GloucesterCast Podcast With Guests Lowell Peabody, Toby Pett and Host Joey Ciaramitaro Taped October 6, 2013
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GloucesterCast Podcast with Lowell Peabody, Toby Pett and Host Joey Ciaramitaro.
Topics include introducing Lowell Peabody as a new official GMG contributor, Gloucester’s image now vs 10 years ago, Downtown Gloucester Real Estate Investments, GMG 2013 Gloucester Election Poll
GloucesterCast September22, 2013 With Paulie Walnuts, Ed Collard, Toby Pett and Host Joey Ciaramitaro
Topics include:
Paulie Walnuts refuses to tape a Walnuts Cam segment, Not A Fan of The GoPro, Robert Heidt Resigns From The Chamber, Lost Tortoise Bubba Goddard From Thatcher Road In Rockport, Jodi Swenson from Cape Ann Wildlife, iPhone 5c and 5s, cell phone decisions, cheap phone chargers and apple new os update, Olive Kitteredge and Wicked Tuna impact on local economy,Paul Frontiero Sr Art Exhibit
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You know the EJ Khan/Good Morning Gloucester Bloody Mary contest tomorrow, Sunday 9/15/13 at 9:30am, but something special just happened. FOB Toby Pett had just read my post on GMG asking where I could buy “Fat & Juicy” Bloody Mary mix. He walked in, handed me the quart bottle, but I didn’t let him leave without a big handshake and a photo. Good shit happens here a lot. It’s all GMG and Gloucester.
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HOMIES EATIN’ EPISODE TWO PART ONE- WINES FOR STEAK
Our second installment of Homies Eatin’. We get together, cook man meals and learn about wine and food from industry pros. Chef Eric Lorden owner of Passports Restaurant and Toby Pett who has been around a bottle or two of wine will edumacate us in a casual setting.
Part I The Wine-
Toby Pett Selects Wine To Pair With Ribeye Steaks
We performed a blind taste test between three wines Toby picked out-
Wine A-2008 Lang & Reed “214” Cabernet Franc
Wine B-2008 Frank family Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine C-2010 Domaine Virginie Thunevin Bordeaux
The wine we all independently agreed to be the finest selection with the steak was purchased at Savour Wine and Cheese
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With a head like that my boy Toby most definitely belongs in the movies. I mean without question, right?
The only thing is what role would be the ultimate?
I see him with a green visor in an underground gambling ring as a money counter (and that’s not just because he’s a jew)
Character? That face has character in spades. just look at the range of emotions. Casting agents around the globe just licking their chops imagining what juicy roles they could put him in.
Just remember when he’s big and famous where you saw him first. Right here baby.
Right fucking here. Only question is will he remember us littles.
Tremendous mellon right there, Tremendous!
Look for our next men’s night dinner video where we are gonna do up some steaks and Toby will be pairing the wine.
*I have no idea if Enrico Pallazo will be donning the shirt this time or not.
Toby, what ones did you say we were gonna feature again? Some smoky cabs?
*fair warning
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Made with Only The Finest Ingredients Including Damariscotta Oysters, Captain Joe and Sons 2.5 lb Lobsters, Entre-Deux-Mers Vino, Oysters, Crabmeat, ect, ect, ect…
video coming
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Directed by Joey Ciaramitaro, with thanks to judges Ed Collard, Chris DeWolfe, Craig Kimberley, and Brian O’Connor. Special thanks to Alicia and Chris at Mamie’s Kitchen for hosting the challenge. Thanks to Bex and Toby for all their help with keeping the competition organized.
The top four Steak Bomb challengers, voted for by the Good Morning Gloucester community, are: Cape Ann Brewing, Captain Hooks, Destino’s, and Leonardo’s.
Music ~
James Bond Theme (Dr. No)
Peter Gunn Theme
Mambo Italiano Dean Martin
Produced by Kim Smith for Good Morning Gloucester
Judges Ed Collard, Chris DeWolfe, Brian O’Connor and Craig Kimberley took their judging duty very seriously. The one part I would say would not be a fair comparison is Cape Ann brewing based on price since their price includes fries, slaw and a pickle. However even if you threw the value category out Cape Ann Brewing would have come in last.
