Category Archives: At work at Mac’s
Into the Briny Deep: Quick Pickled Winter Vegetables
All of us off-season cooks at Mac’s are busy working up a tasting menu for a benefit we’re hosting on one of my favorite holidays: Groundhog Day. We’re still working out the details of each course, but I can tell … Continue reading
Sweet Wellfleet Blue Eyes
There are fish to be missed at this time of year. The blues, for instance. All of them from mackerel and bluefish to the big bluefin tuna are packing up now to leave our shores until next year. But those … Continue reading
Mac’s Clambake 2011
The first clambake I ever went to was not on a beach. It was on a parking lot. At a family wedding––not the kind of party a twelve-year-old boy gets real excited about. But there on the blacktop was a … Continue reading
Too Many Cucumbers and Other Late Season Challenges
Tracy Plaut, our garden maven, gave me a warning yesterday: “We’ve got a boatload of lemon cucumbers coming in.” Usually, by this time, it’s the zucchini that have exhausted our creative powers at the Shack. This year, cukes are the … Continue reading
Naked Fish
This summer’s infamous heat bubble steamed into Cape Cod a couple of days ago. Now is the time for eating in the raw. Sushi I mean. And sashimi. When it’s really hot, there’s nothing better than the cool salty-sweetness of … Continue reading
Jenn’s Wedding Season Grilled Striped Bass Salad
The other day I felt myself relax a little: great fish is coming in off the boats, our summer staff seem to be learning the ropes, and there’s that low-key, early summer vibe at the Shack. Basking in the June … Continue reading
Scallops with Spring Peas and Tarragon
This time of year, pretty much everybody is ready for summer to start. Me, I could use a couple more weeks of winter. That’s when I get to be creative in the kitchen. If it weren’t for Wellfleet winters, you … Continue reading
The Last Squash, The First Beetberry
Alex called yesterday to say he and Elspeth were down to the last squash from last summer’s crop. “Want to come to dinner?” He can be so calculating. “Um, I think we’re busy,” I said. One thing I’ve learned since … Continue reading
“Small is the New Big”
I just finished “Small Is the New Big” by Seth Godin. The book is a compilation of a couple hundred blog entries Godin has posted over the last 10 years relating to business and the Internet and what he calls … Continue reading
