Oyster House’s lobster roll is just begging to be devoured. That’s all the meat from a 1.5 lb. lobster (straight from Maine), tossed in the restaurant’s signature dressing, sandwiched between a buttered, toasted split top roll and topped with scallions. The Inky’s Rick Nichols has already fallen in love with it, so really, what are [...]
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London Grill has declared August “Lobster Month.” So Lobster Month it will be. They’ll be doing lobster every which way until Labor Day; take your pick:
• Lobster Roll ($13.)
Lobster Salad on a New England Hot Dog Roll
• Lobster Bake ($18.)
Half Lobster, Corn on the Cob, Potato, Clams and Chorizo Sausage
• New England Style Lobster Dinner [...]
Sustainable Seafood Dinner At Bar Ferdinand
Aired April 12th, 2010 on Events, Seafood and Tapas.0 CommentsAt 8pm on Sunday, April 25, NoLibs tapas hotspot Bar Ferdinand will be holding a special dinner featuring seafoods provided by River & Glen, a Warminster-based company that specializes in sustainable and artisan fish and meat. Chef David Kane’s menu is slated to include lots of gastronomical gems, including Mystic Oysters Three Ways; Bouchot Mussels [...]
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Oh, By The Way, We’re Having A Giant Clambake With Five Tons Of Sand In The Piazza Parking Lot And You Are All Invited
Aired October 1st, 2009 on Events and Seafood.0 CommentsSadly, the King will not be in attendance; but you’ll eat like one anyway.
Phoodie has teamed up with Eating Crowe and Dining by Design to bring you a very special ChefAMe Giant Clambake. The event will be filmed by Eating Crowe and dinner will be served at PYT. Enjoy clams, mussels, sausage, lobster and crab [...]
The Oyster House shook some hands, kissed some babies, and made offers people couldn’t refuse to obtain a special shipment of Nunavut Arctic Char. This rare fish swims in freshwater and saltwater in the coldest lakes and coastal water regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Known to taste like a meld of salmon and trout, the [...]
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Philebrity Announces Happy Hour At Octo, Staycation Seems A Little Less Awful
Aired July 22nd, 2009 on Events and Seafood.0 CommentsPhilebrity is proud to announce that starting next Friday, July 31, we’ll be hosting a totally island-vibe happy hour thing each week at Octo Waterfront Grille, which just might be the beach-iest place in the entire city. If you’ve not been yet, you’re in for a treat; perched right on the river with a great [...]
If, for some unknown reason, a full menu of Oyster Shooters wasn’t enough to coax you over to the revamped Oyster House yet, they went ahead and upped the ante: Sam Mink & Co. will be offering The Blue Crab Feast every Tuesday night through August. Including three jumbo hard shell blue crabs, corn on [...]
Summer’s here (or so we’ve been told), and it’s time to break out the lobster bibs and the bathing suits (though not at the same time, of course). Starting on Friday and continuing until Labor Day, London Grill will follow up its success with oysters with a menu full of value-priced summer lobster specials, including [...]
Wegmans Joins Campaign To Save Billfish
Aired June 11th, 2009 on Animal Rights and Seafood.0 CommentsIn our eagerness to consume delicious seafood, it’s easy to get swept up in the rush to sample it all, treating the world’s waterways as an unlimited tasting menu. While this might satisfy our inner food connoisseurs, it has had a devastating effect on the populations of some species, pushing them toward the verge of [...]
Brain Trust: Philly Ex-Pat Seeks Snapper Soup
Aired June 10th, 2009 on Brain Trust and Seafood.4 CommentsReader Max, who left Philly for the greener, flatter pastures of Chicago, is coming back for a visit with some friends in tow; he wrote to us asking for recommendations on where to get some authentic snapper soup served with sherry, with bonus points going to establishments where it is served in a traditional tavern-style [...]
