Blog – Page 4 – Luke's Lobster

February 23, 2021 Monkfish, the Poor Man's Lobster

Monkfish isn’t winning any beauty contest as far as its appearance goes, but when it comes to versatility and sustainability, it’s right up there ...

February 1, 2021 The African and African American Influence on American Seafood

By: Michael Twitty, culinary historian and author of, The Cooking Gene The American relationship with shellfish would not be the same without the ...

January 18, 2021 How Healthy is Seafood?

Did you know the FDA recommends that adults eat two to three full servings of seafood a week? Most people clearly don’t--80% of Americans are not ...

January 15, 2021 Crab Season is Here!

For decades, Jonah crab was one of New England's best kept secrets. Jonah crab was essentially considered a bycatch; local shops along the coast ...

January 6, 2021 A Few of Our Favorite Things: B Corps and Non-profits

Photo Courtesy of Bigelow Laboratory As we begin the new year with ambitious goals for our collaboration with the Island Institute, we’re reminded...

December 31, 2020 Looking Back on 2020 & Looking Forward to 2021

By co-founder, Ben Conniff 2020 has been a tough year. The pandemic has taken a stunning toll, in loss of life as well as on businesses, families,...

December 22, 2020 A Few of Our Favorite Things: Winter Reads

Isle au Haut Lighthouse With the pre-holiday frenzy behind (most) of us we wanted to share a few of our favorite books, curated by both Luke's and...

December 15, 2020 A Few Of Our Favorite Things: Artists and Makers

Photo courtesy of Archipelago As part of our collaborative series with the Island Institute, we're celebrating some of our favorite things in Mai...

December 8, 2020 A Few Of Our Favorite Things: Gifts Inspired By The Sea

As part of our new collaborative series with the Island Institute, we wanted to continue highlighting some of our favorite things about Maine. Thi...

December 1, 2020 A Few of Our Favorite Things: Giving Tuesday Edition

Photo Credit: Ben Martens for MCFA For Giving Tuesday, and in collaboration with our friends at the Island Institute, we are launching "A Few of O...

November 25, 2020 Luke's Flash-Frozen Seafood 101

By Ben Conniff, co-founder Is frozen seafood any good, or should I always eat fresh? Frozen seafood can be just as good as fresh, and in some case...

October 7, 2020 October is National Co-op Month

When most of us think about co-ops, we more than likely think about food co-ops. October is national co-op month (who knew?), and in Maine, in ad...