cabin cove: an oyster garden + shuck truck
Inspired by their love of Maine, oysters and the ocean, Juliet Totten of Poppies & Posies (see Juliet’s New York home here) and her business partner, Michael Mcallister, took the leap into aquaculture and founded Cabin Cove last winter. The name was inspired by Juliet’s family cabin, and the duo began farming oysters in South Bristol, Maine, right at the mouth of the Damariscotta River. Their operation is still so tiny that they call it a garden rather than a farm, but their unique garden spot — right where the river meets the ocean — produces a spectacularly briny oyster. As the pair began working on their oyster garden, they realized they also wanted a means of bringing their oysters to people that was a little more special than going the traditional distributor route, and the Shuck Truck was born.
Image above: The Cabin Cove Shuck Truck by Oh Darling!
Image above by Oh Darling!
Michael and Juliet searched high and low for an antique trailer that could be converted into the perfect food truck. After months of researching how to remodel a trailer, they came across this 1963 Globetrotter. It had been previously owned by a catering company in Vermont, so much of the conversion work had already been done. The pair tweaked the trailer a bit to make it work for Cabin Cove, and then they hit the road, bringing their Maine oysters to weddings, regattas and wine tastings all over New England. Yum. A field trip to Maine is now on my summer calendar. — Amy Azzarito
Image above: The Cabin Cove oyster garden by Amy Masciola
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Image above by Amy Masciola
Image above by Amy Masciola
Image above by Amy Masciola
Looks wonderful!
oh man, that’s so wonderful! Makes me miss New England even more now. There’s something so sweet about this.
Even though I live in the land of food trailers {Austin, TX} I am supremely jealous right now. This spot/trailer/menu looks positively dreamy. Maybe a visit to Maine is in order…great post, Amy!
This is adorable! I really want to go.
Such a cool idea and implementation of that idea! I love taco trucks, but this takes that concept into a unique and interesting direction.
I grew up on the beach and somehow never got into oysters…
BUT DEAR GOD SOMEONE TELL ME WHERE SHE GOT THOSE SHOES!
The power of what a brain can come up with is fantastic! Love this idea!
Typo in the post title– should be “cabin cove” not “cabin cover,” right? Looks yummy!
@vanessa -good catch! thank you!
oh god. want oysters.
I had their oysters a few weeks ago at a local restaurant that they were visiting! Their oysters and accompanying sauces were delicious, and the trailer is fantastic! Love this company!
Looks pretty tasty!
Just. Perfect. So sweet!
Oh how fabulous would this be parked at an event…cocktail hour out by the fabulous oyster truck…swoon!
Oh Please! Drag yourself to Hancock County next summer!
I went to the Cabin Cove website (http://cabincove.com) and only saw yarn and weavings…(???)
tony
that’s the wrong link- the link in the post goes to cabincoveoysters.com
grace
My mistake. Why not use the correct company name? Since they are Cabin Cove Oysters, why not call them that instead of Cabin Cove? That’s another company…
Looking forward to meeting these folks soon when I’m in Main this summer.
Definitely going to Maine next summer to sample those oysters. What a great idea.
Marty in Sheboygan