Provincetown, the "Outer Cape," and Wellfleet Too

[kayb]

Absolutely beautiful. The food AND the view. I was planning to be back in Boston this fall and was going to make a trip out on the Cape, but life intervened and it's not going to happen. Sigh. Maybe next year.

 

[Captain]

OMG.  I feel like I need a glass of wine & a cigarette after that..

[liamsaunt]

I have fallen behind on posting our Cape meals and wanted to catch up before heading to Oysterfest (there are oysters this year!)

 

Takeout sushi from Mac's Shack.  Poke

 

 

Stoplight roll (tuna, hamachi)

 

 

A lunch at Winslow's Tavern.  Many repeats.

 

Oysters

 

 

Oysters broiled with tabasco butter

 

 

Burrata on toast with ndjua sauage

 

 

Pear-apple salad

 

 

Crab cake sandwich

 

 

Lobster panani

 

 

Prego roll

 

 

Prosciutto panini

 

 

Chocolate mousse

 

 

Pear apple tart

 

 

Late dinner at Mac's Shack.  Lazy lobster

 

 

Scallops with cococurry risotto

 

 

Lunch at Mac's Fish House

 

 

Smoked swordfish reuben

 

 

A lunch at the Bookstore in Wellfleet (a first for us)\\Cod reuben

 

 

Grilled swordfish sandwich

 

 

And now it's off to Oysterfest, which is always crazy crowded and fun.

[kayb]

Groan. So gorgeous. My caprese salad is good, but it can't touch that.

 

[Smithy]

It's beautiful, and makes me envy your trips anew!  The Cod Reuben brought me up short, though. How was it?  Did the cod stand up to the other parts of that sandwich?

[liamsaunt]

On 10/14/2017 at 7:29 PM, Smithy said:

It's beautiful, and makes me envy your trips anew!  The Cod Reuben brought me up short, though. How was it?  Did the cod stand up to the other parts of that sandwich?

 

 

It was very tasty,  Cod is such a mild fish.  I don't normally enjoy cheese with fish, but in this case, it was acceptable.

 

I have not looked at my Oysterfest photos yet, but here are some from a takeout dinner on Friday night.  Marconi Station BBQ in Wellfleet.  My brother has been trying to get us to go here for years, but we always want fish.  He took advantage of the fact that my husband and I were the last people out to Wellfleet and got takeout for dinner.  It was late and I was appreciative.

 

Brisket

 

 

Fried chicken

 

 

Ribs

 

 

Smoked chicken

 

 

There were sides of mac and cheese, slaw, cornbread, and baked beans.  I only had a piece of fried chicken.  It was very different than the fried chicken I am used to, with a thicker coating.  It actually reminded me of this broasted chicken that a local to me grocery sells (Roche Brothers). I prefer my family's recipe, which is marinated in buttermilk and hot sauce and then lightly coated with seasoned flour before frying.

[liamsaunt]

Sorry about the delay on the final installment.  We had a power outage that led to some connectivity issues until my husband had time to restore our network.  Oysterfest day one was a bit of a bust.  It rained really hard, and it was also incredibly crowded.  We could not even get near some of the food tents.  We did manage a few things.  

 

Clam cakes

 

 

Baked oysters

 

 

Raw oysters

 

 

From this booth

 

 

The kids had chocolate mousse from a local chocolate company

 

 

And then went here

 

 

For this

 

 

Then we gave up and walked back to the house.

 

We ventured out later that night for dinner at Mac's Shack.  Oysters

 

 

Salad

 

 

Steamers

 

 

Drinks

 

 

Linguini with clams

 

 

Fish and chips

 

 

Ritz cracker bluefish

 

 

Sushi

 

 

 

 

Oysterfest day two.  Better weather, less crowded

 

 

 

 

Sea dog (deep fried lobster tail)

 

 

 

Lobster roll

 

 

 

 

At this point I was done with seafood, and went for a roasted beet and kale pizza

 

 

End of Oysterfest

 

 

That's it until next year.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 25, 2017 by liamsaunt
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[liamsaunt]

Another year, another visit to Cape Cod.  I am in Chatham for work until tomorrow then back in Wellfleet for 10 days of vacation.  Yesterday my husband and I had lunch at the Chatham Squire.  Raw clams and oysters, and shrimp cocktail

 

 

and a split plate of fried shrimp

 

 

Dinner was at Pisces, a small seafood focused restaurant.  Bread with white bean dip

 

 

Sautéed calamari with arugula salad

 

 

Oyster spaghettini

 

 

Spinach risotto with local flounder

 

 

Sunset

 

 

Breakfast this morning was at the Captain's Table

 

 

Blueberry bread pudding

 

 

Bagel with smoked salmon

 

 

more later

[liamsaunt]

 dinner at Mac's Shack in Wellfleet

 

Oysters

 

 

Steamers with uni butter

 

 

Hamachi aguachile

 

 

Fried oysters

 

 

Fish sandwich

 

 

Fried clams

 

 

Back at the house, desserts from PB Boulangerie.  A Wellfleet Treasure, which is an orange flavored dessert, and a salted caramel brownie tart

 

[Shelby]

I want everyone one of those dishes.  And a double order of fried clams.

