PrintBuy Your Lobster from Red Hook Lobster Pound
Photographs by Katia Kelly from Pardon Me For Asking
Red Hook can be a pain of a trek for many, but it's probably still more convenient than Maine. Susan Povich, a Red Hook resident who spent many childhood summers on the Maine docks, will make the trip for you to get the clawed goods. Starting April 24, she and her husband will sell lobster for about $10 a pound (contingent on market prices) from Red Hook Lobster Pound, their Van Brunt Street storefront.
Originally from Bath, Maine, Povich jokes that she came from "one of like five Jewish families in Maine," but still loves to get her lobster on. To pre-order, email her at redhooklobster@gmail.com or call the "lobster line" at 646-326-7650. The critters will also end up on two local menus, at Buttermilk Channel in Carroll Gardens and Kevin's in Red Hook.
For those who are worried about the freshness after such a road trip, Povich assures customers that they're buying from fisherman in southern Maine, which, if you take 84 and avoid Boston, is only around 6 hours away. After loading up, they'll hustle home with the critters.
Red Hook Lobster Pound
284 Van Brunt Street, Brooklyn NY 11231 (map)
redhooklobsterpound.com
Hours
Friday from 3 to 7 p.m.; Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (or earlier if they sell out)
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2 Comments:
Being myself descended from Maine Jews myself, I can tell you that there are a hell of a lot more than 5 families. You'd be surprised. My great-grandfather helped found the synagogue in Rockland, and there were already Jewish families in the scores a century ago.
klg19 at 12:56PM on 04/16/09
There's also the Manhattan option of purchasing live lobster at Centre Seafood. In season, prices go as low as $7.99, usually its about $8.99 depending on how big Pinchy is. They are the only establishment that I've seen that sells 5 ft wide Alaskan King Crab.
yendang at 9:53AM on 04/17/09