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Provincetown, the "Outer Cape," and Wellfleet Too


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On 10/18/2016 at 6:46 PM, Kerry Beal said:

interesting to see caldo verde on a festival menu - does the area have a large Portuguese population - or is kale just sexy now?

 

 

There is a large Portuguese population on the Cape: Provincetown in particular.  Sometimes you will hear people speaking in Portuguese near the fishing boats.  Probably so the tourists cannot understand what they are saying :-)

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Another season, more Cape Cod food. I am currently in Chatham for work, but will be in Wellfleet soon (not soon enough). Next weekend I will be in Provincetown, and then back in Wellfleet for the 4th of July week and again in October for Oysterfest. A return to the Impudent Oyster.  Salt cod "tater tots"

 

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Shrimp with garlic and chiles

 

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"Low country grits" with shrimp and scallops and roasted tomatoes  and an okra which I ate.  I have never eaten okra before.  This pickled one was pretty fine.  I shall leave no comments regarding the grits.

 

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pasta with shrimp, scallops, lobster, broccoli, etc

 

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More Chatham dining. Breakfast at the Captain's Table. We were the only people in the restaurant other than staff so I left my camera in my bag and used my phone.  This is still slow time on the Cape and it is rainy to boot.  

 

Omelet with bacon, tomatoes, mushrooms and cheese

 

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Cinnamon raisin bread pudding with blueberry sauce

 

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Lunch at the Chatham Squire.  Lobster roll with lobster bisque

 

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the blue plate special: fried shrimp

 

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Dinner at Bistro on Main.  I forgot my camera so excuse the phone pics again.  Smoked fish dip:

 

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Local mussels in garlic-white wine sauce

 

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Linguini with clams

 

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Scallops with vegetables and potato cake

 

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Your pictures are as beautiful as always and I am absolutely drooling with envy--as I always am looking at your wonderful food and your vacations.  I swear my neck muscles relax when I see the scenery that you show us :) 

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Weather was better this morning

 

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Breakfast was takeout from Chatham Cookware.  Strange name and I am sure there is a backstory but I don't know it.  Egg bacon and cheese sandwich on a Portuguese roll, with an iced tea (unsweetened, lemon)

 

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Lunch at the Impudent Oyster.  Husband and I ordered sandwiches and split them to share.  Shrimp po boy

 

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Scallop roll

 

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Aside: I want this house.  I walk by it every day on my trek into town (I can't afford it!)

 

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Dinner at Del Mar Bistro

 

Oysters with uni butter

 

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oysters rockefeller

 

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flounder with crab and (totally out of season??) corn

 

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halibut with celeriac puree

 

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Yesterday for breakfast we went back to the Captain's Table.  Roasted jalepeno omelet

 

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and then it was goodbye to Chatham and hello to Wellfleet.  Here's the view from the house we are staying in

 

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No lunch yesterday, because my husband and I were going to dinner at my favorite restaurant on all of Cape Cod: Ceraldi.  

 

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Everyone eats the same meal at this restaurant--when you make your reservation they ask for any allergies or preferences, and they will tailor the menu to fit your needs.  I always say that I prefer a pescatarian meal.  My husband eats anything.

 

First course: Loagy Bay petite oyster, garden arugula pesto.   Paired with 2005 Domain Haut Bourg Muscadet de Grandlieu 'Origine'

 

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Second course: Wild one year pickled lotus tempura, poppy seed, invasive green crab brodo, In the Weeds farm greens.  Paired with 2014 Leduc Frouin Anjou Blanc5932cf585d613_lotustempura.thumb.jpg.a155a754403efc1dccc0f70aadfe99fe.jpg

 

Third course: Longnook Meadow Farm panisse, speck crisp, spiced walnuts, Great Hill Farm Blue buttermilk dressing.  Paired with 2012 Agricola Querciabella Batar IGT (my salad had pickled onions subbed for the speck)

 

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Fourth course: Seawind Meadow Farm meatball, Parmigiana Reggiano fonduta, balsamico, truffle potato stick (my course was beet ravioli instead of the meatball)

 

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Fifth course: Chequesett Chocolate risotto, Hillside Farm mushrooms, rosemary, matsutake ricotta creme, cacao nib.  Paired with 2014 Cantine Aston Grangnano DOP

 

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Sixth course: Donna Marie Boat scallop, saffron burst allium ash ravioli, chive blossom, garlic chive and wild seabean chimichurri. Paired with 2006 Radikon Ribolla Gialla IGT

 

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Final course: Capri Farm goat cheese panna cotta, Back Yard Garden rhubarb, Surrey Farm honey and pink pepper pistachio.  Paired with NV Cremant de Loire Rose Methode Traditionnelle

 

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What a delicious dinner this was for a special occasion (our 20th wedding anniversary)

 

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Last night we had dinner at an old favorite, Mac's Shack.  We went out with my whole group, so lots of meals to share.  A couple of cocktails, on the left is a Mrs. Mia Wallace (Farmer's Gin, Aperol, lemongrass, lemon, soda), on the right a Nesky (Patron Silver, Grand Marnier, sour, lime, extra salt):

 

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Wellfleet oysters

 

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Clam fritters with Old Bay aioli

 

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Rite cracker crusted bluefish

 

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Grilled swordfish with roasted vegetables and rice

 

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Black bean-quinoa burger for my nephew who won't eat fish unless it is fried, and he can't eat anything fried at this restaurant since they only have one frier and he has an anaphylactic allergy to crustaceans

 

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Udon noodle bowl with raw fish

 

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Lobster enchiladas

 

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Cheesecake

 

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It is a very close choice between the lobster enchiladas (be still, my heart!) and the rainbow on the beach. Both gorgeous. I covet both of them.

