My View of Life on the Dock
Am I the only one who thinks the fish in the Cape Ann Farmer’s Market Seafood Throwdown Poster looks like an angry penis?
Poll Time!
congratulations to Beth Swan who wins a T Shirt for her winning photoshop of Paul Morrison being eaten by a great white. Beth ran away with the vote. come down and pick up your shirt Beth at the dock.
Date:
Thursday, July 15, 2010 – 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Rogers Street, Gloucester, Massachusetts
Seafood Throwdowns were born at the Cape Ann Farmers Market two summers ago. This year, Seafood Throwdowns are back at the Farmers Market’s new location on Rogers Street.
Seafood Throwdown season returns to Gloucester this Thursday, July 15 starting at 4 p.m. at the Cape Ann Farmers’ Market new location on Rogers St. The reigning queen of the Throwdowns, Missy Hart and her Team Sugar Magnolias will once again defend her Throwdown title against Ryan Cox’s team from the Farm Bar and Grille in Essex. While new to the Seafood Throwdown, Ryan’s team is no stranger to competition and innovation as seen in their most recent event “The Farm at Sea” which was held on a boat.
Seafood Throwdowns are an opportunity learn more about our local seafood, local fishing fleet and fisheries related issues affecting our ocean, fishing economies and coastal food systems. Chefs Hart and Cox will educate and entertain you with their skills as they show how to work with whole, fresh, and very local seafood. Chefs can bring three of their favorite ingredients and once they discover the secret seafood they will be using, they get $25 and 15 minutes to shop the Farmers’ Market for ingredients. After their shopping spree, they have one hour to cook and present their entry for the judge’s consideration. This is a free event, open
to the public. Tastings will be available for farmer’s market shoppers.
The event is a collaboration between the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance, Cape Ann Farmers Market, Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives Association and the Cape Ann Fresh Catch Community Supported Fishery (CSF). It promises to be a fun, educational and community-driven activity designed to link the importance of locally caught seafood to the health and resilience of our ocean.
See you there!
Download the press release by clicking on this link.
After Missy From Sugar Magnolia’s disrespected The Farm Bar and Grille, Ryan Cox Fires Back!
Come one come all! There will be no losers at this Throwdown as we’re all gonna party down at the Farm afterwards! Woot!
Thursday afternoon at The Cape Ann Farmer’s Market The 2010 Seafood Throwdown series will officially begin with two time former champ Missy from Sugar Mag’s taking on newcomers Ryan Cox and Co from The Farm Bar and Grille.
Missy was a little agitated that the Seafood Throwdown organizers pit her in a seafood cooking competition against boys from the country who specialize in BBQ and issued the following bet to her competitors at The Farm Bar and Grille-
This could get ugly. Look for the response from the boys at The Farm Bar and Grille tomorrow on these pages!
Check out pictures and video from The Farm Bar and Grille here
Also pictures and video from Sugar Mag’s
The next-to-the-last Farmer’s Market was pretty chilly, and people were stocking up on the veggies and fruits. Barb Jansen and friends sounded great. One more week, and I hear the Seafood Throwdown will be a battle! 
Would you just look at that presentation?
Seafood Throwdown Winning Dish Panko Crusted Haddock With Sauteed Chard and Grilled Vegetables, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Linda Amero interviews the chefs as they compete in The Seafood Throwdown At Cape Ann Farmer’s Market-
Who won?
You’ll just have to stay tuned. We have a series of four more videos leading up including Chef’s Lisa Van Sand and Jessica O’Leary From The Atlantis.
Next video at 8AM
Good times!
Linda Amero Emcee’s The Seafood Throwdown With Da Godmudda Sefathia Ready To Judge!, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
This is the first part in a multi part video series from yesterday’s Farmer’s Market Seafood Showdown. Coming in the next few days will be Steve Parkes demonstration of the proper way to fillet a codfish along with the Seafood Throwdown contestants selecting their products while on the clock.
GMG’s Laurie Lufkin will be Throwin’ Down!
From Niaz Dorry-
Competitive Cook Will Face One of Last Year’s Throwdown Winners
Gloucester, MA – A Throwdown alumni and a local TV chef will face off during this week’s Seafood Throwdown on Thursday, September 17 at 4:30 p.m. at the Cape Ann Farmers Market.
Many on Cape Ann know Laurie Lufkin of Essex as a blogger and
competitive cook. She also has her own show, “Inspired Cooking,” on
Channel 12, Cape Ann TV, and a regular on GoodMorningGloucester.com
blog site. While not formally schooled as a chef, she has appeared in
competition on the Food Network. Laurie will face off with Lisa van Sand, a futures trader and trading psychology coach… She has a passion for food and started making chocolate chip cookies when she was 5 years old. She cooks a variety of styles including international, vegetarian and RAW. Jessica O’Leary is the head chef at the Atlantis Motor Inn. Her inspired breakfast menu is as scrumptious as the view from your table.
Judging this week’s Throwdown will be Barbara Koen, musician and owner
of the Dress Code on Main Street, and Sefatia Romeo Theken, Vice President of Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives Association.
During this week’s Throwdown, Steve Parkes from the Cape Ann Fresh Catch Community Supported Fishery will demonstrate and demystify how to clean, fillet and prepare a fish for the home cook.
Seafood Throwdown was the brainchild of the partnership between the Cape Ann Farmers’ Market and the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance (NAMA) as a way of promoting locally caught seafood and gauging the community’s interest in Community Supported Fisheries (CSF). Tailored after the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model, a CSF brings freshly caught local seafood to our kitchens while providing fishermen with a better price on less catch. CSF members give the fishermen financial support
in advance, and in turn the fishermen provide a weekly share of locally caught seafood to their shareholders. The newest CSF is now operating in North Carolina with the help of the community and Duke University students.
It’s that time of year again! Farmer’s Market Time!!!!So much fun. So much positive energy. Be sure to make your way down and hang with the good folks. For pics and video from last year’s Farmer’s Market click this text
Things To Do- Cape Ann Farmer’s Market, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Good Morning Gloucester 
