Provincetown Review

Cape Cod Scenic Sightseeing Tours to Provincetown

Robert — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:38:00 +0000

Our Sightseeing Tours travel to Provincetown two days a week. We visit all the great scenic areas along the way. The Cape Cod National Seashore is a big part of our tour from Eastham to Provincetown all the visitors enjoy the sand dunes and the wild atlantic ocean. We drive along Commercial St. to take a quick look at all the unique shops and galleries . We have a nice pinic lunch at the West End on Cape Cod Bay. Then it is free time in Provincetown Shopping,Galleries, Art’s Dune Tours, Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum. We have lots of fun! www.capecodscenictours.com

Benchmark Inn Luxury

Robert — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:39:53 +0000

The Benchmark Inn is an awesome luxury inn. The rooms are very well maintained and clean. Breakfast is provided to guests and includes an assortment of yummy treats. The common rooms are full of interesting art, books and movies and are a perfect place to meet other guests and the friendly inn staff. Snacks and assistance with dinner reservations are also provided. The Benchmark consists of two very homier houses. There is also parking. This inn cators and has a good mix of gay, straight, bisexual, transgendered and lesbian guests. When staying at the Benchmark you are treated like a friend and it is impossible to feel uneasy in this wonderful environment.

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Robert — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:38:52 +0000

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I dream of gelato Provincetown

Robert — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:05:00 +0000

The summer has faded fast and the nights are getting cold. Provincetown has really quieted down so I have cut back from 24 to 20 flavors in the dipping cabinet to make sure everything is really fresh. I’ve also introduced new fall flavors and new hot drink items to the menu. People don’t seem to want the fruity flavors as much when it is cold, so now there are much fuller flavors in the case. Fabbri’s New York Style Cheesecake made a great hit. The selection of varigates is amazing. Amarenna Cherry, Blueberry, Raspberry Top Sauce, My personal favorite is the new Coco and Hazlenut. I think it is better than Nutella, I varigate lots of flavors with it and customers LOVE IT! It is also one of our sundae toppings and it gets ordered more than hot fudge.

Other fall flavors make use of the Vanilla Delipaste. Add fresh ground cinnamon to the base before freezing to make a great ‘Cinnamon Vanilla.’ ‘Kahlua Vanilla’ is always popular. I know all bases are different, but here is my recipe

3L base 290g Fabbri Vanilla Delipaste 1cup Kahlua

Coffee flavors are popular and easy to come up with. I use the Moka paste, always 100g/L. Coffee can be varigated with chocolate sauces, stracciatella, chocolate covered espresso beans, even dulce de leche to make a ‘Cafe de Leche.’ The Caramel paste and Moka paste make a wonderful ‘Caramel Coffee’. The recipe for Caramel Coffee is 3L base 230g Fabbri Caramel Delipaste & 185g Fabbri Moka Delipaste. Traditional nut flavors like pistacchio and hazlenut are always popular but the fall weather is when you can really be creative with the nutties. I tried for a while to sell plain nut flavors like marron glace (chestnut) and mandorla tostada (toasted almond). They didn’t move too much. Even though the taste was excellent and it was a unique flavor, it wasnt enough to get people intrested. I wondered what I could do to help them out and then…the most brilliant idea ever! What does everyone love? NUTELLA. ™ I swirled it in and low and behold chestnut with nutella swirl was born. Works just as well with toasted almond or any other nut flavor. People love swirls and the exoticness of the flavor makes them want to taste it. Once they taste it…you know they are going to want it! Customers are always enthralled by our chocolate selection. I Dream of Gelato uses Fabbri coco powder that comes in convenient 1kilo bags. I have tried many brands of coco powders and this makes the best and richest tasting plain chocolate flavor. No funny aftertaste or texture. It also blends wonderfully with anything you may be adding to it to create other flavors..such as, fruity flavored Delipastes, mint delipaste or any varigate you can think of. I also make our signature hot chocolate with this coco, but more about that later. I usually make chocolate in big batches and that way it is easy to make many flavors all at once. As the gelato is extracting, add peanut butter, fudge sauce, oreos, chocolate chips, vanilla sauce, nuts, any of the Top Sauces…the possibilities are endless.As I am adding the coco powder to the base, I taste it to make sure it tastes like the best chocolate milk I have ever drank. It should look dark and rich but you should still taste it to make sure, and add more coco powder if necessary. When it tastes perfect as a liquid, it will taste great frozen. Plain chocolate should still be a dream flavor and Fabbri coco powder does the job. In the summer I make a lot of chocolate fruit combos using the fruit Delipastes but this time of year I make chocolate flavors like ‘Irish Mocha Mint’ made with mint Delipaste and Irish Creme Mixycafe. ‘Chocolate Coconut’ is made with Coconut Mixybar. Add one cup Mixybar to 3L base/coco. ‘Chocolate Ameretto’ is another simple Mixycafe flavor. I know you are probably wondering why I use the Mixycafe instead of the Delipaste. The Mixycafe gives the gelato a different texture. Richer and smoother. Because the Mixy is more sugary than the Delipaste, it gives it a more creamier feel. Like I have said before, expirement. When making a flavor, and tasting it, make sure you can taste all the flavors strong in its liquid form or you will never taste it when it is frozen. Now that the evening temperatures are dipping low, hot chocolate is what’s on people’s mind. They always come in and ask what the Italian Hot chocolate is. I point to our wonderful machine and say “It is the thickest and richest hot chocolate ever. It is like drinking a melted chcoclate bar. We make that from scratch as well. We serve it two ways. Straight up in a little espresso glass or in a bigger cup with steamed milk added to thin it out a bit.”

