It’s Not Just For Crab Cakes
Let me start by saying that our crab meat makes some amazing crab cakes. That being said, our company mantra for the past few years has been “it’s not just for crab cakes!”. This point was hammered home to our team last week at a seafood conference in Florida. One of the lectures was on […]
Have a Crabby Holiday Season
As I was packing for a week of business travel up and down the East Coast this week, I mentioned to my wife that I could not believe that Thanksgiving was only two weeks away. She looked at me a little confused and said “you do realize Thanksgiving is next Thursday?”, obviously I did not. […]
Dish On Fish
This year is was lucky enough to sponsor me to participate in the National Fisheries Institute’s (NFI) Future Leader Program. Newport International is proud to have an extensive lineage in the program and I have heard great things from my coworkers over the years. For those wondering, “What is NFI?”, here is quote from their […]
What is the Best Crab for You?
As the Corporate Chef for Newport International it is my job to be a resource of information for both our team and for our customers on our swimming crab meat and how to use it in a recipe. We offer a broad line of swimming crab in various forms, species, grades and price points. My […]
And then there was cod, salmon and tilapia
As the chef for Newport International 99% of my culinary focus is on our extensive line of swimming crab meat. Over the years, I have made everything from endless crab cakes to Korean style fried soft crabs with kimchi slaw. I was thrown a curveball last week by the boss to work on some ideas […]
Have a Crabby Valentine’s Day
Our crab meat is the perfect ingredient to create a romantic dinner to celebrate Valentines Day with the ones you love. Whether you want to create a show stopping entrée like our Steak Oscar or some beautiful roasted shrimp stuffed with our jumbo lump crab, the options are endless. The sweet, delicate flavor of our […]
Celebrate the Holidays with Crab!
Our crab meat is the perfect addition to your Holiday celebrations. Whether it is a fantastic hors d’oeuvre, an elegant appetizer or a unique twist on a classic side dish, or crab is the ingredient your guests will love. From something as simple as mini crab cake bites to a roasted butternut squash soup with brown […]
Crab Goes Italian
Recently, I was asked by our sales team to come up with some Italian inspired recipes for some of our customers. I really enjoy these kind of projects as they allow me to be creative and show just how versatile our crab can be. Of course there are the obvious options like crab stuffed mushrooms […]
Soft Shell Crab Season Doesn’t Have to End
One the most unique and popular crabs is the soft shell crab. The swimming crabs naturally molt, or lose their exoskeleton, many times over their lifetime to allow growth. Domestically this occurs from late Spring to early Fall. A new soft shell begins to form under the existing hard shell and the crab fattens up […]
It’s Crab to the Rescue!
It’s Crab to the Rescue! As we have been in “show season” for the past few months it has been a whirlwind tour of convention centers all over the country for our entire team. We are always looking for new applications for our crab meat. My goal is to get people thinking about the versatility […]
