The Hulsey Family & The Traveling Shrimp Show

 

Happy Friday from the Catch Crew! Brookhaven's New Hours Have you heard? Our Brookhaven Market is now open until 6pm each day! Come celebrate with us by buying all the fish you can for the extra hour! The Hulsey Family & The Traveling Shrimp Show Have you ever dreamed of having an amazing shrimp lunch with Kathleen, Sara and Mike (aka Mr. Fish)? Now's your chance! We’re looking forward to a spooktacular weekend and what better way to kick off your Halloween festivities than joining us for The Hulsey Family & the Traveling Shrimp Show?! Our first stop on the tour is this Saturday (October 30th) from 11:30 AM until 2:30 PM at our Brookhaven Market. A small plate includes 6 boiled GA shrimp, a bag of chips, your choice of cocktail sauce or mustard sauce, and a drink for just $7.99. We are also offering a large plate (12 total shrimp) which includes both sauce choices, chips, and a drink for just $9.99. SHRIMP SALE!! To add a little extra fun to the celebration, we will have a TON of GA shrimp for sale at our Brookhaven location for just $14.99/lb for 26/30s. Johns Creek and Milton, don't worry - your day is coming soon, so stay tuned or plan to join all 3 parties! This is a one-day sale (Saturday, October 30th)!! We will not be peeling and deveining during the sale, and it will be only while supplies last. Check out this video on our website where Chef Jon shows you how to peel and devein a shrimp with just a fork! Also, due to insufficient staff, we will not be taking any orders in advance. This sale is strictly first come, first served. For EVEN MORE FUN stay with us afterwards for our weekly wine tasting with Mike inside our Brookhaven Market (which is now open until 6pm!!). Cannot wait to see you, your friends and your family there!

Miso-Marinated Sable is Coming Back! This was such a hit last time, we have decided to offer it again next week. It'll be marinated and ready for you to purchase starting 10am Friday, 11/05! Priced at just $19.99 per portion, we've done the hard part for you on this amazing recipe so all you'll have to do is go home and cook it! This is while supplies last and first come, first served. Make a plan to get in early as these will sell out fast!

WEEKLY SPECIAL 10/29 - 11/04 while supplies last 6 oz. Sable portions for $13.50 ea Mustard-Glazed Sable with Fingerling Potatoes & a Chive Puree (featuring our Catch Mustard sauce!!) Either a Champagne or a Sauvignon Blanc will go well with this dish!

Catch-To-Go This Week & Next

Until Sunday, we'll have White BBQ Steelhead with Pasta Salad and Green Beans.

Starting Monday, Prosciutto Wrapped Cod with Roasted Asparagus and Hollandaise Sauce.

We hope you have a fun and safe weekend. Quick question before you go - what kind of fish do you serve on Halloween? Swedish. Happy Halloween!!

Stone Crab is Back!

 

Hey Y'all, I have grey hair. While I am sufficiently old enough to have grey hair, I would have grey hair even if I was 20 years old. Last week I wrote about how difficult this time of year is for fishmongers because people are busy doing other things besides cooking fabulous seafood dinners during the week. (By the way, thanks for turning out in droves last weekend in response to my pitiful cries.) When business is slow it is time to get to work luring you back to the dinner table. We planned some big parties - one Saturday for each store. We are calling it the "Hulsey Family Traveling Shrimp Show." "The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men (and Fishmongers) often go awry." My friend, John Wallace, of Anchored Seafood (formerly Poteet) in Brunswick gave it his all. He knew we were planning this big party for Saturday at our Johns Creek location and even though he had dismal results all week bringing in literally no shrimp, he gave it one last shot on Wednesday. Thursday morning, though, he called to say "nada". There was no shrimp. Hence my grey hair. What can I say? If these were frozen, farmed shrimp from Asia, we could be partying on Saturday. But that's not the way we roll. Only the sweetest, freshest, wildest, local(est) shrimp for my Catch customers. We are going to re-group, have a chat with Mother Nature and get back to you on when this party is going to be on. Stay tuned.

Stone Crab is Here! We may not have shrimp but we have stone crab from Key Largo! October 15th marked the start of stone crab season and we've got 'em! This is probably the real reason you opened this email and we don't blame you! If you're unfamiliar and have been living under a rock (or somewhere up north), here are a few facts about these delicious stone crab claws: Ranked as a “Best Choice” by Seafood Watch, stone crab claws are responsibly harvested from a stable and well managed stock. You will not win a “thumb war” against a stone crab. Their claws can crush up to 19,000 pounds per square inch! Florida stone crabs are captured in pots or traps and brought to the surface. Fishermen remove a claw and then return the crab to the sea where it will eventually regenerate a new claw. Removing claws from egg-bearing females is prohibited and crabs must meet minimum size requirements. Currently, new regulations affect the catch sizes available - so expect to see more large claws and less medium claws this season. You will love stone crab claws for their seasonality and (of course) their sweet, delicious flavor plus it will pair great with our mustard sauce! Need a fun dinner idea for friends or family? They'll have a cracking good time with these. Supplies are limited because the season just opened. Currently, we're only seeing large claws and they are $47.99/lb (about 3-5 per lb). Each store should have some this weekend so hurry in or call in advance (while supplies last).

