Last weekend I had the pleasure of being invited to Edisto Island in South Carolina to take part cooking a whole Berkshire pig with Jim Hagood from Blackjack BBQ in Charleston. While the highlight of the weekend was definitely learning how to cook a whole pig, the dinner the evening before – which we hope inaugurated an annual tradition – was definitely something to write home about.
We started with dry-rubbing and marinating the pig, and while it began slow-cooking I prepared lobster rolls for lunch (and ate my first whole …

Just the way i make it at Ed’s Lobster Bar and as featured on the Toni On! New York Show.  Enjoy!
Bread Crumbs
1 lb. coarse ground bread
5 Tbs. olive oil
1/8 c. chopped parsley
2 Tbs. mayonnaise
4 cloves garlic
1/8 c. grated parmesan cheese
Mix ingredients well. Salt and pepper to taste.
Linguine with Clams
1 box linguine
3 dozen Littleneck clams, rinsed well
1 c. white wine
2½ c. fresh clam juice
2 cloves garlic
8 Tbs. bread crumb
1 Tbs. olive oil
1 Tbs. crushed red pepper flake or 2 hot cherry peppers quartered
2 Tbs. butter
3 Tbs. chopped parsley
Boil a pot of …

Dear Friends,

We’ve had another busy month here at the restaurant, and have finally unveiled our new wine list. We’ve also got some great new cocktails, including a blueberry margarita with 901 tequila. Also unveiled, after countless months, is the park across the street. It’s a bit late in the season for picnics, but we’re still glad to see less construction and more green space! I trekked out to Long Island last weekend to film another segment for Toni On! New York, which is airing the weekend of November 14 & …