Category Archives: cape ann eats

SO EXCITED THAT FISHERMAN’S WHARF GLOUCESTER HAS ADDED GREY SOLE FLOUNDER TO THEIR CURBSIDE PICK UP!!

One of my family’s favorite fishes is Grey Sole Flounder and we cook in the simplest way.

Rinse the filets, slightly pat dry and dip in flour, with salt and pepper to taste. Sautee in a hot skillet in butter (never substitute butter for oil*) that has almost turned brown. Cook for several minutes on either side. While preparing the fish, turn a  second skillet on very low and melt butter with thinly sliced almonds and a pinch of salt. Cook slowly until slightly browned.

Remove fish from pan, slather with toasted almonds slices and serve with lemon wedge. This is the classic French dish Sole Amandine, which I learned to cook when I worked in French kitchens on Newbury Street, back in the day 🙂

*I’ve tried substituting oil for butter, and many combinations of, and it just does not get that beautiful delicate brown crusty flavor.

From Fisherman’s Wharf Gloucester – We have a new addition to our menu this week, Grey Sole Flounder. The F/V Midnight Sun captained by Tommy Testaverde jr. and crew fought through some pretty rough weather to make these available for us. This Fisherman’s Wharf favorite will be ready for pickup by 12pm today.

Grey Sole Fillets in 2 lb bags
$20 / bag (only $10 /lb.)

Also on the menu….

Day Boat Scallops in 1 lb. containers $15 /lb.

Haddock Fillets in 2 lb. bags
$15 / bag (only $7.50 /lb.

Call 978-281-7707 today from 10am – 4pm and place your orders.

HAPPPY EARTH DAY FROM CEDAR ROCK GARDENS!

Happy Earth Day!

What a perfect day to announce the official launch of our new website – www.CedarRockGardens.com

As Cedar Rock Gardens opens for the season, and with our country in the midst of a health crisis of unprecedented proportions, we have been working diligently to provide our community with a new, safer way to shop at Cedar Rock Gardens. We are proud to announce that with the launch of our new website, we are now able to accept online orders for curbside pickup! This approach will minimize the number of people who are at the farm at the same time, as well as the number of points of contact required to get you on your way with a car full of your favorite Cedar Rock Gardens produce, seedlings and garden supplies.

We would encourage you to choose online ordering over in-person shopping at this time (that’s why we built this crazy new site, after all!)

All the best,

Elise and Tucker
www.CedarRockGardens.com

ROCKPORT EXCHANGE VIRTUAL FARMER’S MARKET IS OPEN – HERE’S HOW IT WORKS

VIRTUAL ROCKPORT FARMERS MARKET — PICK UP SATURDAY, APRIL 25

Welcome to our first Virtual Rockport Farmers Market!
Orders maybe placed starting Sunday, April 19, and the store will close Thursday, April 23, at 4 p.m. (**Orders from Dancing Daisy Bakers will close WEDNESDAY.) Orders will be picked up during a designated time window on Saturday, April 25, at Seaview Farm in Rockport. You will receive your pick-up time window via email on Friday, April 24.
All sales must be prepaid.
Thank you!

Vendor Include:

@seaviewfarmandfarmstand @brothersbrewcoffeeshop @dancingdaisybakers
@breakwaterroasters @sandybaysoaps @banginbutter @halvahheaven

CLICK HERE TO ORDER

FISH CHOWDER MADE FROM GLOUCESTER FISHERMAN’S WHARF CURBSIDE PICKUP HADDOCK!

This morning I stopped at Gloucester Fisherman’s Wharf to take a photo. Nick made it so easy to order, I purchased 2 pounds of haddock and a container of scallops for dinner tonight. Both products are wonderfully fresh, not even the tiniest whiff of that off odor.

A pound of frozen and thawed clam chunks will be added tonight when finishing off with the cream, milk, and haddock

Quarantining with the family and loving all the cooking – the recipe is my family’s favorite chowder (including two year old Charlotte’s) – Julia Child The Way to Cook.

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GLOUCESTER FISHERMAN’S WHARF AND MINGLEWOOD ADDED 2 NEW PHONE LINES TO THEIR CURBISDE PICKUP AND OPEN TODAY!

Thanks to everyone who came out Friday for curbside pickup. Its so great to see the community eating local seafood and we are so grateful for everyone coming together to make it work.

We have opened up 2 additional phone lines to better accommodate everyone.

Saturday we will be open from 10am-4pm. Call 978-281-7707 to order. We will tell you a timeframe to pickup. Pay at your vehicle with our cc reader. No order limits. Thankyou!

Hours: Tuesday though Saturday 10am to 4pm

FISHERMAN’S WHARF GLOUCESTER NEW CURBSIDE PICKUP DETAILS – OPEN NOW EVERY TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY – READ MORE

We have partnered with our neighbor Minglewood Harborside to help provide you with everything you need to enjoy a delicious meal around our fresh, local seafood – without making a trip to the store.

Order your haddock or scallops from Fisherman’s Wharf Gloucester and sides, beer & wine from Minglewood Harborside; one call, one stop, one payment.

Just call 978.281.7707 to place your order and receive a pickup time, pull into one of our curbside pickup spots in front of Minglewood Harborside, and we’ll bring everything out to your car.

