#oysters
Started the new year off strong by checking out Lil Bit Nola with @jellywhomps ! Delicious Creole/Cajun Oyster and Cocktail bar with a cute vibe. Definitely a strong date spot
#lilbitnola #creole #cajun #happyhour #coctail #friedgreentomatoes #breadpudding #seafoodboil #porkbelly #oysters #goatcheesemashedpotatoes #vbfoodie (at Lil Bit Nola)
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Fishermen pull up dead and dying oysters in areas affected by the Bonnet Carre Spillway opening
The video in the link was pretty heartbreaking for a local newscast.
Kusshi Oysters
As folks who follow me here know, I’m not a guy who tends to line up for “hot spots” or rush out to trendy restaurants, so when my friend suggested we hit up brunch at Grand Banks, New York City’s newest “floating dining destination”, I was skeptical to say the least. However, I could not have been more wrong about his boat. I found Grand Banks to a truly enjoyable, easy-going eatery with fantastic food! Here’s a look…
Grand Banks is a restaurant built into a classic schooner anchored off Pier 25 in Hudson River Park on Manhattan’s lower West Side…
Their menu is appropriately seafood-centric so I started my meal off with a gin Bloody Mary, which the bartender referred to as a “Red Snapper”. Whatever you want to call it, the drink she made was one of the best I’ve had in recent memory…
When seated at the raw bar, which I recommend as you get a great view off the water while protected from the sun, we knew we were going to start off with oysters…
The chef/shucker recommended we begin with local Navy Point oysters as they had just been pulled out of the waters off Long Island Sound. Big and briny, they could not have been better…
We also went with a half dozen of their “Oysters Champagne”…
Black Duck Salt oysters from Hog Island Bay, Virginia, topped with cucumber, shishito peppers and champagne mignonette…
Next it was on to wild Jonah crab claws with smoked paprika aioli…
Pickled Fresno chiles added a nice bit of bite…
My favorite dish of the day was the Caviar Hash Brown…
Homemade hash browns served with a DIY assortment of toppings like pickled red onion and creme fraiche…
Along with an ounce of smoked Pacific steelhead trout roe…
Simply superb when layered and eaten all together…
They take their “galley fries” seriously, which were, no joke, some of the best I’ve ever eaten, sprinkled with seaweed salt, served with a sage aioli and spicy ketchup, which weren’t even neccessary…
When we declined dessert, the raw bar kindly sent out some Duxbury Gems to bring our brunch to its end…
In addition to the delectable dining, there’s also the views you get from Grand Banks, where on a clear day, from where were were sitting on the deck, you could see right down to the State of Liberty…
With Chef Kerry Heffernan in the kitchen and its wonderful waterfront location, I highly recommend Grand Banks for an afternoon of floating fun or an evening of seaside serenity.
GRAND BANKS
Pier 25
Hudson River Park
New York, NY 10013
212-660-6312
A quiet morning fetching oysters, avoiding the town parade #oysters #crab #ocean #wellfleetoysters #getoutside #independenceday (at Wellfleet, Massachusetts)
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Day 2 in Boston:
Late as hell to posting this (Oh my god has it seriously been 4 months? It has.), but I still remember how full we were. Brunch was eating leftovers from the last two nights (reheated pasta & pizza: still incredibly delicious).
Then Bing introduced me to deliciously rich hot chocolateandthe best cupcakes I’ve ever had. I generally am not a huge fan of cupcakes because either the frosting is too much or the cake is too dry or both, but these were pretty damn good. Then we took a break at The Thinking Cup before we went off to Marliave for some oysters. OYSTERSSSS. :Q
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