VIDEOGRAPHER JILLIAN MORRIS

Jillian Morris is a professional videographer and marine biologist.  Morris and her husband run Oceanicallstars.  Their goal is to promote shark conservation and raise environmental awareness through video, photo, consultancy and design.

Morris has filmed for BBC, National Geographic, Discovery, ESPN and Animal Planet's Whale Wars.

For more information on Oceanicallstars click here:  OCEANICALLSTARS

 

LOCAL CHEFS TO COMPETE IN BOOTHBAY HARBOR'S CLAW DOWN

Chefs from 18 different restaurants will compete for the title of best lobster bite in the 1st annual Claw Down competition, sponsored by the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce.  The event will take place on September 19 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House. Attendees will get to enjoy all of the savory lobster bites and vote on the People's Choice Award.  Tickets are $35.00.

For more information on the Claw Down click here:  CLAW DOWN

Stephen Richards is the chef at Fisherman's Wharf, one of the restaurants taking part in Claw Down.  A printable version of his recipe for Maine Lobster and Crispy Yukon Potato Napoleon can be found on the 207 Kitchen section of WCSH6.com.

For more information on Fisherman's Wharf click here:  FISHERMAN'S WHARF

 

MAINE LOBSTER AND CRISPY YUKON POTATO NAPOLEON
Layered with hand picked local mushrooms and fresh herb cream

Ingredients:
½ medium sized Yukon potato (shredded)
3 oz sliced mushrooms (your choice)
1 tbl chopped fresh herbs (basil, dill and chive)
pinch of salt and pepper
1 tbl olive oil
1/3 c heavy cream
meat from a 1 lb soft shell lobster
1 tbl whole butter
1 tsp fresh chopped garlic
1 tbl dry vermouth

Instructions:

For the Latkes:
Heat oil in saute pan until oil begins to smoke
Form latkes out of shredded potato and place in pan in hot oil
Cook latkes on each side on high heat for about 2 minutes or until crispy
sprinkle with salt and fresh cracked black pepper and set on paper towel to drain

For the sauce:
Heat oil in saute pan until oil begins to smoke
Place mushrooms in hot oil and let sit without shaking for 1 minute
Flip mushrooms and drain oil
deglaze with vermouth and add cream. Reduce by ¼
Turn down to low and add lobster meat, garlic and fresh herbs
Simmer for another 1 minute and finish by whirling in whole butter

To plate:
Place one potato latke on plate crispy side up
Cover with ½ of mushroom lobster sauce
place the other latke on top and cover with sauce again
garnish with fresh chives, basil and lobster head(optional)

 

FALL TV SEASON SOCIAL MEDIA BUZZ

The new television season is now underway. Networks will be rolling out new shows throughout the month of September.

Some of the NBC shows getting buzz on social media sites this season are The New Normal, Go On and Revolution.

For more information on The New Normal click here: THE NEW NORMAL

For more information on Go On click here: GO ON

For more information on Revolution click here: REVOLUTION

You can watch online previews of NBC's new shows on WCSH6.com and our facebook page, facebook.com/wcsh6

NBC has also launched a new app which allows you to take your favorite NBC shows on the go. You can stay connected with full episodes, photo galleries and recaps of the latest episodes.

For more information on the app click here: NBC APP

Another cool app for movies, TV and sports is Get Glue. For more information click here: GET GLUE

 

FOUND MAGAZINE'S 10th ANNIVERSARY TOUR COMES TO PORTLAND

Davy and Peter Rothbart are celebrating FOUND Magazine's 10th anniversary with a cross-country tour that will come to SPACE Gallery in Portland on Friday, September 14th at 8:00 PM.   Admission is $7 at the door.

For the past decade, the FOUND team has collected and published anything that gives a glimpse into someone else's life - love letters, birthday cards, to-do lists, even poetry on napkins. 

For more information on FOUND Magazine click here:  FOUND MAGAZINIE

For more information on SPACE Gallery click here:  SPACE GALLERY