Captain Hooks wins People Choice with far and away most number of nominations.
Overall Best Gloucester Steak Bomb Challenge winner Based on Value, Taste, Packaging, Lack of Sogginess and Equal Distribution of Meat is Destinos.
Once again it was noted by all four judges that each one of these subs was a winner. To be nominated out of all the incredible sub shops in Gloucester is in itself a testament to how great each one of these Steak Bombs are and Cape Ann Brewing, Captain Hooks, Leonardos and Destinos all deserve accolades
Thanks To Mamie’s Kitchen for providing a neutral stage for judging. Thanks to our sub picker uppers. thanks to Kim Smith for filming (look for her awesome video Thursday).
You’d be happy to patronize any of these fine eateries. Today at Mamie’s Kitchen Chris will be serving up his killer Cheese Steak Sub in honor of yesterday’s competition.
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I decided to end the nomination period early so we could perhaps catch the nominated sub shop/bakeries off guard. There was 4 nominees clearly in the lead at the time of the tally.
Our judges Craig Kimberley, Ed Collard, Toby Pett and Erik Lorden each individually placed their orders for a large Italian sub with oil and seasoning at the respective sub shop/bakeries. Again, wanting to perhaps throw off the nominated sub shops/bakeries that may have been on the lookout for a sub order for a “Large Italian Sub with everything on it”.
I assigned a point system that heavily favored taste (totally subjective) and value cost per pound (totally non-subjective) with 40 possible points awarded in each of those two categories.
Remaining was 20 possible points for equal distribution of meat and condiments. 5 points for the least equally distributed meat and condiments 20 points for the sub with the most equally distributed meat and condiments.
The scoring went as follows-
Cost per pound
Sclafanis $6.09 per lb- 40 points
Virgilios $7.14 per lb 34 points
Destinos $7.16 per lb 34 points
Jeff’s Variety $7.44 per lb 32 points
Taste 1-40 possible points
average of all 4 judges-
Sclafanis 33 points
Virgilios 21.25 points
Destinos 26.25 points
Jeff’s Variety 25.75 points
Equal Distribution of Meat
5-10-15-20 least Equally distributes to most equally distributed
Sclafanis- 10
Virgilios- 15
Destinos- 5
Jeff’s Variety-20
Total of Scores Combined for Your Winner
SCLAFANIS 83
JEFF’S VARIETY 77.75
VIRGILIO’S 70.25
DESTINO’S 65.25
Again I’d like to thank the four judges- Ed Collard, Toby Pett, Craig Kimberley and Erik Lorden. Thanks to Kim Smith and Craig Kimberley for taking photos.
I’d also like to reinforce that there’s no shame in coming in 4th.
It’s true what they say, just like the Oscars, just to tally the number of votes to be nominated makes you a formidable joint to get a sub in the first place. No losers all winners in my book. I wouldn’t hesitate to order a sub from any of these places as well as many other sub shops in GTown that didn’t get nominated.
We’re crazy lucky that way, spoiled with great eateries in Gloucester.
From Toby Pett- I decided to take a road trip and to explore a few spots that I have been more than curious about…of course, there are also visits with friends along the way… attached is a picture of Paul Murray who you know of as a “tuna assassin”…he is sought after also as a hunting guide and volunteers a great deal of time with academic organizations assisting with migration research by attaching special tags which are tracked by satellite… when not working with his clients he catches his breath at his home in Georgia, a beautiful spread with cypress swamps, etc. …nestled amongst the large plantation tracks at a location that I wont reveal to protect his privacy… you will notice the Murray Products logo on his truck, representing his family’s business manufacturing items for “sport fish” boats, and the other logo, with a Blue Fin tuna over a Yellow Fin, which is one of the organizations that help the academics do research, known as Pura Vida…and now his truck sports the GoodMorningGloucester logo… hope that you are enjoying the snow and the cold weather…
Good Morning Gloucester 