I've heard that the most humane way to kill a lobster is to stab it with a knife in its head. I think if I were to prepare lobster myself, I'd drink a couple of glasses of wine or beer with the poor thing and then at least get the lobster tipsy by dousing it in beer or wine. Then I'd lobotomize it.
However, I don't have a pot big enough, so I have to rely on restaurants where my favorite sandwhich, the lobster roll generally costs 20 bucks and up. Last week I went to Brooklyn Fish Camp and their roll was $22. Because it was Carol's birthday I didn't have any as I wanted her to have every luscious bite, but I've been thinking about lobster roll ever since.
The proper place to eat lobster roll is some shack on a beach road in Maine, but Maine is too far, so I go to the Lobster Place in Chelsea Market (or the West Village, and there's another one in Grand Central). It's a really simple dish, mayo, a little green onion and lobster in a hotdog bun for $13.50, with tax it's $14.63. It's a little expensive for everyday, but it's a nice indulgence every once in a while. Plus, you know the meat is fresh and if you close your eyes, that waterfall in the Chelsea Market is a sort of like the sound of the ocean.
To wash down the lobster roll, go down to the Fruit Exchange. They have big delicious bottles of fresh juice for 2 bucks.
5 comments:
it feels like just yesterday that i was having lobster roll and blueberry lemonade with you on a sweet spring day. no wait, it was yesterday. my how time flies.
My concern is that the hot dog bun does not stand up to the lobster in terms of quality of the respective ingredients. When I think of tasty sandwhich material, I do not think hot dog bun. That holds me back every time I see Lobster Roll on a menu. Thoughts?
Liza, you should fill out the links section of your blog with links to other cool websites (like mine!)
That lobster looks good!
diana,
i look forward to seeing the new altman film, a prairie home companion. don't you? if it's good, meryl streep is the lobster to lindsey lohan's hot dog bun.
is the bun really the only thing holding you back? did you have a pet lobster when you were a kid?
this is what i think: since you've tried bouillabaisse a million times and you still don't like it. give the lobster roll a try. i think you'll dig it.
I have to put in my 2 cents about the cheap cafteria style buns. It's part of the charm. Plus, it has a perfect soft texture to compliment the gushy lobster meat. If there's too much texture or too much bready flavor, it takes away from the main attraction, the lobster.
Liza,
Killing a lobster isn't that bad though it has taken me a number of tries to get the knife placed right. It is in fact more humane than other methods.
Lobster rolls are somewhat hard to come by, even in Boston but I always look forward to its arrival as it always coincides with the spring.
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