The Galley

While I watch TV infrequently, I do have to admit that the Bravo channel is one of my guilty pleasures.  Oh the mindless entertainment that is The Real Housewives of New Jersey or Kathy Griffin My Life on the D-List.  Tonight I can watch under the guise of professional development because Top Chef begins it’s [...]

Happy Earth Day!  We are feeling very green over here because we went & saw Avatar.  All joking aside sometimes it’s hard to figure out if the enviromental/eco-concious movement is for real or if people/companies are doing it because it’s trendy.  What is credible & what’s fashionable?
I think every little bit helps & people can [...]

Two weeks ago was Newport Restaurant Week and last week we had Part 1 of our reviews.  Check back to read our thoughts on Tallulah on Thames and the Windward Restaurant at the Hyatt.
Newport Restaurant Week happens twice a year in the Spring and Fall during the off-season.  It pulls in a local crowd.  We’ll [...]

Last week was Restaurant Week in Newport.  This is increasing popular off-season celebration of food includes restaurants in Jamestown, Portsmouth, Bristol and Tiverton along with Newport.  Restaurants offer special three course prix fixe menus for lunch and dinner  - you can also order from the regular menu.  The special menu prices are set at $16 [...]

Yesterday I drove up to Boston for the New England Food Show braving a fierce Nor’Easter.  I’ll do anything to track down the latest & greatest for the chefs who work with The Captain’s Concierge.  This show is similar to the one I attended a few weeks ago in New York.  The International Boston Seafood [...]

The app developers and Apple definitely have Captains in mind - there is even a category in the app store called navigation. We haven’t been able to test these apps onboard as it’s been a bit chilly for yachting in Newport this winter.  If you’ve tried them out, please let us know your opinion.

Navionics Marine:  [...]

Coolio, a late 90’s rapper better known for wacky his hair styles, has come out with a cookbook, Cooking with Coolio: 5 Star Meals at a One Star Price.   It covers his creation of the latest food trend - Ghetto Gourmet.  Based on his videos of cooking demos, it has recipes for Blasian (black Asian) [...]

The days of lugging your cookbooks onboard under the disapproving gaze of the Captain and mumblings from the crew about where you were stowing them are over.  There are several technological breakthroughs that have lightened your load and increased your knowledge base.
If you have an iPhone (or iTouch) there are several apps available (i had [...]

The Super Bowl is the championship game of the NFL (National Football League) which plays American style football.  This year the 44th championship is being played in Miami on Sunday, February 7th between the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts.  While your engineer will be tuning in the satellite TV, you can have authentic [...]

This is an exciting week at The Captain’s Concierge as we are staying current on local ingredients with two great happenings.  On Saturday, we stopped by the Providence Wintertime Farmers’ Market which is now held in Pawtucket.  It is great to see how much this market has grown over the past three winters.
Today, we [...]