Here at Fine Lobster we have fun with our favorite crustacean for it isn’t just an excellent source of protein in a delicious meal. The American culture embraces the love of lobster and it shows in many different and imaginative ways.
We enjoy lobster jokes, lobster games, our favorite Friends episode in which Phoebe shared her lobster-love theory, lobster bicycles, lobster reality shows—heck, we even love lobster jewelry.
We keep a close tab on all things lobster and here are a few favorites:
• You might wonder why Paul of Rock Lobster Cycles in Santa Cruz, California, named his custom bicycle frame company after lobster. While he describes mountain biking as, “…pretty much chaotic and random,” he also does the song “Rock Lobster” released in 1979 by the band B-52’s that is the source of his inspiration. However, this man is not only passionate about building custom bike frames for elite professionals and amateurs alike, he’s now selling logo socks that claim, “Almost better than bacon,” and we could not have said it better.
• Nothing is more fun than catching your own live lobster table-side! The Maine Lobster Game company makes and sells lobster tanks with catching mechanisms that diners can actually play to catch their own lobster! These games are a hit for restaurants nation-wide, and Fine Lobster always recommends enjoying freshly cooked live lobster.
• Beginning in August this year, The Discovery Channel launched a reality television show featuring New England’s infamous lobstermen; the men of multi-generational family lobster fishing legacy as they battle the sea, the seasons, and each other to catch lobster. Our favorite part of the Lobster Wars is not only watching the show but playing the online game to test our lobster knowledge! How many points can you score?
• Are you fluent in all things lobster? If not, we recommend brushing up on your vocabulary to know all you can about the crustacean and carry a conversation with the most seasoned lobsterman. To do this, head straight to the source where the professionals go for answers! The Lobsterman’s Page is more than gear suggestions, tidal advice, and lobster glossary–it is the source experts turn to. You can even walk through a day on a lobster boat in snap shot photos to experience lobstering first hand.
• Fans of the old television series Friends might remember one of our favorite Friends moments when the character Phoebe describes her theory on love, and since lobsters fall in love and mate for life each of us has our own lobster. A cute theory, albeit not true, but it this show spurred a Friends lobster mania including t-shirts!
• Finally, if you have not gotten enough lobsters yet, take them with you wherever you may go with lobster jewelry. We recommend adding a lobster saying to your order, such as “Can’t wait to get my claws on you.” The perfect anniversary or Valentine’s Day gift, at least we think so!
