Chef Omar Jones of Whitebones Seafood Restaurant fries some calamari for sampling.Yahneake Sterling, Staff Reporter
It was a grand seafood affair on Saturday, March 31, as Whitehouse Seafood whetted the palates of their customers with delectable dishes at the grand opening of its Dunrobin Avenue location.
In operation since 2001, the opening featured a variety of seafood dishes prepared by leading restaurateurs, Whitebones, So So Seafood, Star Apples and Heather Little-White and Associates.
Proprietor Ainsley Lowe received compliments from businessman and friend Oswald Harding who said, "They (Whitehouse Seafood) have good products, competitive prices and a polite staff."
Both Mr. Lowe and Ruby Martin, chairman of the Maxfield Park Children's Home cut the ribbon to officially open the doors to the establishment.
The event featured great music and delicious samples of seafood.
Heather Little-White and Associates offered samples of Mac and Cheese Fish Pie and Spicy Shrimp Saut.
Nutritional value
Spicy Shrimp Saut
Asked why add fish to Mac and Cheese, Ms. Little-White said, "It's a way of using regular Mac and Cheese to encourage children to eat fish ... they have the benefit of the nutritional value of the fish."
"Whoa this is spicy and delicious," one customer was heard saying of some spicy shrimp she sampled from White Bones.
Chefs Omar Jones and Wayne Williams had fun preparing a variety of seafood including spicy shrimp, pilento, calamari, conch, and roasted fish.
Seafood specialist So So Seafood was not to be outdone, and they too offered scrumptious samples of roasted and fried fish.
As for Star Apples, it was their famed saltfish fritters that tantalised the taste buds of customers. The only problem was that chef Natalie Smith could not prepare them fast enough as after each batch was finished, they were gone as customers lined up waiting for more.
Chef Natalie Smith fries a batch of delicious saltfish fritters at Whitehouse Seafood's grand opening on March 31. - photos by Yahneake Sterling/Staff Reporter
