October has, thus far, been a whirlwind of activity in Duluth and the DeWitt-Seitz Marketplace. The first three weeks of the month held several conventions and conferences—including the Catalyst Content Festival and Duluth's first-ever cosplay/comic-convention, DuluCon—which brought new and enthusiastic crowds of out-of-towners to our deli each week.
This week we got our reprieve. The lunch rushes were slower, and there was an abundance of time to deep clean the deli.
A cookbook photo shoot.
Smoked fish was on the menu at this shoot, which included smoked salmon and whitefish, green curry lake trout, lake trout chowder, king salmon candy confit, several smoked fish spreads, and more, beautifully plated on colorful kids plates.
You may already be familiar with our photographic style through our various social media platforms, our blog, and our catalog, but we still have a few tricks up our sleeves, and we're excited for you to see them.
Who'd have guessed(?)—inclement weather.
Goodbye, Lakewalk
It's roughly that time of year, when Canal Park, and furthermore the DeWitt-Seitz Marketplace, locks horns once again with the Big Lake. Canal Park all but closed down, any attempts to repair the destroyed Lakewalk were undone, and a handful of our staff, alongside the ever hardworking Oneida crew, fought the ceaseless tide in our basement with brooms and squeegies.
After last year's flooding, we took a long, hard look at our drainage systems, and last year's long, hard look paid off, as the drains in our kitchen put in work as well. One day, Nature will reclaim it all, but until then, we're grateful for the folks in the trenches.
The Early Bird Sale began on our website.
October 24th through November 14th, you'll receive 15% off every cart before shipping costs are applied. Yes, that is 15% off of virtually everything we sell online, all for the low, low cost of typing earlybird19into the coupon code box. The offer cannot be combined with other coupons, but the code is reusable for the duration of the sale.
Patricia made smoked molasses cookies!
Since she began working with us, Patricia has been talking about making smoked molasses cookies, and it has finally come to fruition. After one very controversialbatch, which some deemed delicious, and others far too smoky—it broke your blogger's heart to criticize Patricia's work for the first time—she has locked in that perfect balance of rich sweetness and smokiness in her latest batch. They're available in our deli for $2 per cookie, and are an option for your box lunches.
When she's not hard at work supplying all of our cookies—chocolate chip, ginger, coconut macaroons, carrot cake & cream cheese sandwiches, and now smoked molasses—Patricia still knocks out just shy of a dozen pasties each week, toasty cheddar crackers, and the occasional experiment. What a gem!
We held it down at Duluth Pack's Ladies Night.
Flo prepared a grip of All-Season fillet platters for the 6th Annual Ladies Night event, and Jacob covered the event, which featured Wild State Cider, a raffle, and plenty of interaction with locals who had somehow never known our deli was right next door. All-in-all, Jacob deemed it one heck of a party and a success for our business.
In conclusion if you have been holding out on a trip to NWS because of the long lines and chaos, there's no time like the present to stop in. Things should be calm until mid-November, when the holiday fun starts. This is also the last weekend to try the G.O.A.T., our first smoked andouille sandwich, and final 2019 Sandwich Lab special, which leaves our menu November 1st.