Window Remake: A sign of change
In the coming weeks Princeton Seafood Company will be undergoing some pretty big transformations. On Friday we scraped off the paint on our front windows to give it a more modern, youthful look: “Clean and fresh and new!” says the restaurant’s Co-Owner Mary Botham. In addition, the color scheme features a dark ocean blue and a vibrant red known as [...]
Princeton Seafood Offers Cooking Classes
Earlier this month, Princeton Seafood Company Co-Owner, Marty Botham, shared some tips on how to prepare some of the freshest, local fish in our market. If you’re interested in learning more–especially if you’ve got kids—we encourage you to come to a special cooking class led by Amy Fothergill, The Family Chef. Amy has more than 25 years of cooking experience, [...]
Marty’s favorite fish ‘KISS’ tips
The “KISS” stands for “Keep it simple, stupid,” says Princeton Seafood Co-Owner, Marty Botham and here are some of his favorite fishy solutions. So pick up some of your seafood favorites, get out your grill and bring out that sense of humor and read on! a. Don’t overcook any fish. Dry and tough is for jerky. b. Barbecue equals indirect heat [...]
Fishing for just the right recipe?
What can you do with fish? Well, a lot actually. If you’re in the market for something really fresh, introduce yourself to three local varieties expected in our fish market this May. Recipe tips come from Princeton Seafood Co-Owner, Marty Botham. Halibut Despite its thick meaty look Botham says halibut is actually pretty light in taste and does well [...]
Supporting our Schools
On a recent weekday afternoon, Sea Crest teacher Kathe Bybee readied an nthused group of third graders just before a clam dissection. The students had already learned a bit about the bivalve mollusk in class, but this day was special. “Today we get the chance to look inside them!” Bybee told the third graders. Through Princeton Seafood’s connections with [...]
A man with a talent
If you’re familiar with the harbor, then you probably know my good friend John Reinstra. And even if the name doesn’t ring a bell, his driftwood art just might! Every weekend the retired fisherman drives his cozy RV from his home in Hayward and sets up a display of his hand-carved pieces for harbor denizens and passersby to enjoy. He [...]
Behind the paint brush
Magnus interviews restaurant’s go-to art gal, Sabrina Muscat. What work have you done for Princeton Seafood? I painted the faux-stone exterior of the building, with help from my daughter, Wendy. I also re-painted their old wood sign, which now hangs in the interior of the restaurant. I refinished the frames on the paintings in the front dining room to give [...]
The Huck Finn Center
The Huck Finn Center is a seaworthy shop! Well, you can’t literally take the store out on the ocean and expect it to float or anything like that, but Huck Finn is one of the best go-to locations for anything related to the sea. It also happens to be Princeton Seafood’s next door neighbor and I always make a [...]
Randy Haake, Fish Market manager
Meet my buddy Randy Haake, Fish Market manager at Princeton Seafood Co. Randy Haake often has a lot of local fish to offer. There’s halibut, petrale sole, flounder and various types of rock cod and lingcod. Today I asked him about what’s fresh in the market and how one can go about finding the freshest fish for a perfect seafood [...]