Finally this weekend I
received a spot of summer! In what has otherwise been the most dismal English summer I can remember - though I must point out I'm currently in another country. A wonderful day spent in Greenport, Long Island, NY
with my twin and brother-in-law; blazing sun, lovely blue sky, warm ocean
breeze, and seats at Claudio's seafood restaurant on the dock, right
beside the water. Lunch consisted of a starter of delicious raw oysters, a dozen
split between the three of us. Fresh and tasty, they slipped down easily in no time.
For my main I ordered a side salad - which had a very tasty house dressing and the interesting (and successful) addition of julienned daikon/mooli - to go with an appetizer of crab cakes. These were solid little patties of fantastically fresh and scrumptious crab pieces - just the thing you want to be eating when you're sitting on the dock of the bay! I also ate several of Jenny's spiced, chilled and still-shelled shrimp; delicious, though a little more labour intensive.
After lunch we wandered into the outdoors bar - the one with the sign reading "Stray kids will be fed to the sharks" (I'm sure they're talking about goats) - and listened to an excellent covers band doing CCR, The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Chris Isaak, U2, Peter Gabriel and others for an hour or so before heading out to Bedell Cellars to try their latest (and extremely nice) wines. Why can't all summer Sundays be like this?
For my main I ordered a side salad - which had a very tasty house dressing and the interesting (and successful) addition of julienned daikon/mooli - to go with an appetizer of crab cakes. These were solid little patties of fantastically fresh and scrumptious crab pieces - just the thing you want to be eating when you're sitting on the dock of the bay! I also ate several of Jenny's spiced, chilled and still-shelled shrimp; delicious, though a little more labour intensive.
After lunch we wandered into the outdoors bar - the one with the sign reading "Stray kids will be fed to the sharks" (I'm sure they're talking about goats) - and listened to an excellent covers band doing CCR, The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Chris Isaak, U2, Peter Gabriel and others for an hour or so before heading out to Bedell Cellars to try their latest (and extremely nice) wines. Why can't all summer Sundays be like this?
I'm glad America is treating you well! Thanks for your medieval recipes, by the way. I found your blog when researching for my novel-in-progress, which takes place in mid-15th-century Lombardy.
Posted by: Jean | Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 06:06 PM
Thanks, it is indeed.
Glad you've been enjoying them - now the big birthday event is over I should get back to doing a bit more medieval cuisine. If you ever have any questions just drop me a line. If I can't tell you the answer I know people who will be able to.
Posted by: Christina | Friday, September 19, 2008 at 08:46 PM
Thanks a bunch! What a wonderful resource! I'm looking forward to being friends on LJ.
Posted by: Jean | Friday, September 19, 2008 at 09:04 PM