Rubber Duck Represents in Vienna
You know how mad Uncle Donald Duck would get with his nephews? That would be RD when I got her out of this bag. Thought I was going to carryon but then at the last minute checked  the bag and forgot about the rubber one. All was forgiven after I got her some Weissbier.  
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Burnham’s Field Community Gardeners Hold Fall Clean-Up
Joey,
The Burnham’s Field Community Garden was a hive of activity over the weekend. The gardeners held our fall clean-up, pulling weeds, trimming back overgrown plants and making the place look shipshape. Hard to believe the Garden’s been around two summers now. Thanks to all the gardeners – and our friend Donna Ardizzoni of the One Hour at a Time Gang – for rolling up their sleeves and pitching in. The Garden looks great.
- John McElhenny
A troop of gardeners spruce up the Burnham’s Field Community Garden.
Barbara Collins clears an aisle of overgrowth next to her garden plot.
Diane Wolff-Thomas pulls some wayward strawberry plants that developed happy feet and migrated outside her garden plot.
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Willow Rest BLT From Ann Kennedy
We’re eating our way around Cape Ann, and with so many terrific restaurants, we’re getting full…but not too full for a quick, great lunch including the Big BLT at Willow Rest! What a wonderful world!
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It’s a Good Day For Half Off Sushi and Seafood At Lat 43 $15 for $30
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Tomorrow ~ The 3rd Annual Lanesville Music Festival takes the stage at the Lanesville Community Center on Sat. Sept. 22 at 1:30.
    Enjoy live music by some of the North Shore and Cape Ann’s best players, including Pick 3, Alek Razdan and the A Train, HUM, Pete Lindberg, Merrimac Rounders, Sasquatch Bondo Band, Quentin Callawaert, John Hicks and a few surprises, under the tents and in the meadow next to the LCC, rain or shine, from 1:30-7. Smokin’ Jim’s BBQ, Lobster Pool chowder, beer and snacks on sale, kids’ activities, vendors and raffles. Admission by donation to the LCC.
    Come indoors at 7:30 and put on your dancing shoes for Bill Gleason, followed by KBMG (Dan King, Dave Brown, Dave Mattacks and Wolf Ginandes) with JB Amero, at
8:30. Advance tickets for the Dance Party are $10 and available at Gloucester Music and the Plum Cove Grind, $15 at the door. Beer and wine on sale, plenty of parking. see our website for directions, and more information.
                          www.lanesvillecommunitycenter.org
The music sched. for the day part :
Merrimac Rounders  1:30
Steve Brennan, and a Sasquatch Bondo reunion  2:20
Quentin Callawaert     3:10
HUM (Deb Hardy, Alyce Underhill, Kerry Mullen)  3:30
Pick 3Â Â Â Â 4:00
Alek Razdan and the A Train Orchestra   4:45
Alek Razdan and the A Train Orchestra   4:45
Pete Lindberg   5:40
(John Hicks leads a barn jam session (with a few surprises) @ 6:15)
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Don’t Forget The Farmers’ This Afternoon!
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Paulie Nicastro Special At Fort Square Cafe
#Boom!
Three poached eggs on top of thick cut ham on top of grilled english muffin with an order of hash browns.
Killer baby.
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3rd Annual West Parish Harvest Day a Tremendous Success
Lara Lepionka submits-
What a tremendous success! I want to thank everyone for making West Parish’s Third Annual Harvest Day such a great experience for the kids. 19 classrooms visited the garden and every child had the opportunity to harvest vegetables they had planted in the spring. We had 80 pounds of potatoes, beets, carrots, and winter squash that went to The Open Door as well as a bounty of shelling beans, sunflower seeds and pumpkins that went to the teachers to use in their curricula.
In addition to harvesting, children explored the garden, dug for worms, made drawings of vegetables from observation, and used a cider press to sample fresh apple juice!
And now for the specific thank yous!
Principal Telena Imel for being so incredibly supportive of the farm and for coordinating the teachers’ schedules.
Phil Padulsky & Stacey Pecora for rocking the special veggie samples as part of the lunch menu (the kids loved the pumpkin bread!) and providing and hauling the apples for the cider press!
Karen & J Harrison for the fabulous cider press – the kids totally LOVED it – what a treat!
Lois Lane & Lisa Groleau for knowing the who, what, where, when and why about everything.
Paula Morgan for donating her art boards for the day.