Once they taste it, they say how much they love it! The Fabbri Coco Powder is so versatile, it makes the most fabulous Italian style hot chocolate. I’m talking the thick rich cocoa that is becoming all the rage. Right now there are a lot of manufactureres of instant powdered hot chocolate. Add milk and heat. I know I keep saying this but I have tasted lots of them. At the gelato expo in Italy there is a section of hot chocolate displays and of course you can sample, and of course I did. I thought my hot chocolate was better than any of them. Seriously. Making hot chocolate is not difficult or time consuming. You can customize it to make it as thick or chocolatey as you like. We added some Mixycafe to the hot coco this season to create some unique tastes. It was almost like making a hot chocolate latte with a flavor shot. Fill a cup with a couple of inches of coco, add a flavor shot then stir together. Pour in steamed milk and stir the entire time. Ameretto and Amerena Cherry were the two most popular flavors. Speaking of flavor shots, this season we added the Sugarfree Raspberry and Sugarfree Vanilla Mixycafe. Once we had new signage made that featured these flavors, we had a lot of requests for them. I think there is a big sugarfree market out there. People seemed very happy with their coffees saying there “were no funny aftertastes.” These flavors can also be added to sparkling water to make Italian Sodas.Another new item this year was the hot chocolate affogato. Instead of drowning the gelato in espresso….drown it in your rich and thick homemade hot coco. If you don’t sell all your coco, don’t worry. Drain it out into cups and put into the fridge. It will stay for a while there. Now you can use it to make up a flavor with a chocolate swirl. This season I have continued to learn and grow and that made this the easiest season so far. Knowledge of the product and an improved gelato production schedule made for an easier work environment mentally and physically. I really enjoyed working with all the new Fabbri flavors this year and am looking forward to next years treats. I am not sure if I will be attending next years Italian gelato expo, but i sure hope so! I Dream of Gelato will be closing for the year on October 19th. I want to thank everyone who came to our store just once or every single day. It made me feel great to receive all your compliments. Have a wonderful winter and we will see you in the spring.

Michelle Jaffe

http://www.idreamofgelato.com

Arts Dune Tours

Robert — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:53:40 +0000

Imagine dunes stretching as far as you can see with wispy beach grass, dark green pine trees and deep red beach plums nestled in hollows which are brought together by a silhouette of blue sky. You will travel along the shoreline where your guide points out the “dune shacks” where famous artists and writers like Eugene O’Neill and Harry Kemp became inspired to create their art. You will also pass the remains of the Peaked Hill Life Saving Station and learn how the brave “life savers” enacted their heroic efforts to save the lives of thousands from the doomed shipwrecks! It is such a beautiful tour. You will be amazed. Take a tour of the historic sand dunes on the Provincetown Cape Cod National Seashore protected lands. We offer a wide variety of tours to suit everyone’s needs. Our tours are perfect for people of all ages. Tours depart daily from the center of town. Call or stop by to reserve your next trip. For something a little more special try one of our New England Clambake Dune Tours. This exciting trip combines the beauty of our traditional sunset dune tour with a traditional New England Clam Bake dinner served picnic style. You can’t ask for better scenery than this. Make your Provincetown vacation memories extra special with this delightful look into the natural beauty of the Cape Cod Sand Dunes and the true New England tradition of steamed lobster, clams, corn, and of course Clam Chowder or Portuguese Kale Soup.