[Smithy]

It all looks good, but the hamachi aguachile and raw oysters especially caught my eye. I do love good, fresh oysters on the half shell - and that's something that doesn't travel well. I had to look up hamachi aguagchile. That looks like a great dish to try making!

 

Oh, and those desserts....

[liamsaunt]

Our final meal in Chatham before moving to Wellfleet was a lunch at the Impudent Oyster.  Husband got a caesar salad with shrimp

 

 

and I chose the scallop roll.

 

 

Saturday we went to lunch at Winslows Tavern in Wellfleet. Roasted oysters with tabasco butter

 

 

Scallop crudo

 

 

Pear-apple salad

 

 

drinks--a jalepeno-cucumber gin and tonic, and a summer in a glass, which is vodka, lemonade, and basil

 

 

burger

 

 

crab cake burger

 

 

prosciutto, gruyere and fig jam panino

 

 

Lobster panino

 

 

Scallop and endive salad

 

 

triple chocolate mousse

 

 

Later that evening, there were more desserts from PB Boulangerie.  A cream puff, snickers tart, raspberry tart, and chocolate tart

 

Edited June 4, 2018 by liamsaunt (log)

[liamsaunt]

Sunday we had lunch at the Pearl in Wellfleet.  Fried calamari with banana peppers

 

 

Clams casino

 

 

Drinks

 

 

Burger

 

 

Fish tacos

 

 

Blackened cod wrap

 

 

Warm lobster roll

 

 

Yesterday the weather was atrocious.  Freezing and I think we got about 3 inches of rain.  We only ventured as far as down the street for an early dinner at Mac's Shack.  Halibut turadito

 

 

Lobster toast

 

 

Halibut with lobster mashed potatoes

 

 

Whole chile roasted snapper with pineapple salsa

 

[liamsaunt]

Tuesday we went to Ross' Grill in Provincetown.  Garlic butter steamed littleneck clams--so delicious

 

 

Shrimp caesar salad

 

 

Tuna sandwich

 

 

Codfish sandwich

 

 

Yesterday we ate lunch at the Bookstore in Wellfleet.  

 

Drinks

 

 

More steamed littleneck clams--these had a delicious herbed butter sauce.  It was hard to choose a favorite between these and the ones at Ross' Grill

 

 

Codfish sandwich

 

 

Soft-shell crab

 

 

Tonight will be a break from sandwiches and so on with a delayed 21st anniversary dinner at Ceraldi.

[Shelby]

Happy Anniversary!!!!!!!!

[kayb]

Happy anniversary. 

 

BTW, do you weigh 9,000 pounds? I would. But Gawdamighty, those are gorgeous meals.

 

[Okanagancook]

There’s a whole lotta fry’n going on in those meals but they don’t look greasy oddly enough.  I would be happy eating those meals but I would probably share a plate with DH.

[JoNorvelleWalker]

I wouldn't share.

 

[liamsaunt]

16 hours ago, kayb said:

 

BTW, do you weigh 9,000 pounds? I would. But Gawdamighty, those are gorgeous meals.

 

 

 

Hahaha nope.  I am a normal weight for my height and age.  In an ideal world I would weigh what I did when I got married, but nobody's perfect.  Perhaps I should have specified that it's not just me and my husband eating, our group has included up to seven people or as few as three, depending on the day.  I typically eat 1/3 to 1/2 of my meal and then bring the rest home for someone to eat later--usually my husband or his brother.  We also only eat one full meal a day while on vacation.  

 

Last night though, it was just me with my husband at Ceraldi. This is a very special restaurant for us.  When you make your reservation they ask if you have any dietary preferences or allergies, and then the chef cooks the same meal for everyone in the restaurant, with modifications to accommodate everyone's preferences.  I always ask for a pescatarian meal.  I'm not strictly pescatarian but there's a lot of meats that I dislike.  My husband has no restrictions. The meal is seven courses with optional wine, reserve wine,  or soft beverage pairing.  My husband and I did the reserve wine pairing since we were celebrating.  They start everyone with a half glass of rose champagne while the chef explains the menu for the evening

 

 

First course, Lucky Lips Loagy Bay oyster with wild seabed and spruce, preserved lemon.  Paired with NV J-M Seleque Champagne Brut Nature Cuvee Solessence

 

 

 

Second course, wild nettle rye bread crostino, Hillside Farm chicken liver mousse, pickled onion, Flora Chella flower, pink pepper, Halcyon Farm arugula.  Paired with 2016 Francois Le Sant Sancerre Silex Rose

 

 

The chef made my crostino topped with a nettle mousse

 

 

Third course, Longnook Meadow Farm panisse, Surrey Farm radish, Great Hill blue buttermilk, Hillside Farm pancetta.  Paired with 2013 Agricola Querciabella Batar IGT.  My salad had the pancetta omitted.

