NYC's Maine Lobster

There's something to be said about people, with insatiable appetites for lobster, who take an annual pilgrimage to Maine for the sole purpose of consuming copious amounts of the freshly caught crustacean. Maine's iconic delicacy draws crowds from all over, because its distinctively sweet flavor sets it apart from lobsters of other regions.

 

New Yorkers, with a craving for Maine's highly favored lobsters, will salivate over ones being served at local eateries. The subsequent images offer a quick snap shot of the popular dishes in our area.

Biting into a lobster roll from any one of the +Luke's Lobster locations reinforces the reason that they were voted as one of the best of New York City.  They don't overpower the meat's heavenly sweet taste with tons of spices and mayo. 

Maine Lobster Roll

Anyone who is familiar with Brooklyn's mouthwatering +Red Hook Lobster Pound menu will warn you about the (out of the way) trek to the eatery's location.  But, patrons with discerning taste buds tend to embrace the experience. If you're not in the mood for a journey to "middle earth", you can catch the Red Hook Lobster Pound's food truck in the city.

Red Hook Lobster Pound Food Truck in the City

Maine Lobster Roll

The +Lobster Joint's menu has been a hit in trendy Greenpoint BK, for years.  To the delight of local lobster roll addicts, that yum factor was recently introduced to the Lower East Side, when a new location popped up near the iconic Katz Deli.  Their generous portions of tasty lobster meat coupled with an appetizing range of seafood options are a recipe for success!

Signature New England Lobster Roll

Lobster Claw Bloody Mary

Lobster Mac & Cheese

Lobster Omelet for Brunch

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Too Soon to Forget

Superstorm Sandy has remained on the minds of many, since the day she tore through New York's tri-state area, taking lives and leaving several communities in shambles.  It's impossible to forget the horrific footage of angry tides crashing into homes, destroying businesses, tossing vehicles around like match box toys and ruining countless lives.  In the immediate aftermath, we were astonished by the destruction and perplexed by images of subway stations submerged underwater, a roller coaster sitting in the Atlantic Ocean, a 700 ton tanker partially transplanted on a residential street and communities that were blanketed in darkness.  The multitudes who suffered through this catastrophic nightmare were left to rebuild their lives.  Many of the unaffected would occasionally think about the storm... others continued to work on assisting the victims... but, most just moved on.

6 months after Sandy, I was in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn and noticed that a nearly century old community staple was boarded up.  I stood on the corner of Surf & Stillwell puzzled by the sight of a lifeless shell that looked like the Original Nathan’s Famous hot dog eatery.  Anyone who was familiar with that flagship restaurant knew that it remained open for business 365 days a year, since 1916.  And, now it was closed!?!?!  Did I miss something?  Did they just go out of business?  As the endless questions raced through my mind, it never occurred to me that the iconic eatery was one of Sandy’s victims. Nathan's boards reminded me that it was too soon to forget Superstorm Sandy.

Desolate shell of Brooklyn's iconic eatery.

 

Busy scene that we remember and hope to see again...

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