KING CRAB ALERT! The Alaskan King Crab is back at the House of Shells for the next 6 weeks or so. But although they are Alaskan in species ( Paralithodes camtschaticus), the crabs today are actually coming from the Barents Sea, which is north of the Norway-Russian border. Didn’t know those two countries touched? Neither…
Continue reading ...We’re almost 1/4 of the way through 2015! Wow. And what a winter we’ve survived. True ‘character-building’ Canadian stuff, t’be sure. But the diet of Rye and bannock is wearing thin, and it’s time to consider other, fresher sustenance. Golden Alaskan King Crab is a great first choice, currently coming in live from the Bering…
Continue reading ...We will be open on Sunday the first of March for dinner service, to celebrate PDAC and the first Live King Crabs of 2015. We’d love to see you down with us on that day. Miners, family groups – heck, anyone craving a nice oyster (or a giant Crab) should drop by. Let’s see what…
Continue reading ...Red Alaskan King Crab. 8-10 lbs each. $71/pound. Wow! That’s not cheap! But what a crab – we say, the best you might ever eat. Gather a group of friends and call us to book your very own crab. We’ll tag it for you, so you know it’s waiting when you get here. We serve…
Continue reading ...The King Crab, still making it’s journey into our tanks. Such a tasty crab. But now that it’s Spring (oh, yes, it’s Spring, even though Winter refuses to relinquish its grip on the base of our spines), we start to see some other Seasonal Produce making its way into our fridges. Here’s some beautiful Fiddleheads…
Continue reading ...Well, we survived another busy December, we survived an ice storm, frigid temperatures, and we’re all still here. Plumbing still working. It’s 2014. A New Year. We at the House have some big things coming up in the next 12 months – starting with new floors over the next 10 days, and growing from there….
Continue reading ...Next week we’re looking at two more shipments, Monday and Thursday, for your Live Alaskan King Crab eating pleasure. They’ve been coming in between 7 and 9 lbs, so a good feed for a group of four (get two if there are more of you). Here’s some info about how King Crabs (from various places)…
Continue reading ...The Alaskan “Golden” King Crab has survived its journey from the Bering Sea to the Tanks at the Oyster House, and is now enthusiastically waiting to be eaten. Demand is already very high, and we never know when this fishery will close (the Kings are fished on a ‘quota’ basis, and once the maximum weight…
Continue reading ...The Brown King Crab Fishery up in the Bering Sea opened on February 17th. We should see them in the House very soon. We aim for crabs in the 6-10lb range, so bring your boss, your wife, your parents or your expense account, and share one. As always, they won’t be cheap, but they will…
Continue reading ...Our biggest immediate news is that on October 31, after 3 1/2 years, we ended our partnership with Rodney’s By Bay. It was a good run on Temperance Street, but ultimately we felt the relationship between our two restaurants was becoming too confusing, and so we decided to cut the line. We wish John all…
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