Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: slip-4-27.shore.net X-Newsreader: Forte Agent .99c/16.141 Someone wrote: >Gloucester has a few pretty good places for lobbies >(here in Cape Ann the fishermen call em "bugs"): > >the old DownEast Oyster House (can't remember its new name), >and several places out on Rocky Neck area of Gloucester are >quite good (the old Outrigger on the Neck is defunct) but the >Rudder is still there and quite good. > >Lobsta Land on Route 128 in Gloucester and its sister operation, >the Gull on the Harbor in W. Gloucester also serve pretty good >"bugs". The trick to a good lobster is getting it as close to the point of origin as possible. Lobsters don't eat in captivity, and the longer they sit in a pool somewhere, or the more handling they get, the more bodyweight they lose. Also, as any true lobster-lover knows, the only way to eat a lobster is to throw it in the pot, and then on to the table. Dishes such as lobster-stuffed-with-lobster most often use canned meat from Nova Scotia for the stuffing. With that in mind, I might suggest The Gloucester House, on Rogers Street in Gloucester. They have a wholesale lobster business associated with the restaurant, and the boats unload to the pools about 30 feet from the kitchen door. It doesn't get any fresher than that. The meat they use in their specialty lobsters comes from "culls" (one-armed lobsters, etc.), so it is as fresh as the rest of the meal. Although The Gloucester House primarily caters to the summer tourist, this time of year you will find the fishermen having a drink at the bar, and the locals enjoying the luncheon specials - and the lobster. Give it a shot. They have a web-page (not very informative) at: http://wizard.pn.com/capeann/seven.html ---Jim Fraser, [email removed] ============================ Who is this guy, anyway? Check it out! http://northshore.shore.net/~jaf/main.htm
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