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springtime at monahan’s seafood

springtime at monahan’s seafood

written by tommy it’s that time of year! warmth in the air, lilacs in bloom, and some of our seasonal...

harrison’s whitefish sandwich – redux

harrison’s whitefish sandwich – redux

written by jim northern michigan develops and inspires important writers with a bent toward the outdoors.  amongst the best was...

shocking new species discovery at monahan’s: seeing-eye oyster from wellfleet!

shocking new species discovery at monahan’s: seeing-eye oyster from wellfleet!

shucking oysters on this early april friday morning i popped the top shell off a nice plump wellfleet and i experienced a sight so frightening that my knees buckled...i called my wife who is a photographer and told her to get down to the market —fast! looking down on one of thousands of oysters i've shucked in my life, never has one looked back up at me!

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we've seen a lot of weird looking creatures over the years here at the market, monkfish that look like jabba the hutt, 6 foot long pacific octopus, giant geoduck clams, monstrous toothy wolfish with a mouth full of molars, but my vote for the wildest looking fish has to go to the john dory...

super seafood super bowl

super seafood super bowl

all that wonderful, over the top, cheesy, fried, rich, filling super bowl grub. wings, chili, nachos, pigs in a blanket,...

get your soup on!

get your soup on!

monahan's chowdermaster, bernie fritzsch, shares a few secrets of making the perfect one-pot dish! as this wonderful michigan weather puts a chill in our bones, there's nothing like warmin' up to a hot bowl of chowder. and what's a fish market without chowder? it's part of our history and all the credit goes to the people who brought us this hearty dish—the fishermen...it's popular all over the world, spanning many regions and culinary circles and utilizing many diverse ingredients.

festa dei sette pesci (feast of the seven fishes)

festa dei sette pesci (feast of the seven fishes)

chef mario batali says that la vigilia is "what italians do when they say they're fasting," which is kind of hysterical because this penitential fasting tradition has been turned into a major feast. for those of us who were born into less delicious culinary traditions, there's no reason that we can't have some fun and try our own feast of the seven fishes on christmas eve.

thanks joelle! we’ll always love your brandade de morue

thanks joelle! we’ll always love your brandade de morue

last april we posted an article about salt cod (bacalao). the holidays are approaching and salt cod is one of...

my mom’s scalloped oysters

my mom’s scalloped oysters

in 1621 the plymouth colonists learned a lot about surviving in the new world from the wampanoag tribe. they were...

a precious gift- fresh from nantucket: bay scallops!

a precious gift- fresh from nantucket: bay scallops!

every year, at the beginning of october, family fishing season starts for the locals on nantucket island for one of...