10 AM – 4 PM, Tuesday – Saturday
978.281.7707

Credit Cards, Apple & Google Pay only

$15 2 lbs. Fresh Haddock (pre-bagged)
$15.00 1 lb. Container of Fresh Scallops(dry)
edit: clam chowder* $22

RALPH PUOPOLO AND PAUL GIACALONE PRACTICING PHYSICAL DISTANCING

These two friends practicing physical distancing while getting their morning joe at Castaways <3 

Ralph shared beautiful drone photos of Gloucester from Dave Gleason

CASTAWAYS BIANCA GIACALONE- TOGETHER WE WILL WEATHER THIS STORM!

Love this message painted by Bianca Giacalone. You can see the Big Red Heart at her Castaways breakfast and coffee shop. Thank you Bianca!

This would be a great spot to take a family photo at while out getting some fresh air and practicing physical distancing <3

Castaways Vintage Cafe is located at 65 Rogers Street, Gloucester. They are open from 8am to 2pm and are offering curbside contactless pick up of acai bowls, lattes, coffee, smoothies and juices. In addition Castaways is offering delivery or pickup of assorted fresh veggie bags and fruit bags. Deliveries are on Tuesdays and Fridays and must be ordered the day before. Order through FB or call the cafe 978-559-7984 to order. These are an offering to provide for our community while hopefully keeping people out of the grocery stores.

CHILDREN’S STORY TIME LIVE FROM BACKYARD GROWER’S LARA LEPIONKA TODAY AT 10am!

In a bid to keep you and your children entertained and informed during our current doomscape, we will be putting a bunch of unrehearsed, unscripted, off-the-cuff, slightly wacky garden trainings and info sessions on-line for your viewing pleasure and acquisition of gardening knowledge (basically our official gardening training, but in a virtual format, and free for all). Spring is upon us and it’s almost time to plant!

PLUS, our very own Executive Director, Lara Lepionka, will be hosting our first-ever virtual story hour to keep your littles entertained and focused on growing food! Mark your “calendars” for the first story hour! Tomorrow (Wednesday) at 10 AM EST. Lara will gladly distract your children for a full 18 minutes with a charming gardening tale from yesteryear. (Don’t worry, we will get through this.) LOOK HOW EXCITED I AM TO TELL YOUR KIDS A STORY.

FRIENDS- THE OPEN DOOR NEEDS OUR HELP!

We don’t need to remind our readers what a truly amazing organization is the Open Door, and how they have fed, supported, and uplifted countless members of our community. The Open Door really needs our financial help. Nicole Duckworth shares that the food pantry is already serving more people. The Open Door has lost 40 percent of its revenue due to the Second Glance temporarily closing. And they cannot at this time take food donations because of corvid-19.

Please consider donating money to the Open Door. You can either write a check or click through to Network for Good:

Financial Contributions by Check:

If you would like to help us feed hungry families here on Cape Ann, please send a check, made payable to The Open Door:

The Open Door, 28 Emerson Avenue

Gloucester, MA 01930

Donate here through Network for Good

NEW WAY TO PICK UP FOOD AT THE OPEN DOOR

Beginning Wednesday, March 18: We will move to curbside pick-up; clients are asked not to enter the building. Pull up to the front of our building on Emerson Ave., and a volunteer or staff member will bring you food prepacked for your household size.

If you work during this time, or are quarantined and unable to pick up groceries, please call 978-283-6776 or email gethelp@foodpantry.org.

This change will help to keep our staff and volunteers healthy and able to serve our clients. These measures are, of course, temporary during the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, and we look forward to returning to our full-service, full-choice model as soon as it is safe to do so.

Thank you for your cooperation and support.

DUCKWORTH’S GIFT CARDS- HERE’S AN EXAMPLE OF A WAY TO HELP OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES

Many share our worries in regard to local small businesses. Our restaurants and the friends who work in these establishments, downtown Main Street retail shops, Cape Ann’s fishermen and lobstermen, the nonprofits that serve our community, artists, writers, photographers, musicians, designers, the list goes on and on. We are all going to be hit hard by this devastating turn of events.

One way in which we can help each other stay afloat is to buy gift cards. It may sound inconsequential, but every purchase will help. Our friends at Duckworth’s have a link to purchase gift cards and it is a great example of one small way we can help. Duckworth’s Gift Cards

Any local business that wants to communicate with their customers and the public about special offerings during these extremely challenging times please feel free to email me (kimsmithdesigns@hotmail.com) or email any of our contributors and we will post here. Thank you!

SHORT AND MAIN COVID-19 UPDATE

Dear Short & Main customers,

Obviously things are moving pretty fast.  Before Governor Baker’s announcement we had decided to close our dining room and switch to takeout service only.  We are ready to continue serving you in a safe and responsible way.

Place your order over the phone with a credit card and we will deliver to your car on Short Street.  No cash, no signatures, no door handles.
We are of the belief that we can’t be too cautious or too clean.  It’s for that reason that we will not be doing delivery at this time as it adds an extra link in the chain that we’re unable to control.  We hope that you trust us to be diligent and mindful during this time. That trust feels personal to us and we’d like to keep it at all costs.

We will be opening an hour early; 4pm to 9pm for now.

Our public events are obviously canceled but we will still be serving burgers and fried chicken on the first and last Wednesdays of the month.  You can pre-order via phone or email if you’re worried about our popular specials running out.

Let’s FLATTEN THE CURVE together!

-sincerely Short & Main

Wednesday March 25th Burger Night

Friday March 27th Steve Lacey Record Release

Saturday March 28th GIRL lbgtq dance party

Wednesday April 1st Fried Chicken from Green Circle Farm