Ben Sargent, expert fisherman and obsessed seafoodie, sets out on the ultimate coastal road trip from Brooklyn to Maine to show us the best clam shacks, lobster pounds, and chowder pots serving up the freshest seafood in New England. He'll join up with expert local fisherman who show him how they battle the elements to bring in the catch of the day, and he'll follow that catch straight through to the best seaside kitchens.
(Source: The Cooking Channel)
Episode Info
Ben is in the gateway to the Bahamas, Bimini, where he meets Ansil Saunders, a bonefishing icon, who has guided Martin Luther King Jr. and met Queen Elizabeth II. On HLD, Ben and Ansil will try to catch and release a bonefish for sport, and procure a mangrove snapper off the flats for dinner. Bimini Big Game Club Chef, Alvarez Bastian, cooks up some pineapple-encrusted snapper. Ben then goes for lobster with a local diver, Jackie Rolle, before the harvest is brought to local restaurateur Fabian Stuart of Conch and Lobster Shack, where Ben will sample the best lobster salad on the island.