Good Morning Gloucester

The City of Gloucester will be hosting 2 upcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics in cooperation with the Gloucester Family Health Center. The Gloucester Health Department encourages all eligible residents to get the vaccine as soon as possible. We will be administering the Moderna Vaccine which is available to everyone 18+. Please register for your 1st dose using one of the links below. 
If the clinic fills up before you have a chance to register, please add yourself to the waiting list as we frequently have cancellations, and we will also reach out to those on the waiting list should we receive additional vaccines. 
Friday April 30th– 10am-1pmhttps://www.maimmunizations.org//reg/3269570921

or
Thursday May 6th– 2:30pm-5:30pm
https://www.maimmunizations.org//reg/6012923569

We made plans to visit family in Florida and were weighing our options for the mode of travel. We had several legs planned for this trip, so the car was an important consideration. We decided to take the Amtrak Auto Train from Lorton VA to Sanford FL. There was a sale which made it a little cheaper than the last time we traveled by Auto Train and getting a sleeper car seemed COVID safe. It’s not for everyone under every circumstance but it’s a viable option for some. Many are curious about the experience so I thought I would share our journey from Lorton to Sanford on a weekday recently.

The trip is scheduled to leave at 4 PM and arrive around 8 AM the next morning. Upon arrival at the station in Lorton, we checked in with just our names. We were given some sanitizer, a dinner menu and dinnertime options. Most of your luggage is in your vehicle so you just take what you need for overnight. Then we waited in the open airy station with plenty of outside seating for a couple of hours while the cars were being filmed for documentation prior to loading them onto the train.

Our porter, Daniel, showed us our sleeper car which in small but not claustrophobic (at least for us). Three or four of the other sleepers in this car were occupied, about half total capacity. The train aisles are narrow and rocky as expected if you’ve ever seen one of those Lucy episodes!

Our dinner was delivered on time and still warm. It was not gourmet, but it was not bad (certainly better than a McDonald’s chicken sandwich!). We each had the chicken which we ate at the table in our sleeper, knee to knee but that was very manageable. The porter came to set up the bunk style beds and the train motion rocked us to sleep. Breakfast was available the next morning though we did not partake.

We actually departed and therefore arrived almost an hour early. Bathrooms and showers are available. There are also roomette style accommodations complete with their own bathroom/sink etc. Or, you can choose to ride coach style such as on an airplane.

As I said, it’s not for everybody on every occasion. Lorton VA is a long ride from Cape Ann, but only about 5 hours from our home in New York. Amtrak is offering a number of fare reductions for summer travel which we are considering. It’s great to have your car full of your own stuff packed any old way you prefer….especially if you need to transport more than you can carry. It’s worth consideration and I think we may do it again someday.

Pick up Location

Savour Wine & Cheese

76 Prospect Street Gloucester, MA 01930

Business schedule : Thursday ~ Sunday

Business hours : 5pm ~ 8pm

Payment : Cash or Venmo (sushisanglee)

4/29/21 ~ 5/2/21

Omakase box (Chef Sang Lee’s signature sushi box) $70

10pc of top grade local and Japanese fish prepared Edomae style Nigiri sushi, Ume Shiso Maki, Tamago, Ankimo (monkfish liver)/ Narazuke (Traditional Japanese pickled cucumber from Nara)

This weeks fish line up

Madai(Sea bream), Ocean Trout, Kanpachi(Amber Jack), Black Sea bass

Akami Zuke(Marinated lean tuna), O-Toro(Bluefin Tuna belly), Aburi Kama Toro(Seared Tuna collar), Sawara(smoked Spanish mackerel)

BotanEbi(spotted prawn), Hotate(Local live scallop), Ume Shiso Maki, Tamago(egg omelet)

• SASHIMI Omakase available with the same price. Comes with sushi rice
• Fresh Wasabi from Shizuoka, Japan(10g) $10

* Fresh wasabi will be used in your sushi and the rest will be served in a separate container.

Maki (Roll)

Futo maki (5pc) $12

Tamago, cucumber, avocado, kanpyo (gourd), oshinko (pickled daikon), ocean trout, watercress, oboro (dried fish flakes), shiso (Japanese mint), scallion, sesame

Negi Maguro maki (5pc) $15

Bluefin Tuna, scallion, oshinko

Negi Toro maki (5pc) $25

Bluefin Tuna belly, scallion, oshinko

Ocean Trout maki (5pc) $12

Ocean Trout, shiso, avocado, watercress, oshinko, sesame

Shime Saba Isobe Maki (5pc – no rice) $15

(6 orders/night)

Cured local mackerel, pickled ginger, scallion, shiso, sesame, wasabi

Vegetable maki $8

Same ingredients as Futo maki w/o Tamago (Add Tamago for $2) and Ocean Trout

A la carte (Price per piece)

Oyster shooter $4

Duxbury Oyster, ponzu, radish, pickled jicama, shiso

Uni $10

Sea urchin from Maine

Chu-Toro $10

Medium fatty Bluefin Tuna

Black Sea Bass with Karasumi $10

Black Sea bass with Karasumi (cured Japanese mullet roe) and chives

O-Toro $12

Fatty Bluefin Tuna belly

Aburi KAMA Toro $15

Seared Bluefin tuna collar

*If you have any dietary restrictions, please note on order form

Payment via cash or Venmo

Venmo ID : sushisanglee

Contact Information

Phone : (978)381-3818

Instagram : @sushisanglee

Facebook : Sushi Sang Lee

Email : sushisanglee@gmail.com

If you enjoy Chef Lee’s sushi, please check out Best of Northshore:

BONS 2021

7 Parker St #3025, Gloucester, MA 01930

(978) 281-2080

GHS Spring Sports Apparel Store closes tonight at midnight. Use the following link to order your new gear.

Sally Making Things Pretty At The Corner Of Bass Ave and Atlantic

Band of gold….

Mayor Sefatia: Please be aware that tomorrow, Weds 4/28/21, City of Gloucester Public Works will be placing barricades on Main Street to help with outdoor dining for summer 2021. Please refer to the special signage that will be put on Main St. regarding parking restrictions, times and other info. The Community Development / Innovate Gloucester team has shared this notice with businesses to help prepare, too.

Thank you all for your commitment to your business and to Main Street, Gloucester. More summer planning information will be shared soon with new updates expected by Gov. Baker and Pres. Biden before the end of the month. Until then, please follow Innovate Gloucester on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to support our small business awareness marketing campaign during the month of May.