#Tampa clawfish series

Bilyeu said heвЂ™s seen a growing interest in both the crawfish he sells by the pound as well as in larger catered events, where sometimes hundreds of people show up and he can easily go through a thousand-plus pounds in a day. Like Parsons, Bilyeu grew up in Louisiana and sources his crawfish from New Orleans. Parsons sources his from a seafood provider in New Orleans and flies the live crawfish out in large sacks, which are then stored in refrigerated cooling bins at the Southwest Airlines terminal until he picks them up the next day.Д®ven though theyвЂ™re not native to Florida, crawfish boils in the Tampa Bay area are increasing in popularity, said David Bilyeu, who runs the Louisiana-inspired restaurant and catering company Bayou Market and Cafe in St. farmed and wild crawfish comes from Louisiana they are found in swamps, canals, irrigation ditches and wetlands, as well as farmed in rice paddies. Part of what makes live crawfish boils harder to come by in the Tampa Bay area is that sourcing the crustaceans can be costly and time-consuming. Parsons says diners have been a mix of crawfish connoisseurs and first-timers. ThereвЂ™s nothing like standing around a long table shoulder to shoulder with friends and strangers, digging in with bare hands and making a complete and glorious mess of ourselves.Д¬hef Rick 'Ricky P' Parsons hosts a crawfish boil the third Tuesday of every month at the Big Catch at Salt Creek in St. More importantly, crawfish boils are all about community and tradition. They are a harbinger of better times ahead - festivals, graduation parties and outdoor gatherings - before we all scramble back indoors to our cold drinks and air conditioning. In New Orleans, crawfish boils are ubiquitous this time of year - they mark the start of spring and taper off when hotter days begin knocking on our door. Out tumble fat links of smoky andouille sausage, plump potatoes, bright yellow ears of corn and - oh, IвЂ™m hungry. Someone hoists a large pot to the table and pours out a jumble of bright red crawfish glistening in boiling spices. Petersburg neighborhood and almost immediately IвЂ™m transported back to Louisiana, standing in front of a table covered in newspaper clippings. IвЂ™ll pass by a block dotted with the fragrant bush in my St.

PETERSBURG - The smell of jasmine always reminds me of crawfish season. W/L Splits: 52-29 at home, 45-30 on the road, 45-39 against teams over.

#Tampa clawfish series

Last 10 Games: 7-3 Record, 1 Series Sweep, 1 Series Win, 1 Series Split, +22 Run Differential (48 Scored, 26 Allowed) Even though the sweep in Oakland sucked, seeing a clinch happen in front of a home crowd would be pretty nice at this point. Look for the Astros to try and wake the bats up as they hope to put the division to bed at home.

The pitching has also been phenomenal for Tampa during that stretch, and has allowed just 2.6 runs per game in their last 10 matches. On top of even that, the Rays have been on a roll lately, going 5-1 in their last two series, including some convincing wins over the Blue Jays. Not only that, but they have done it while employing their usual brand of smart, crafty baseball done both well and on the cheap. Now theyвЂ™ll face the ALвЂ™s best record in the form of the Rays, who have already punched their ticket as the AL EastвЂ™s October representative. Houston has been spinning its wheels ever since the Angels took the final game of the four game series in Anaheim last week, leaving the magic number lingering at a tantalizing two or three. Cliffs notes version is that this is both a more and less critical series than Astros fans would have liked. Due to life doing what life does best and getting in the way of baseball, I donвЂ™t have time for a proper preview this week.