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yesterday we went to a late lunch/early dinner at The Beachcomber.

 

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Margarita and a Goombay Smash

 

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My niece just wanted mozzarella sticks

 

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The Beachcomber has a separate fryer for their french fries, so my nephew ordered a basket

 

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along with a jalepeno-onion pizza on a Boboli crust.  The things teenagers will eat...

 

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The adults all had seafood.  Steamers to share

 

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Fried clams to share

 

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Then two adults went for the fishwich

 

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And three adults chose the oyster po boy--it was huge!

 

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Most people went home last night, so it's just me, my husband, and my nephew out on the Cape now.  We went to the Wicked Oyster for breakfast this morning. Tall stack of pancakes with real maple syrup

 

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The Nester--eggs with hollandaise on arugula and tomatoes, with home fries

 

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Smoked salmon bagel plate

 

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Last night we had dinner at Blackfish in Truro.  Cocktails

 

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My husband and I shared an appetizer of seared scallops with parmesan fonduta

 

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and then we both ordered the dish this restaurant is known for: tuna bolognese.  So delicious!

 

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My nephew had a burger with gorgonzola cheese and allergy-friendly house fried chips

 

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We let him order two desserts, just because.  Bread pudding with bourbon-bacon jam and vanilla ice cream

 

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pineapple upside down cake with coconut ice cream

 

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This morning we stopped at the Fairway in Eastham for breakfast on our way off the Cape.  Husband had an egg sandwich which I forgot to photograph.  I had the potato pancakes with poached eggs, bacon and toast

 

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Nephew had the blueberry pancakes

 

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That's it until the end of the week, when I head to Provincetown.

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On 6/7/2017 at 7:11 PM, weinoo said:

If you get a chance, do check out Pop + Dutch in Provincetown when there.

 

 

We are in Provincetown now, so I will stop in this weekend.

 

We arrived in Provincetown pretty late last night and were starving, so burgers were in order.  We went to Local 186.

 

Drinks

 

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Guacamole

 

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Burger with foie gras

 

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Turkey burger with rosemary aioli and cartelized onions

 

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Turkey burger with cheddar, cartelized onions and bacon

 

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So yesterday for dinner we returned to Local 186.  I don't normally repeat restaurants, but my brother and his girlfriend joined us and they both have extremely limited palates, so burgers work for them.  Drinks

 

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Littlenecks

 

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Hot dog (brother's meal)

 

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Classic burger with bacon and cheddar

 

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Surf and turf burger

 

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Tuna burger

 

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No photo of brother's girlfriend's plain burger.

 

Some sunset photos from last night

 

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Today we had lunch at Mac's Fish House.  Drinks

 

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Steamed buns filled with fried oysters

 

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Lobster roll

 

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Swordfish reuben

 

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Panama red roll

 

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Rangoon roll

 

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Last post for this visit.  We did not get to Pop + Dutch @weinoo but I'll be back for 10 days next month so I'll go then.

 

Our last dinner was at Mews.  Seafood sampler

 

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swordfish special. The light was really dim so hard to take photos.  Other things ordered were lobster vindaloo and a lobster-sea scallop dish

 

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Sunset

 

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Monday we went to Winslows Tavern in Wellfleet on the way home and tried most of their new dishes for this season.  Curried mussels

 

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Grilled littlenecks 

 

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Peri peri chicken sandwich

 

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Lobster panino

 

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See you here next month

 

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I'm back!  I'll be on Cape Cod through next Saturday.  My husband and I came out last with our teen niece and nephew, and will be spending two nights in a hotel in Eastham before moving to our rental house in Wellfleet.  We will be joined my my sister and my husband's brother tonight, and then my brother is coming tomorrow.  We came out on Thursday to try and avoid the famously bad traffic to the Cape on holiday weekends, and that turned out to be a great decision. Door to door was one hour, 45 minutes.  At the urging of the teens, we had dinner last night at the Fairway. HUGE portions make this place appealing to the boundless appetites of teens.  Not so much to me but oh well...

 

Buffalo chicken egg rolls

 

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Mozzarella sticks

 

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Cheesy garlic bread (My nephew ate this whole thing himself.  He is 6'2" and somehow a complete string bean. )

 

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Niece opted for teriyaki chicken tenders and sweet potato fries

 

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Nephew had chicken parmesan (yes he ate the whole thing)

 

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Husband and I shared a clams casino pizza.  We were not even able to eat half.  Our hotel room has a kitchen so the copious leftovers are in the fridge for later tonight...

 

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