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Thursday, September 19, 2024

Thursday Sips & Nibbles

I'm back again with a new edition of Sips & Nibbles, my regular column where I highlight some interesting, upcoming food and drink events. I hope everyone dines out safely, tips well and are nice to their servers.
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1) September 25 is National Lobster Day, a celebration of all delicious lobster things. The following restaurants are celebrating that holiday, with more than just lobster rolls and bakes.

Abe & Louie’s (793 Boylston Street, Boston)
--Lobster Dumplings with saffron-fennel sauce
--Lobster Mac & Cheese
--Lobster Club with Maine lobster, bacon, lettuce, tomato, baby greens salad
Available during weekday lunch & weekend brunch

Atlantic Fish Co. (761 Boylston Street, Boston)
--Lobster Crab Louie with avocado, endive, tomato, red onion 

Joe’s on Newbury (181 Newbury Street, Boston)
Joe’s Waterfront (100 Atlantic Avenue, Boston)
--Lobster Benedict on an English muffin with bearnaise, served with potatoes
Available during weekend brunch

XOXO Sushi Bar (1154 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill)
--Lobster Temaki Handroll with mango, jalapeño, mayo, tobiko, lemon zest, soy paper

2) As I've often said, NECAT is my Favorite Culinary School, as it trains people from challenging backgrounds, from ex-convicts to recovering addicts, from the homeless to the chronically unemployed. NECAT fills an important need for culinary help while helping numerous people achieve a better life. It is such a worthy school, helping to transform lives, and it really touches my heart. It helps individuals while also helping the community, and I continue, year after year, to try to raise awareness of NECAT so that its good work can continue and even expand. It's one of my favorite causes and is well worthy of your continued support.

For the last two years, NECAT has offered culinary training in Spanish and recently added a Haitian-Creole culinary training program to meet the needs of the growing number of new arrivals from Haiti. NECAT secured funding for three Haitian-Creole cohorts, but the demand far exceeds what they can currently offer, and there is a waiting list of more than 50 new Bostonians from Haiti. At the same time, their Boston training center is operating at capacity with a waiting list. 

So, they will be hosting a special 2024 Best of NECAT event on October 10, from 6pm-9:30pm. The event will celebrate the culture and cuisine of NECAT students and chefs with an elegant multi-course Caribbean- Latin fusion dinner menu, curated cocktails, music, live culinary demonstrations, and a chance to see the impact NECAT is having on the people you are helping. The Best of NECAT is their signature annual fundraiser and all the proceeds will help meet the growing need for their job training program. Your support for the Best of NECAT will ensure that NECAT can continue to be a beacon of hope for people looking for a fair chance at employment and a brighter future. 

Tickets cost $150 and can be purchased HERE.

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