At the End of Ceres Street: A Chef's Salute to Portsmouth, New Hampshire

by James Haller Chef

Overview

Over fifty years ago, chef and author James Haller found his way to Portsmouth, NH. The charm of this small seaport town and its inhabitants grew into an affection tender and wise, which Haller celebrates in this love letter to the city and to the remarkable individuals he had the good fortune to come to know.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781938394706
Publisher:	Great Life Press
Publication date:	12/21/2021
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Internationally acclaimed master chef, author, and presenter James Haller has written numerous articles, books, and personal stories about his journey to becoming an award-winning master chef. He was the executive chef, founder, and owner of the Blue Strawbery restaurant in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Haller is the author of four cookbooks and two nonfiction books. At the End of Ceres Street, his salute to Portsmouth, New Hampshire is his third. Chef Haller received the Granite State Award for Outstanding Public Service in 2000, and The Canadian Robert Pope Wellness Award for What to Eat When You Don’t Feel Like Eating. Haller has been a Seacoast Hospice board member and volunteer and also taught classes for the Association for the Blind, teaching unsighted people how to cook. Since then, he has often been invited as a guest chef at restaurants in Portsmouth.

Table of Contents

Foreword xiii

Introduction xv

Prologue xix

*Portsmouth Pie xx

The Arrival 1

*Uncle Snug … when something is everything to you 4

The Dodges 7

Ceres Street 11

The Rockingham Hotel 17

*French Dressing Blue Strawbery 20

The Artist 23

*Transcendental Cream Soup 26

Theatre by the Sea 29

Paul's Market and Sher's Bakery 31

*Apples and Turnips Huggins 33

Becoming a Chef 35

The Hare Krishnas 39

Moe's 41

Ceres Bakery 43

Marconi's Blue Fin 45

*Sour Cream and Coffee Brandy Sauce 46

The Harbor Sandwich Shop 47

Wally Beever's 51

*Breast of Duck in a Crème de Cassis Sauce 52

A Stained Glass Studio 53

The End Crowns All 55

Bow Sprit Antiques and the Modern Launderette 61

*Five-Minute Breast of Chicken 64

Pontine 67

Clarence's Chowder House 71

*The Sweet Potato Frappe 78

Angelina 83

Act One 85

Tony's Hideaway 89

Ace 91

G. Willikers! 93

Cafe Brioche 95

Jarvis's 99

The Homeless Man 101

Telephone Reservations 103

Serving Royalty 105

210 107

*Polish Doughnuts 109

Re:Ports 111

The Rosa 113

Atlantic Video 115

Macro Polo and Balancing Point 117

The Comfort Station 119

My Cousin Lech 121

The Victory Spa 123

Galaktoboureko 125

Newberry's Five and Dime 129

*Lobster and Havarti Cognac Cream Sauce 130

Simpson's 133

A Penny Apiece 135

Peavey's Hardware 137

*Carrot and Saffron Cream Soup 138

The Return 139

Epilogue 143

About the Author 145