Parent and community volunteers: Stevens Brosnihan, Alison Woitunski, Brianna Iacovetta, Maria Puglisi, Erica Keyes, Kathy Vieira, Dawn Heanue, Kelly Allen, Cathy Fulford, Sherri Lewis, Mary Ellen Lepionka, Karen Harrison, and J Harrison, for volunteering in shifts to set up, coordinate art supplies, take pictures, pass out veggie samples at lunch, provide farm-related books for the school library, help the kids harvest, work the cider press, break down, and deliver the produce to The Open Door.
The following West Parish families who volunteered to care for the garden over the summer so Harvest Day could be a success!: Vila; Howlett; Casey; Coelho; Cooke; Zervos-Bruno; Magnarelli; Neves; Harrison; Dills-Murphy; Groleau; Beauparlant; Carpenter; and Ryan.
Dr. Safier for coming out and visiting us on Harvest Day – we were so pleased you could come.
And, of course, to all of the teachers and students who did all of the planting and harvesting work!
All the best,
Lara Lepionka
West Parish School Farm Coordinator
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Fresh Out Da Oven- Asian Pork Belly For Wasabi Slaw Pork Belly Sandwiches At Passports Today! #Boom!
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Two Killer Deals To Take Advantage Of Ithaki $25 for $50, Gloucester Daily Times Topsfield Fair Discount
We have 5 favorite restaurants on the North Shore for dinner- Duckworth’s Bistrot, Ithaki, Passports, Nordstrom’s Bistro and The Blue Ox.
Today there’s a deal for Ithaki $25 for $50 worth of food. Ithaki NEVER disappoints just like out other favorites. We bought one. You can too, here
From Gloucester Daily Times Twitter Feed–
#TopsfieldFair: Buy your tickets, $9 each, at the GDT office and$ave. Tix at fair are $11 weekdays; $15 weekends. (Cash only please)
The GDT is also selling discount ride tickets: 11 for $22. Not sure of the savings, but you won’t have to wait in line at the fair.
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Apple Street Farm Presents Cowboy Barbecue
Only $175 Per Person
As of yet I have yet to confirm if this price includes a reach around or happy ending but I’ll keep you posted as soon as I do.
Here’s The Presser-
WHAT:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â This September, join Chef Frank McClelland as he hosts his annual Cowboy Barbecue Dinner at his home on Apple Street Farm. Every month, Chef prepares a themed dinner showcasing the freshest poultry, produce and eggs of the season. For the month of September, Chef has designed a four-course meal inspired by cowboy barbecue.
Guests will indulge in this special meal prepared by the chefs of L’Espalier and Sel de la Terre restaurants and are welcome to explore the beautiful grounds while enjoying cocktails and savory hors d’oeuvres. The Cowboy Barbecue Dinner menu includes:
Savory hors d’oeuvres
SEASONAL COCKTAIL
First Course
2010 STAGS’ LEAP WINERY, CHARDONNAY, NAPA
Salad of pit-roasted heirloom tomato, shallot and pepper
with goat’s milk feta and sweet herb emulsion; coddled ASF egg
Second Course
2008 RIECINE, CHIANTI CLASSICO
Barbecue swordfish loin and stewed squid puttanesca
with eggplant and grilled corn off the cob
Third Course
2007 WATTLE CREEK, “THE TRIPLE PLAY”, RED WINE, MENDOCINO
Pit roasted Apple Street Farm pig in spiced vegetable ash rub
with sugar pumpkin and roma beans; salsa verde
Dessert
Quince rosemary tarte Tatin with bourbon and burnt orange ice cream
WHEN:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â September 28 & 29
                               5:30 p.m. arrival
6:30 p.m. dinner begins
WHERE:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Apple Street Farm
                               35 Apple Street
                               Essex, MA 01929
Other:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tickets to this event are $175.00 per person inclusive of tax and gratuity.
Space is limited so call L’Espalier at 617-262-3023 to make a reservation.
Dinners will be held rain or shine.
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Live At Cape Ann Brewing Your Boy Joey and Craig Kimberley Lay A Beating On Some Wings
Cape Ann Brewing Has Some Fine Ass Wings
Not Greasy, Crispy on the Outside but not dried out. Excellent choice in G Town.
Craig Kimberley with that ugly Steelers Hoodie. Blech. Ruined an otherwise excellent picture.
Good Morning Gloucester 