Annually, every late July, the Maine Lobster Festival is held at Penobscot Bay. With Maine’s main industries being tourism and lobsters, the festival has gained attention from several news outlets, such as CNN, to which claims that it had been one of the best food - themed - festivals in the world. The festival not only focuses on the cuisines served by culinary artists, but also on the lobster - themes - souvenirs available for purchase. Lobster, today, is known for their posh delicacy, due to their rich taste, yet subtle enough to not acquire the fishy tastes like mussels and clams, and for their freshness of when Lobsters are required to be alive whilst placing them in a kettle cooker. However, with the harsh ways of preparing such meal,
Jan de Heem painting, “Still Life with Lobster” is an oil painting with a bright red lobster that catches the viewer gaze into this beautiful dinner from the late 1640s.The color scheme used in this painting is analogous since it uses relatively close hues. In the painting, the lobster is on a silver platter but it has been left untouched. Surrounding the focal point of the painting is luxurious fruits including grapes, cherries, peaches, berries, oranges, and a half peeled lemon. To the left of the lobster is an overturned silver goblet. This particular style of painting is known as a vanitas form of painting. The artist is using a luxurious left over meal to show even the most expensive desires of the world doesn’t last for eternity. The
Gloucester Massachusetts is known for its fishing industry. Over 1200 people’s jobs in Gloucester lay in the fishing industry. The fishing industry first derived when people from Europe came over looking for a better life. Gloucester is America’s oldest seaport, and now it is fighting to survive. Now with new rules, and diseases in the sea, the fishing industry will never be what it was decades ago.
The state of Maine is a huge tourist spot known for it’s rocky coastline and seafood cuisine, especially lobster. Annually, the state holds the “Maine Lobster Festival” every summer, and is a popular lucrative attraction including carnival rides and food booths. The center of attention for this festival is, unsurprisingly, lobster. The author of the article “Consider the Lobster”, David Foster Wallace, mainly uses logos and pathos, and explores the idea of being put into the lobsters perspective by describing how the cooking process is done and informing us on the animal’s neurological system in a very comprehensible way. He effectively uses these persuasive devices to paint a picture for the audience and pave way for the reader to conjure
False. The war of 1812 was not good for Maine maritime industries. It was bad because maritime trade was an impact that started the war of 1812.
This was the long-awaited activity—walking the whole two-and-a-half miles of the Ocean City boardwalk! We would usually start from the south end of the boardwalk. My favorite one-stop shop was Manco & Manco's Pizza! I say “one-stop shop” because this was where I filled up on pizza—almost so much so that I could not eat anymore! Needless to say, I still did eat after stopping at Manco & Manco's Pizza. Boy . . . did I ever. In addition, there was the renowned Original Kohr Brothers Frozen Custard. There was no way you could depart Ocean City without getting to experience the disorderliness of the ice cream melting and running down your arm. Even so, this makes the experience all the better and much more worth it! As we continue down the boardwalk, it is almost as if confronting a mist of aromas! Each and every inch you move, there is a new flavor, sight, and sound! That, however, does not discount, yet again, the repetitive screeches of seagulls, the laughter of others nearby, and the distant crashes of waves. Once I fill up on all of the food I can handle—and I swear to you that I fill up more than I do for Thanksgiving dinner—I people watch. I am normally the only one to do this out of my family, but it brings me so much joy to simply observe people naturally. I see children with the brightest smiles on their faces, I see people playing games, purchasing an endless amount of souvenirs, and I see people relaxing. Everyone is
The history of the Newfoundland cod fishery dates back to the discovery of the North American continent at the turn of the century. Almost immediately, English, French, Spanish and Portuguese fishermen began fishing cod in Newfoundland waters every year. The Spaniards, the Portuguese, and the French concentrated on fishing on the shores of Newfoundland, where fish could always be found; The catches were salted aboard ships and brought back to Europe to be dried and sold. Even when fishing near the coast, these fishermen usually used abundant salt
Although the harvesting and preparation of lobster is becoming increasingly looked down upon by many, there still remain some benefits of the existing lobster industry. The practice of catching lobster and selling them in open markets is one of the oldest traditions that exist in the coastal towns of the New England region and the local people take great pride in the animal. The Maine Lobster Festival held every year in late July is a good attraction for tourism and is a staple for the midcoast region (Wallace 156). The lobster industry also brings in countless amounts of revenue to these coastal economies through marketing the actual product, hosting festivals, and even selling various types of lobster-based merchandise. There is good reason to believe that these towns would struggle greatly if the lobster industry goes away entirely. In addition to cultural and economic reasoning for support of lobster cultivation, arguments can be made that the preparation method of lobster is not inhumane at all due to the overall anatomical make...
