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 & …

I hope some of you made it out to the New York Food & Wine Festival this weekend. I had a great time, starting with Saturday when I once again got to join Toni Senecal (this time as a festival correspondent) and film what will be part of next weekend’s TONI ON! NEW YORK, which airs Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sunday at 11:30am on WPIX Channel 11. I’m usually a little too frank to do any serious schmoozing, but I managed to get myself, a mic, and the camera man up close and personal with some big names in …

Dear Friends,
As we gradually move into fall weather, we’re busy getting ready to make some seasonal changes at the restaurant. Some recent specials to accompany the cooler temperatures have included a delicious smoked corn and lobster chowder and Ed’s lobster fries. And after this weekend’s visit to Wright’s Apple Farm, we can look forward to a lot of homemade apple pies in the coming weeks.
Also coming up this month are a number of events outside of the restaurant that I’d encourage you to check out. On Sunday, October 11th, I’ll …

Michelin Guide 2010 awarded Ed’s Lobster Bar with its Bib Gourmand for great food at a great value.
Welcome to the MICHELIN Guide 2010 inspector picks (Bib Gourmand restaurants) in New York City

Ed’s Lobster Bar’s brings you the Summer Lobster Bulletin from the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine.
Read the whole bulletin here.

Dear Friends,
It’s been a wonderful summer, and August was an excellent month for my tomato harvest and the restaurant as well. Thanks to everyone for your support! We’re excited to announce that for the month of September, we’ll be offering $2 oysters during weekday lunches as well as for a weekday happy hour from 5-7 PM. (And unlike oyster specials at other places, we’ll be offering our full selection for $2.)
My segment on Toni ON! New York aired on WPIX the weekend of August 15th and definitely brought in a …

On Tuesday, October 20th, City Harvest hosts its eagerly-anticipated fall benefit, Bid Against Hunger, at Metropolitan Pavilion (125 West 18th Street).
This walk-around restaurant tasting and auction is the foodie event to attend, providing guests with the unique chance to see some of the city’s top chefs in action.
Last year’s Bid Against Hunger hosted 800 guests and over 60 of New York City’s best restaurants, including Le Bernardin, Gramercy Tavern, Craftsteak, Landmarc, Centrico, Blue Hill and Convivio and of course Ed McFarland of Ed’s Lobster Bar.
Bid Against Hunger …

Grand Tasting presented by ShopRite (Sunday)
Sunday, October 11, 2009

The Grand Tasting presented by ShopRite offers an around-the-world gastronomic adventure unlike any other. Building upon the variety, innovation, global influences and availability of high-quality ingredients that make New York City a culinary showplace, the Grand Tasting features flavors to stimulate your palate and set your taste buds soaring. Experience all this when some of the city’s greatest restaurants alongside world-renowned makers of wines and spirits of the Southern Wine & Spirits of New York portfolio turn out to treat you …

Check out Toni On! NY on NYC Ch. 11 WPIX this Saturday August 15th at 7:30PM or Sunday the 16th at 9:30AM to watch Toni Senecal chat with me as she enjoys some of my favorite dishes at the restaurant – the lobster roll, lobster meatballs, fried oyster sliders, and crab and artichoke dip.  It was a lot of fun to shoot the show and we’re looking forward to seeing it. 

You may be a long way in distance (and price) from a roadside shack in Maine or Cape Cod when dining at Ed’s Lobster Bar, but take a seat on the long white marble counter, close your eyes, sink your teeth into Ed’s signature lobster roll (prepared cold with mayonnaise) and you might just think that it’s the rocky Atlantic coast outside the window rather than bustling Lafayette Street in the middle of NoHo.
After you’ve tried the overstuffed lobster roll, if you still have room, try the oysters, raw …