3.12.12

Good Morning Chefs and Buyers,

 

It's a new week and with this early spring weather, we should all be nice and busy.  We brought in some wonderful items this morning and have more great stuff coming in tonight.  Wild Striped Bass keeps showing up daily.  They are a mix of fish from Delaware and Virginia.  They weigh between 5 to 8 pounds and we also have larger fish available.  Local Tuna and Swordfish are set to arrive tonight.  These come to us from boats that fish from North Carolina to New Jersey and they always send us super fresh items.  Although, it looks like #2 Tuna is still going to be an issue.  Fresh Local Octopus came our way from Long Island again.  They are about 2 pounds each. 

 

A fresh shipment of West Coast Oysters are heading our way.  We are going to be tight on Kusshi Oysters, but should be well stocked on everything else.  Medium Stone Crab Claws from Florida are available today.  Florida also sent us fresh 16/20 Shrimp from the Gulf.  These are always amazing quality.  Farm Raised Hiramasa from Australia look terrific today and are about 5 pounds.

 

Arctic Char made it's way back after being unavailable last week.  Dayboat Canadian Halibut is here.  We aren't sure how availability will be until the west coast opens.  Whelks from Maine look like a great option for a special today.  We also have more Gloucester Cod in this morning.  They are anywhere from 8 to 12 pounds and have the head off.

 

"8:58, first time I've ever been early for work.  Except for all those daylight savings days.  Lousy farmers." -Homer Simpson

 

Have a great day.

 

 

3.8.12

Good Morning Chefs and Buyers,

 

March apparently decided to turn into April this morning.  This gorgeous weather is supposed to continue which should really fill up the seats.  Make sure you are stocked up on everything you'll need for the weekend.  We have plenty of #1 and 2+ Tuna.  Unfortunately, we still can't find any #2.  Fresh Local Octopus came in from Long Island.  They're about 2 pounds each.  Long Island also sent more lovely Monkfish Tails our way.  3 pound Jumbo Porgies came in this morning as well.  It looks like we aren't going to find any Swordfish.  Please keep this in mind when planning for the weekend.

 

Jumbo and Whale Soft-Shell Crabs are available.  The price is down from last week and they are alive and kicking.  Lump and Jumbo Lump Crabmeat came in from Louisiana and is super fresh.  Beautiful Razor Clams from Maine keep coming in and look great.  Portuguese Sardines arrived as scheduled last night too.

 

Beautiful Large Gloucester Cod is here this morning.  They are head on and weigh 10 to 18 pounds.  It looks like there might be a lag in availability of Halibut.  The east coast stuff is winding down and the west coast seasons don't open for another week or two.

 

"I will not eat oysters.  I want my food dead- not sick, not wounded, dead."

        -Woody Allen

 

Have a great day.

 

Mark Remore
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3.7.12

Good Morning Chefs and Buyers,

 

This beautiful weather is supposed to continue through the weekend.  Get ready to have people coming out of the woodwork looking to eat.  We tracked down enough #1 and 2+ Tuna to hold us over.  #2 Tuna is still up in the air.  Wild Striped Bass keeps pouring in from Delaware and Virginia.  The fish couldn't be fresher.  Dayboat East Coast Canadian Halibut looks like a great option today.  They are between 10 and 50 pounds.  Swordfish looks like it might be a problem going into the weekend.  We are having a hard time getting our hands on any fish.

 

We brought in some great items from New England this morning.  Gloucester Cod is beautiful at 8 to 10 pounds per fish.  Razor Clams from Maine finally found their way here after being unavailable for a few days.  It looks like Uni is going to be a problem.  We got in Live Urchin from Maine.

 

Pompano from Florida is available again.  Each fish is 3 to 4 pounds.  Red Snappers of all sizes came in this morning.  The same delivery gave us beautiful 8 to 10 pound Golden Tilefish and Fresh 16/20 Gulf Shrimp.  Soft-Shell Crabs are still showing up occasionally and the price has come down a bit.  We still can't find any Grouper.  We are unsure if any will be available.

 

Australian Hiramasa look great and are about 5 pounds each.  Guatemala sent us incredibly fresh head off Mahi Mahi.  The fish are pretty large and average about 15 pounds.  Our scheduled Sardines delivery is set to arrive tonight.  They come to us from Portugal and are always lovely.

 

"Nothing is work unless you'd rather be doing something else." -George Halas

 

Have a great day.

 

 

3.6.12

Good Morning Chefs and Buyers,

 

We brought in some wonderful Local items for you today.  The Fluke that came in from Long Island is absolutely gorgeous.  Bloody Monkfish Tails that were cut this morning are in from Long Island too.  They are about 5 pounds each.  We have some Local Swordfish coming in tonight.  Unfortunately, it looks like we still can't find any #2 Tuna anywhere.  Barnegat Bay, New Jersey sent us beautiful 10/20 and U/10 Scallops this morning.

