Introducing Henry, our family’s newest lobster enthusiast.

1. New lobster species discovered! Check ‘em out. They’re spiny and they live in Australia.

2. Excellent, un-lame lobster shirt discovery on Etsy.

3. Rush to a TJ Maxx near you. Because of this. RIGHT???!?!

As you may recall, David is an excellent lobster painter. He made this one ^

And he’s been working on another crustacean masterpiece, though it’s not a lobster. I think it’s supposed to be a crab. But I like to think of him as an Octopus, roaming the sandy sea bottom.

Here he is, along with some studio shots.

Paint is really pretty, it turns out.

And this gem turned up on the interwebs somewhere, and I just had to share it. So delightfully odd, no?

Why don’t you write, you lobster!?!

Who knew Los Angeles had a lobster festival? Said festival also has a beautifully designed poster, as you can see.

Did anyone on the West Coast check this out? We’d love to hear a report!

No, the lobster blog is not defunct, we’ve just had a summer devoid of lobsters. Why’s that? Because we’re adding a new member to our clan (surprise!) and lobsters are not great for pregnant people (they have medium levels of mercury, and we don’t want to take any chances).

Also, we got hitched. SO that took up some brain space. But now we’ll be posting more regularly again. Thanks for standing by!

Luke's lobster roll (with a green pen)

Pearl's lobster roll (with a green pen)

1. So Pearl’s roll and Luke’s roll are having a face-off. Who’s gonna win?

2. Red Hook Lobster Pound now has a truck in DC. We are VERY JEALOUS.

3. Can lobsters grow to be 400 pounds? Discuss.

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have a weekend full of crustacean love!

Funny you should ask!

more on this, here.

Yowsers, you take a break from lobsters for a week to switch your focus to Argentinian wine, and your inbox explodes with lobster love!

So let’s make a little list for ourselves to keep it organized.

1. Could lobsters unlock the secrets (and provide a cure) for paralysis? New studies suggest yes.

2. The New York Times’ Diner’s Journal discusses Luke’s Lobster, and its imminent new location:

The new place will be a bit larger, with 20 to 30 seats, and the menu will be a bit longer, adding fried clams and shrimp, French fries, and possibly crab and lobster cakes. They’ll also be selling beer and wine.They’ll probably have the same hours as their location at 93 East Seventh Street (First Avenue), 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays, to midnight on weekends.

This is exciting, but we’re hoping for a Brooklyn location next. The article was also published with this image, one of the best looking lobster roll pictures I’ve seen in quite some time. And that’s really saying something.

photo by Lee Clower

3. No. 7 Sub Shop, on the ground floor of the Ace Hotel, has an IMITATION LOBSTER ROLL, and reports are it’s GOOD. Here’s what’s in it (I will make it bold and red for a special effect):

Pickled Ginger Mayo, Candied Wasabi, Potato Chips

Please, someone try this and get back to us.

4. Old news from Thrillist, but this picture is just too Ali G and insane not to post.

5. Ben Sargent is a media machine.

6. Red Hook Lobster Pound reports it will start its Sifton-approved weekend “lobster feasts” again this Friday (from 6 p.m. till 9 p.m.) and Saturday (4 p.m. till 8 p.m.). $25 gets you a lobster, sides, and access to the lovely roof-deck at Rocky Sullivan’s.

Ayum.

That is all.

From Grubstreet:

As previously reported, the city is currently mulling over potential concessionaires for Brooklyn Bridge Park. The Red Hook Lobster Pound, which already has its claws in the Brooklyn Flea as well as the Flea’s new outpost at Central Park SummerStage, is hoping to roll out a cart, and what a cart! They’ve sent over the design that Suzannah Drake of DLAND Studios conjured up for them, complete with faux lobster tail made from parachute material stretched over aluminum. A little eye candy for you while the city continues to pore over applications.