New Sauces, Upcoming Events, Black Bass

 

Hey Y'all, Happy Spring to you! It's time to get outside, enjoy weather, connect with your neighbors and cook fish on the grill! Did You Know? We try to spread the word about the wonders of the Catch on every social media platform we can. One way is to include a weekly fun fact about the fish that is on special or any new products we're selling. This week, we featured two of our new sauces. First, Chef Jon has created an an amazing cocktail sauce that will make you forget all about those store bought ones. Second, we have a new mustard sauce that goes great on all kinds of fish and especially crab. The best part? Both are made in-house! Ask us for a sample!

Mother's Day Ordering Mother's Day is May 9th - 3 weeks from this Sunday. Have you given that special day any thought yet? Let's get you started! This year, you can pre-order desserts from Alon's Bakery for just $6.50 each! From their website: Alon’s Bakery & Market is an award-winning restaurant, providing high-quality artisan baked goods and cuisine since 1992. The namesake of Executive Chef/Owner Alon Balshan, Alon’s Bakery & Market has two locations in Morningside and Dunwoody with catering options available across metro Atlanta. Check them out at www.alons.com You have the following options to choose from: Raspberry Chocolate Mousse (light chocolate mousse made with Valrhona chocolate, layered between two rich chocolate cake layers and a layer of raspberry on the bottom) Fruit Tart (shortbread crust with a hint of raspberry preserves, pastry cream and a combination of fresh seasonal berries and fruit) Shokolina (Valrhona chocolate brownie topped with a Valrhona chocolate mousse, dark and milk chocolate cream dollops and decorated with hazelnut chocolate crumble). Also new this year, we are going to be putting together some pre-order oven-ready meals that any mother will appreciate. Stay tuned next week for ordering info and the menu! Our Birthday is Coming! Can you believe 10 years ago the Johns Creek location opened on May 5th!? It has sure been a fun and exciting ride since then. Look for the bash of the decade to be happening on May 15th. More details to come but get us on your calendar!

Specials This Week (through Thurs. 04/22): Whole Black Bass for $7.99/lb Black Bass Fillet for $19.99/lb Grey Sole Fillet for $14.99/lb Here are some great recipes! Whole Black Bass with Ginger and Scallions Black Bass the Way Mia Does It Sautéed Sole with Lemon

Cooking With Chef Jon Chef Jon put together a great cooking video this week. It's Broiled Verlasso Salmon with Asparagus. Check it out here on his Instagram page! Here is the recipe as well (if you're unable to view, stay tuned for next week's video as it will be much more accessible).

Catch-To-Go This Week Available through Sunday, we have Rainbow Trout topped with Caper Lemon Sauce and a Fingerling Potato Medley.

Starting Monday, we'll have Grey Sole with Herb Butter on a Bed of Summer Succotash.

And Finally I woke up today wondering what I would write about in this section of the email. Not much was on my mind so I was going to have to come up with some kind of "feel good" message while I walked my dogs this morning. I have two dogs - a sweet sort-of-fat one named Nemo:

And a little mischievous one named Abby.

Off we went on our walk. As we made our way along the sidewalk we came upon this terrifying obstacle.

Abby took one look at it, put on the brakes and her biggest, baddest growl, started backing up and yep, she slipped her collar. Once she realized she was free, she took off running through places people are not supposed to walk. She bounced through waist high weeds, through a gravel and mud retention pond and finally off towards a construction site with a big sign that said NO TRESPASSING. Suffice it to say that Abby can't read so she went well beyond where I could grab her and still slip back out to safe (legal) territory. As I stood there in a panic, an Emory Marta bus pulled up and opened its doors. The driver came to the door and yelled to me, "How about we show her some Saltines?" This lady started going through a mountain of bags of snacks, food, drinks and at the very bottom, Saltine crackers. She handed me a few and said, "my dog can't refuse a cracker." I took those crackers and handed one to my sweet Nemo who was thrilled to think he might be going on a bus ride. Sorry buddy. I called to Abby who looked back and saw that Nemo was eating, God forbid, without her. She looked over her shoulder for a second contemplating freedom and then barreled back over for her Saltine. I captured her. The driver laughed and said she had seen me chasing my crazy dog through the weeds and mud and she had circled back around the block to help me. How's that for a feel good story? Share your crackers and have a great weekend. Blessings, Kathleen