 

 

 

Fourth course, salt fish croquette (the fish was halibut) In the Weeds daisy greens, bagna cauda, In the Weeds chive blossoms.  Paired with 2012 Chateau de Beru Chablis 'Clos Beru'

 

 

Fifth course, spaghetti al barolo, MVM shiitake, Parmigiana Reggiano, garden sage.  Paired with 2012 Proprieta Sperino Lessona

 

 

Sixth course, Seawind Meadow Farm osso bucco, wild cedar and bay, fermented maple sap, turmeric risotto, garden gremolata.  Paired with 2013 Allegrini Amarone Classico DOC

 

 

For me, the chef offered the risotto with kohlrabi prepared in the style of scallops

 

 

Final course, Snowy Owl coffee husk cookie, Chequessette Chocolate semi fredo, nibs and pistachio, paired with Pio Cesare Barolo Chianti Ricetta Exclusiva della Premiata Casa Vinicola

 

 

I was struggling with fullness by the time we got to the risotto course and could only manage a bite of the dessert, but we took the rest of it home and my husband ate some for breakfast this morning haha!  Everything was delicious.  The oyster, the barolo pasta, and the salt fish fritters were my favorites of the seven courses.  I hope to be able to go back for our 22nd anniversary next year :-)

[kayb]

Just marvelous! I like the subs as well. I thought the kohlrabi WAS scallops, sliced in half horizontally, which intrigued me. 

 

Congratulations on your anniversary, and I, too, hope you celebrate No. 22 there next year!

[FauxPas]

9 hours ago, kayb said:

Congratulations on your anniversary, and I, too, hope you celebrate No. 22 there next year!

 

And share with us again....   

[liamsaunt]

More time out in Wellfleet.  We are not out there on the 4th of July for the fist time in many years and I am grumpy about it.  Here's a couple of recent meals.  The Bookstore at Wellfleet harbor.  Drinks

 

 

Mussels

 

 

Baked stuffed lobster

 

 

The Beachcomber, for the last time ever.  The town doubled the parking fee from $20 to $40, and since there are seven of us we had to take two cars.  $80 before ever stepping inside the restaurant!  Oh well, it was good while it lasted.

 

Burger

 

 

Fish sandwich

 

 

Steamers.  

 

 

Oyster po'boy

 

 

Here's the dune you have to climb up to get back to the parking lot.  That's my niece and nephew heading up, and my brother skulking at the top 🙂

 

 

 

My husband was craving a burger so we went to Local 186 in Provincetown.  Drinks

 

 

Seveche

 

 

 

Burger with egg

 

 

 

Chicken poutine. This was mine.  I've never had poutine before and don't think I'd order it again.  I did not like the gravy on the fries. Too mushy.

 

 

Burger with fried avocado

 

 

Another day, Mac's Shack

 

Oysters

 

 

Ritz cracker bluefish

 

 

My nephew ordered the Impossible Burger.  I asked to try it since I have not eaten red meat for over 30 years and  this burger supposedly tastes like red meat.  It was...weird.  It did not taste like red meat but it has a definite meaty flavor to it.  It's also very salty.

 

 

Fish tacos

 

 

Fish and chips

 

 

Salmon hand roll

 

 

Striped bass

 

 

Tomato salad with burrata

 

 

Big kahuna tuna roll

 

 

Watching the sunset from the bridge by our rental house

 

 

Edited July 4, 2018 by liamsaunt (log)

[Smithy]

What a shame that the parking is so prohibitively expensive near The Beachcomber! Is there a chance there of using a taxi service of some sort? It sounds as though the city is trying to discourage individual transportation.

[kayb]

That tuna roll is a thing of beauty. As is the sunset.

[dans]

5 hours ago, Smithy said:

What a shame that the parking is so prohibitively expensive near The Beachcomber! Is there a chance there of using a taxi service of some sort? It sounds as though the city is trying to discourage individual transportation.

 

The city is trying to keep everyone from coming (and returning).  Now that I know what the tax is, I'll never go there. Sorry Beachcomber. I know it isn't your fault, but you are getting punished anyway.