 

Pompano is available for tomorrow.  The fish are about 2 to 3 pounds each and are coming to us from Florida.  Florida also sent us more lovely Sturgeon.  These fish are around 10 pounds.  Moving a little up the coast, North Carolina is sending us 8 to 12 pound Golden Tilefish.  The last time we brought them in from Carolina they were perfect fish.

 

Dungeness Crabs from California are coming in this afternoon.  They average around 2 to 3 pounds.  Head off Guatemalan Mahi Mahi is always beautiful when it comes our way.  They are set to arrive tonight.  We haven't seen a lot of Jumbo Black Sea Bass lately, but we are hopeful to get some for tomorrow.  We have Dayboat East Coast Canadian Halibut coming in too.  These fish are anywhere from 10 to 40 pounds and are always terrific quality.

 

"The field of consciousness is tiny.  It accepts only one problem at a time."

        -Antoine de Saint-Exupery

 

Have a great day.

 

 

3.5.12

Good Morning Chefs and Buyers,

 

We are starting a new week with some bright sunny skies which are supposed to hold up all week.  Make sure you are stocked up on what you'll need to feed everyone that ventures outside.  10/20 Scallops from New Jersey look lovely this morning.  We have some Local #1 and 2+ Tuna available.  We aren't seeing any #2 unfortunately.  Local 2 to 4 pound John Dory is nice and fresh today.  We are starting to see our first Wild Striped Bass from Delaware and we couldn't be happier with them.  They are 8 to 20 pounds each.

 

Texas sent us more 4 to 6 pound Redfish.  They are beautiful.  Fresh 16/20 Gulf Shrimp from Florida are terrific as always.  Florida also sent us 2 to 4 and 4 to 6 pound Red Snappers that look great and have bright red gills.

 

We are set to receive more 3/4 Turbot from Chile tonight.  Unfortunately, it looks like All-Leg Crabmeat is all that will be available.  We are getting a big shipment of East and West Coast Oysters for tomorrow morning.  We are starting to see more and more Soft-Shell Crabs available.  They are a mix of Whale and Jumbo sizes. 

 

"You must do the things you think you cannot do." -Eleanor Roosevelt

 

Have a great day.

 

 

3.2.12

Good Morning Chefs and Buyers,

 

We're supposed to get some rain this weekend.  But at least it's not snow.  The 60 degree temperatures should get people out and about and into your seats.  We brought in a lot of great stuff this morning.  Unfortunately, some items are limited.

 

We will be OUT of, or EXTREMELY LIMITED on the following items:

 

-Tuna

-Lump and Jumbo Lump Crabmeat

-Small Red Snapper

-Turbot

-Golden Tilefish

 

If you plan to order any of these items, please leave a substitute.

 

We WILL HAVE:

 

-Black Sea Bass (3-5 lb. MA)

-Fresh 16/20 Shrimp (FL)

-U/10 & 10/20 Scallops (NJ)

-Sardines (Portugal)

-Live Scallops in the Shell (ME)

-Dayboat Cod (8-12 lb. MA, ME)

-Spanish Mackerel (1-3 lb. MA)

-Bluefish (4 lb. NJ)

-Redfish (4-6 lb. TX)

-Mahi Mahi (15-30 lb. NC)

-Escolar (Ecuador)

-Sturgeon (10 lb. FL)

-Dungeness Crabs (2-3 lb. CA)

-Swordfish (NJ)

 

"Common sense is not so common." -Voltaire

 

Have a great weekend.

 

 

 

3.1.12

Good Morning Chefs and Buyers,

 

Another weekend is fast approaching.  It's time to stock up on great seafood for the diner's who will come out to enjoy the warm weather heading our way.  Local Swordfish looks beautiful today.  Local 1 and 2+ Tuna is also here.  There is still no #2 Tuna available.  Huge head on Mahi Mahi came in from the same boats.  They are about 20 pounds each.  All of these fish come to us from boats that fish from North Carolina to New Jersey and ship directly our way.  We always get incredibly fresh fish from these guys.  U/10 and 10/20 Scallops look delicious today out of New Jersey.

 

Wild Striped Bass from Virginia are big today.  The fish are super fresh.  Delaware Wild Striped Bass season opens today as well.  We should start seeing nice fresh stuff from them soon.  Live Scallops in the Shell are here from Maine.  Maine also sent us beautiful Dayboat Cod.  The fish are quite large at 10 to 15 pounds each.  The good news is we tracked down some Halibut for tonight.  They are Dayboat 10/50 fish from eastern Canada.  The bad news is the price shot up on us.  West coast Halibut is opening up in the middle of March.  We should see more stable pricing then.

 

The Redfish from Texas look gorgeous.  They are 4 to 6 pounds.  If you want some, order early.  They are flying out of here.  5 to 10 pound Red Grouper have bright red gills this morning.  Fresh 16/20 Gulf Shrimp look amazing as usual.  Golden Tilefish from Florida is a can't miss today too.

 

"If I knew I'd live this long, I would have taken better care of myself." -Mickey Mantle

On this day in 1969, Yankees great Mickey Mantle retired after an amazing career that included 12 pennants and 7 World Series Championships.

 

Have a great day.