Chadingtons of Provincetown

Robert — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:29:19 +0000

Chadington’s of Provincetown, located on Commercial Street in the heart of beautiful Provincetown, Massachusetts is the dream fulfilled of owners and partners Rob Foster and Gerry Ragucci. They opened Chadington’s doors in July 2007 with a mission to assemble and present to you an elegant and eclectic mix of home decor and gifts with a touch of wit and whimsy best described as traditional with a kick. Between them Rob and Gerry have decades of retail and design experience. Together with their friendly and experienced staff they have created an environment that is relaxed, cheerful and visually exciting.and dedicated to the best in customer service. Whether your need is that special gift or the perfect touch for home or entertaining, Chadington’s of Provincetown, Uniquities for the Home is here to serve you.

About our building: originally a Greek Revival ship captain’s house erected circa 1830 on Long Point across the harbor from Provincetown, it was barged across the harbor and set on its current foundations in the middle of the 18th century, one of Provincetown’s famous “ship houses.” At that time it acquired Victorian details such as its lovely lemonade porch and gingerbread fretwork. The house has had many incarnations as a private residence, ship chandlery, Christmas shop, kite store and more. Over the years it had deteriorated. When Rob and Gerry purchased it in 2006, they did a complete restoration and renovation, returning the house to its mid-19th century appearance. Today it is a gracious presence on Commercial Street, set back and fronted by a flagstone courtyard, shaded by a venerable chestnut tree and bordered by an English garden. Stop and visit when you’re in town!

A-House

Robert — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:21:51 +0000

The Atlantic House, also known as the A-House, is Provincetown’s most popular and only year-round dance club. This complex consists of the Little Bar (cruise bar with juke box) - The Macho Bar (Provincetown’s original leather and Levi bar) & the Big Room. The A-House prides itself on presenting only the newest sounds in town. Don’t be surprised if you hear a song here before anywhere else. Famous for our Friday night theme parties, you’ll also have a great time ! Unlike other clubs that try to reflect a big city feel, the A-House Dance Clubretains a true feel of Provincetown. State of the art lighting and sound mixed in with an old nautical feel makes for the perfect experience in this historical fishing village. Resident D.J. and Billboard Magazine reporter David LaSalle embarks on his 25th season as Provincetown’s longest running D.J. playing the most current music and progressive tracks in town one of my personal favorites.

No attitude or pretense here. A bar where everyone is welcome, gay, lesbian, straight, CD, whatever. Stop by and enjoy the experience !

Crown & Anchor Inn Provincetown

Robert — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:51:39 +0000

Relax or Revel in the center of it all! The Crown & Anchor Inn offers the best in accommodations right where the action is! Whether you choose a standard room or upgrade to a fabulous oceanfront suite, you’re sure to enjoy all that The Crown has to offer. Dine in The Central House Restaurant, take in a first class show in The Cabaret, lounge by the heated pool as you enjoy a cocktail or dance the night away in the Paramount Nightclub. With the perfect central location, The Crown & Anchor Inn affords you easy access to all of Provincetown. All room rates are based on double occupancy. The hotel is open weekends only during the winter months. Specific times of the season require minimum stay requirements. Additional guests are welcome at $25 per person. The Crown is strict on non-smoking inside all rooms and allow smoking outdoors, including balconies. Overnight parking is not provided and we recommend the use of municipal parking lots or taking the passenger ferry from Boston (Crown & Anchor is a very short walk from the ferry). Crown & Anchor is an entertainment complex and many rooms are directly above the nightclubs which close at 1 a.m what can be loud but then again who will stay in the room if you have some of the best entertainment of Provincetown right there. On another note The Crown and Anchor staff is just wonderful and very courteous. The view of the Provincetown Harbor is breath taking.