Christmas is coming

   As the nor'easter blows through our lovely state of Maine, we are struck by how close it is til Santa fires up his sleigh. Just a few weeks ago we were hustling lobsters to replace the traditional turkey dinners of Thanksgiving. No need for hustling during the Christmas holidays though, Christmas and New Years are the biggest few weeks of lobster sales of the year. I think it's the time of year when so many of us have spent so much money, what's a few more dollars to help us feel like salt of the earth, dyed in the wool Mainers.
    This year there's a new guy in town though, the oyster. As many of you have seen, oysters have become all the rage. It's without a doubt the most talked about seafood item in our offices. "Are we getting over an inch of rain, is Grizzle going to harvest today, how many oysters did Fat Dog send us and (do you know who) order 3000 oysters this week. This summer we have more than a few 60,000 oyster weeks. Take a look back five years ago and you'd see a fraction as many sold the entire year.

  If you want to be cutting edge and with the times, you need to serve your customers or guests some of these delightful secrets of the sea. As easy an appetizer as you can do- just open them up and let the festivities begin. Even among seasoned veterans they are always a conversation starter. Taylor lobster always has thousands of oysters on hand - come one come all!

Eating oysters is like kissing the ocean!