Seasonal Specials                                                                   07/27/10

Rocky Shoal oysters (Crassostrea virginica) are farm-raised in Salutation Cove, on Prince Edward Island’s southwestern shore.  The tidal leases, which are home to the Rocky Shoals, are flooded twice daily by nutrient rich waters provided courtesy of the Northumberland Strait.  Rocky Shoal oysters are roughly 3.25 inches in length, and are very deeply cupped.  Meats are full, and the liquor highly brined. The Rocky Shoals are hand packed in 100 count boxes, and we expect them to available for the foreseeable future.

Hard Shell Clams (Mercenaria mercenaria) from Canada's Prince Edward Island have been coming in with a greater degree of consistency...Little necks, Top necks, Cherrystones, and Chowders are available on a daily basis in a variety of different packs.  These clams (http://jpshellfish.com/pei_littlenecks_clams.php) are some the most vesatile items in any kitchen, and should be utilized as such.

French Kiss oysters (Crassostrea virginica) are farm raised off of New Brunswick’s Acadian Peninsula by the same folks who produce our ever-popular Beau Soleil oysters.  French Kiss oysters (http://jpshellfish.com/french_kiss_oysters.php) are coming in at roughly three to three-and-a-quarter inches in length, are deeply cupped, and terrifically consistent in both size and shape.  Meat yields are some of the highest you will find in any oyster, and the meats themselves lead with a medium-high salinity which yields to a bright finish.  Hand packed in 60 count wooden baskets, the French Kiss oysters are more or less available on a daily basis throughout the year.