Legal Harborside, located in Boston Massachusetts, lives up to its slogan “If it isn’t fresh, it isn’t Legal” by being the only restaurant company where they have their own Quality Control Center which, is located also in Boston Massachusetts. When someone applies for a job position at Legal Harborside, they watch a fifteen minute video about the company and they become familiar with the standards the company holds when it comes to their fish being fresh. Their QCC headquarters can be seen from the restaurant, which is a chain of the restaurant Legal Sea Foods. The guests might not know of the QCC but they have a view of the building and can also see the boats where the fish are catched. The restaurant has an open floor plan where guests can go outside and view the water and have a view of the farm-to-table that the company provides. The quality of the fish and the standards it has to meet is of the highest level because of the QCC.
Pappadeux offers elegant, elaborate dishes on its menu, while the food described on the menu of Joe's Crab Shack is the sort which tastes best when accompanied by an ice-cold beer and a large plate of french fries. For example, my favorite meal at Pappadeux consists of a flaky filet of red snapper blackened in hot Cajun spices and smothered in a rich Bearnaise sauce. It is then topped with lightly sauted crawfish tails and mushrooms. Once this concoction touches the tongue, it simply melts. On the other hand, Joe's Crab Shack has been made famous for its barbecued crabs. The cook begins by slowly cooking small dungeoness crabs in a large barbecue pit. Once the crabs have been seared to perfection, the cook tosses them on a large tray, and they are ready for presentation. The waiter then serves these divine crabs with a hammer, a bib, and a roll of paper towels. After pounding on the shell for five minutes, the lucky diner discovers a piece of crab meat which, like the snapper filet, melts in the mouth.
Immerse yourself in Antigua’s rich culinary traditions and indulge in Caribbean flavors on this intimate journey to the home of Chef Nicole, one of Antigua’s most respected and accomplished chefs. Your culinary adventure begins with a drive to Chef Nicole’s breathtaking Caribbean home, overlooking Runaway Beach and Dickenson Bay. Meet Chef Nicole, who will welcome you with an exclusive tour of her private garden. Learn about how fresh herbs, vegetables, and fruit form the foundation of Caribbean cuisine and contribute to the diverse flavors of Antigua. Sample herbs and vegetables fresh from the garden. Then, enjoy Chef Nicole’s hospitality with a glass of home-made traditional rum or fruit punch. Using pre-sourced fresh local ingredients, you’ll
As a sociologist, the Yulin Dog Meat Festival can be analysed in a variety of ways. In this discussion, 3 main sociological theories can be used for analysis. The feminist perspective is less applicable in this issue as it deals with questions of what’s humane, in relation to the treatment of animals, rather than oppression and discrimination of women.
The Caribbean is a region known not only for its sun, sand and sea, but its festivals. Also known as ‘Caribbean Carnival’, these festivals have spread to the diaspora. Oxford Dictionaries define carnival as, “a period of public revelry at a regular time each year, typically during the week before Lent in Roman Catholic countries, involving processions, music, dancing, and the use of masquerade.” The term and concept of ‘carnival’ originated in Italy, however, with the influence of African culture, carnivals in the Caribbean took on its own form. It can be understood that the modern carnival was born out of colonialism and eventually freedom. According to Julia Hewitt: "In the Caribbean, carnival as a mode of performing resistance, carries the memory of repression and sacrifice, but also of hope, in a sense of becoming other." It is believed that the first Caribbean festival started on the island of Trinidad and Tobago during the 18th century. From Trinidad and Tobago, the festival spread to other islands. Then infused with local cultures of that country to form its own unique ‘carnival’. In this essay, the evolution of three festivals in the Caribbean and its diaspora will be examined. These three festivals are Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival, New York’s Labor Day Carnival and London’s Notting Hill Carnival. Thus showing the growth and visibility of not only ‘carnival’ but Caribbean culture.
Despite the long standing tradition of consuming dog meat to deflect the heat of the summer in Southern China, the Yulin Dog Meat festival only began in 2009 where 10000 dogs are slaughtered for this barbarous festival. This brutal event has been condemned by people across the globe. This essay will discuss this issue through the various theoretical perspectives and explain how Ethnocentrism is demonstrated.
The hotel has partnered with “Genießt Uns” (Enjoy Us!): an initiative which inspires to fight the wastage of food alone the production change. In the event thousands of guest has taken part and all the dishes served were produced by using the food that could be otherwise thrown away. The hotel staff supported the brunch and a large press lounge as well as hotel’s own equipment available. The event supported Genießt Uns! backed by WWF, Deutsche Welthungerhilfe and the Bundesverband Deutsche Tafel e.V ( Green Hotelier,
The nature of the product is such that it must be handled under strict conditions. The core product which is crab meat must be stored and processed under sanitary conditions and strict HACCP standards must be adhered to.