Provincetown, the "Outer Cape," and Wellfleet Too

[Kerry Beal]

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

[liamsaunt]

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 :-)

[liamsaunt]

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"

 

 

Shrimp with garlic and chiles

 

 

"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.

 

 

pasta with shrimp, scallops, lobster, broccoli, etc

 

 

[liamsaunt]

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

 

 

Cinnamon raisin bread pudding with blueberry sauce

 

 

Lunch at the Chatham Squire.  Lobster roll with lobster bisque

 

 

the blue plate special: fried shrimp

 

 

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

 

 

Local mussels in garlic-white wine sauce

 

 

Linguini with clams

 

Scallops with vegetables and potato cake

 

 

[Shelby]

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  

[liamsaunt]

Weather was better this morning

 

 

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)

 

 

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

 

 

Scallop roll

 

 

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

 

 

Dinner at Del Mar Bistro

 

Oysters with uni butter

 

 

oysters rockefeller

 

 

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

 

 

halibut with celeriac puree

 

 

 

[liamsaunt]

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

https://www.ceraldicapecod.com

 

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'

 

 

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 Blanc

 

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)

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

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[Shelby]

Happy Anniversary!!!  Everything looks wonderful!

[kayb]

Oh....my. What a marvelous anniversary dinner!

 

[johnnyd]

Stunning! 

[Okanagancook]

"Wowsers" what a feast for the anniversary.  The other meals look wonderfully fresh.

Thank you for sharing.

[liamsaunt]

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):

 

 

Wellfleet oysters

 

 

Clam fritters with Old Bay aioli

 

 

Rite cracker crusted bluefish

 

Grilled swordfish with roasted vegetables and rice

 

 

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

 

 

Udon noodle bowl with raw fish

 

 

Lobster enchiladas

 

 

Cheesecake

 

 

 

 

 

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[kayb]

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.

[liamsaunt]

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

 

 

Margarita and a Goombay Smash

 

 

My niece just wanted mozzarella sticks

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

The adults all had seafood.  Steamers to share

 

 

Fried clams to share

 

 

Then two adults went for the fishwich

 

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

Smoked salmon bagel plate

 

 

 

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[liamsaunt]

Last night we had dinner at Blackfish in Truro.  Cocktails

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

pineapple upside down cake with coconut ice cream

 

 

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

 

 

Nephew had the blueberry pancakes

 

 

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

[Okanagancook]

Really enjoying your trip.  Thanks for sharing.

[weinoo]

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

[liamsaunt]

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

 

 

Guacamole

 

 

 

Burger with foie gras

 

 

Turkey burger with rosemary aioli and cartelized onions

 

 

Turkey burger with cheddar, cartelized onions and bacon

 

 

[liamsaunt]

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

 

 

Littlenecks

 

 

Hot dog (brother's meal)

 

 

Classic burger with bacon and cheddar

 

 

Surf and turf burger

 

 

Tuna burger

 

 

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

 

Some sunset photos from last night

 

 

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

 

 

 

Steamed buns filled with fried oysters

 

 

Lobster roll

 

 

Swordfish reuben

 

 

Panama red roll

 

 

Rangoon roll

 

[Okanagancook]

Your kill'in me!  Delicious looking food and wonderful photos.

[liamsaunt]

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

 

 

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

 

 

Sunset

 

 

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

 

 

Grilled littlenecks 

 

 

Peri peri chicken sandwich

 

 

Lobster panino

 

 

See you here next month

 

 

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[kayb]

I am working on my flexibility so you can fold me up and stash me in your suitcase.

 

[rotuts]

@liamsaunt

 

Surf and turf burger

 

never thought of that.  its on the list

 

at least the buns were toasted and the cheese melted.   

 

everything looks good !

[liamsaunt]

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

 

 

Mozzarella sticks

 

 

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

 

 

Niece opted for teriyaki chicken tenders and sweet potato fries

 

 

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

 

 

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...

 

[weinoo]

Ceraldi gets an award...

 

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