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Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at 5:00 p.m. is Ghouls’ Night Out on The Deck Bar at The Fish House.
It’s all the fun of Girls’ Night Out with a Halloween theme and one wickedly cool Halloween costume contest with two great prizes. Grand prize is $1000.00 in cold, hard cash. There will be a second prize for the crowd favorite, which is $500.00 in prizes.
The contest will be run by DJ Tony C. Entrants will register with the DJ until 10:00 p.m. in three separate rounds. The crowd and the judge will decide who moves on through to the final round. Judge for the evening will be Kate Peterson, a writer from the Independent Weekly. Kate will make the final decision of who will win the $1000.00 cash prize. Following the announcement, the crowd will then vote for their favorite costumed entrant. The crowd favorite will win $500.00 in prizes. The contest will be decided at midnight.
Rumor Mill will provide entertainment for the evening starting at 9:00 p.m.
There will be fun giveaways throughout the evening, as well as a (more…)
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Friday, February 25th, 2011
WILLIAM MORSE • THE FISH HOUSE • FEBRUARY 23, 2011
 The Hurricane as served at the Fish House. (Bruce Graner/GoPensacola.com) Mardi Gras, a French term meaning Fat Tuesday, is the last day of the Festival of Carnival, a worldwide celebration of the end of winter and the beginning of spring. Carnival has been around for centuries and occurs each year from Jan. 6 until midnight the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the arrival of the fasting days of Lent.
Because the French once governed places such as Pensacola, Mobile, and — most famously — New Orleans, the French tradition of celebrating Carnival remained and evolved.
Over the years, Carnival has been shortened to Mardi Gras and has been stretched out to a celebration of weeks filled with big parties, parades, and drinking and eating to excess.
One of the most recognizable cocktails of this celebration is the Hurricane, a very strong rum punch that is said to have been created by Pat O’Brien, a well-known tavern owner in New Orleans. According to one story, before Prohibition’s end in 1933, O’Brien had a speakeasy with the password “Storm’s abrewin’.”
After Prohibition was repealed, Pat opened a legitimate bar. For a while, Southern rum-runners, faced with a glut of post-Prohibition rum, wouldn’t sell him a case of whiskey unless he bought 12 cases of rum. Looking to get rid of the huge surplus, he created a rum-laden punch, put it into lantern-shaped glasses, named it the Hurricane in honor of the speakeasy’s password, and sold the powerful drink to sailors. (more…)
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Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
 Save room for dessert! A trio of mini cupcakes is this holiday's special dessert. Beginning February 11, 2011, at 5:00 p.m., The Fish House and The Atlas Oyster House restaurants will offer a selection of chocolate-inspired chef’s creations, which will be available through Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2011.
Recently, Chef Jim Shirley was asked to cook on Fox television’s “Studio 10” morning show. People are always taken aback when they hear that there is a recipe called Chocolate Shrimp. They wonder if they are going to like it –– they almost always do!
Chocolate shrimp will be our appetizer selection and is one of our most requested recipes. So popular that we put it in our cookbook, “Good Grits: Southern Boy Cooks.” It is also Chef Jim’s contribution to our Valentine’s Specials. When we were thinking of what to offer for Valentine’s Day, we decided to offer specials created around chocolate. People are surprised to learn that chocolate doesn’t always mean sweet. The cocoa bean is often used in South American cuisine as a spice. It has a flavor similar to coffee and is quite wonderful to cook with.
Chef Billy Ballou has created two entrées: Espresso-Rubbed Tuna —Espresso-rubbed tuna steak with roasted Peruvian potatoes and golden beets, finished with white chocolate and raspberry “caviar” and pomegranate syrup
Brazilian Lover’s Filet — Grilled filet over white chocolate whipped Yukon mashers with grilled sweet gem finished with a dark chocolate-infused beef jus
The specials will also feature a dessert created by our award-winning pastry chef, Trina Confusione:
Chocolate Mini Cupcake Trio Served with Bittersweet Chocolate Crème Anglaise — A red velvet mini cupcake with passion fruit frosting, a white chocolate and Grand Marnier cupcake with orange cream cheese frosting, and a dark chocolate and chili cupcake with a bittersweet ganache.
“These specials have been designed to pair perfectly with our featured sparkling wine, Francois Montand Brut Rosé,” says William Morse, Great Southern Restaurant Group’s beverage manager. “This sparkler commands attention and deservedly so! Light-bodied, bursting with flavor, lots of great bubbles — really well made in the classic champagne method. Aromas and flavors include dried cherries and raspberries. It’s crisp and very dry with an extremely clean finish.”
“We wanted to offer our guests something decadent this Valentine’s Day,” says Fish House General Manager Jean Pierre NDionne. “Chocolate is a very traditional Valentine’s Day favorite. However, instead of just offering chocolate desserts, our chefs have been inspired to use chocolate in exciting ways for our appetizers and main courses.”
Entertainment for the weekend will be provided Friday and Saturday night beginning at 9:00 by the band, Schofield.
The specials will be offered in addition to our Fish House dinner menu. We don’t take reservations. If you are planning a special surprise for the evening, such as flowers, champagne, or even a marriage proposal, call our private party coordinators, Melissa Martin and Shannon Reeves, for help in arranging these details.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Tags: chocolate, cupcakes, Valentine's Day Specials
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Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
Good news from www.pensacolacelebritychefs.com
 Pensacola Celebrity Chefs The acclaimed James Beard House has selected the Pensacola Celebrity Chefs to showcase Gulf Coast cuisine this summer in New York City.
On June 28, chefs Dan Dunn of H2O at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front, Irv Miller of Jackson’s Steakhouse, Jim Shirley of the Fish House, Gus Silivos of Skopelos / Nancy’s Haute Affairs and Frank Taylor of Global Grill will prepare a regional tasting menu to an intimate foodie audience at the James Beard House.
“We all feel very privileged to be invited to cook at the James Beard House,” said Dunn. “The James Beard House hosts noteworthy chefs and winemakers throughout the year to help celebrate America’s culinary heritage. We are proud to be among this elite group while representing the Pensacola Bay Area.”
The James Beard Foundation was established in 1986 in honor of James Beard, a cookbook author, teacher and father of American gastronomy. Beard’s Greenwich Village townhouse is now the stage for America’s finest chefs. The foundation’s events and programs are designed to educate, inspire, entertain and foster a deeper understanding of American cuisine. (more…)
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