Beer battered fish and chips served in a newspaper cone with home baked potato “fries”.

Since today is National Lobster Day, there was a great excuse to fire up the wood fired brick oven and try out a few crustacean topped pizzas! A well-chilled India Pale Lager (IPL) was a delicious pairing for the pizza since it provided a crisp, clean, and refreshing, hop flavor without the aggressive bitterness (think stronger IPAs) that would have drowned out the delicate sweetness of the lobster meat.

There’s not much that can beat the first bite into a crisp summertime BLT sandwich made with garden tomatoes fresh off the vine; unless, of course, you upgrade to a duck bacon BLT (DBLT): with a warm, fresh home baked roll, home cured and smoked duck bacon, home baked potato “fries”, and of course an appropriate beer pairing to complete the meal!

Potato, bacon, and garden fresh basil combine for the main flavors in this soup; great for rainy days in early summer!