Customer Recipe Contest This week's winner is Jalpa's Marinated Tuna - Spanish Style and Sautéed Portabella Mushroom recipe. This recipe will be featured in-store and available on our website. Jalpa is one of my very best customers and one of my very favorites. I ran into her at the Johns Creek location while she was choosing her fish for the recipe contest. She told me that she had never eaten seafood until I opened my store 10 years ago. She came to me way back then to purchase some fish to serve her guests and forgot to prepare her own meal. She couldn't simply not eat at her dinner party so she tried a bit of fish and was hooked! Now we see her or her husband, Sandeep, several times a week and rumor has it, their daughter shops in our Brookhaven location! Thank goodness for Jalpa's faulty memory! Thank you so, so much to everyone who entered - I wish all you amazing cooks could win. We will hold another contest again soon but please continue to submit your recipes on social media or via email so you can be featured on our #seafoodsunday social media posts which resumes this Sunday!

Poll Time In our continuing effort to impress, we are working on some ideas for the holiday season. Could you help us with our planning and offer an opinion on one of our ideas?

Are you interested in taking a charcuterie class at our Brookhaven Market? Yes, sounds fun! Select No thanks - I'm already an expert Select

OCTOBER SPECIAL WHILE SUPPLIES LAST Each week in October, we will feature bundles as our special. You purchase 2 portions of our special that week and you get a 3rd portion of the same fish half off! This week until October 28th, 6 oz. Yellowfin Tuna portions are our featured bundle. Get Jalpa's recipe from our website and create a feast at a discounted price!

Catch-To-Go This Week & Next

Until Sunday, we'll have Pineapple Teriyaki Swordfish with Stir Fried Vegetables and Rice.

Starting Monday, White BBQ Steelhead with Pasta Salad and Green Beans

And Finally This morning I'm trying to think of all the things I am thankful for. The top of the list today is that wild fresh shrimp is not the only thing I sell. But also I am thankful for my family including all the dogs, and I am thankful for moms who stay up all night with their sick kids. And I'm thankful for all my employees - we don't have many but the ones we have are worth their weight in gold. I'm thankful for beautiful fall days and the pile of unread books at my bedside - an unexpected day off this weekend might give me time to indulge myself. I'm thankful for humble people who don't speak English but try very hard to learn. I'm thankful for people who do construction, landscaping and house cleaning.. They build our world and take care of it too. And last but certainly not least, I am thankful for you. Blessings, Kathleen

National Seafood Month, Contest Winner, Red Grouper

 

Happy Friday from the Catch Crew! Fresh, Never Frozen Shrimp If you missed out last weekend, we will have some fresh shrimp available this weekend while supplies last! National Seafood Month October is National Seafood Month! We touched on it a bit last week when mentioning our bundle special but here a few great reasons to add more seafood to your weekly diet: Fish provide essential nutrients. The specifics depend on what kind of fish you’re eating, but to tell you the truth, there isn’t a kind that’s “bad” for you. They are a great natural source of vitamins and minerals such as Vitamins A, B, and D. Seafood promotes heart health. It’s nutritious enough to be low in saturated fat and high in protein but even better news for your heart, fish are rich in omega-3 fatty acids. These can drastically reduce the risk of cardiovascular events like strokes, heart attacks, or sudden cardiac arrest. It’s great for your joints! Those omega-3 fatty acids are good for easing tender joints and reducing that stiffness that comes when you roll out of bed in the morning. If you want healthy, glowing skin, add a little more fish to your diet. Eating seafood helps your skin hold it’s natural moisture. Your skin glows more from what it naturally produces than what you rub on it! It can also help protect against UV rays from the sun. Eating fish boosts your brainpower. Studies show that seafood omega-3’s could lower the risk of Alzheimer’s Disease, and promote proper brain growth in infants and children. Believe it or not, seafood can even help fight depression. Research shows a strong correlation between omega-3’s and decreasing depression… it helps people have a more positive outlook on life!  Here are some of our favorite recipes for you to try out this week: Crispy Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp Broiled Oysters with Peach & Paprika Creole Shrimp Gumbo Honey Orange-Glazed Grouper

Customer Recipe Contest This week's winner is Mathew Titus (from our Milton Market) with this gorgeous ahi tuna tower! This recipe will be featured in-store and available on our website. Don't forget to submit your recipes to be next week's winner (you also win a $25 gift card!).

OCTOBER SPECIALS WHILE SUPPLIES LAST Introducing bundles for National Seafood Month! Each week beginning October 1st, we will feature bundles as our special. You purchase 2 portions of our special that week and you get a 3rd portion of the same fish half off! This week until October 14th, 6 oz. red grouper portions are our featured bundle.

Catch-To-Go This Week & Next

Until Sunday, we'll have Horseradish Crusted Mahi with Creamy Green Beans.

Starting Monday, we'll have Sweet Chipotle Salmon with Mashed Potatoes and Brussel Sprouts.

We hope you eat all the seafood you can handle this weekend and we'll catch you soon!