JENNIFER: WELCOME BACK.
IT'S TIME FOR SUNDAY BRUNCH.
JOINING US THIS MORNING, CULINARY DIRECTOR OF THE WAL RUSS OYSTER AND ALE HOUSE, BEN NICHOLS.
THANKS FOR COMING IN.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING US.
JENNIFER: YOU HAVE AN AWESOME SETUP.
TELL US WHAT YOU'RE COOKING.
>> RIGHT NOW, I'M PREPARING OUR MARYLAND'S BEST LOBSTER ROLL.
IT'S SUPER SIMPLE.
WE'RE ACTUALLY OFFERING A TAKE-HOME KIT WHERE YOU CAN DO THIS AT HOME.
IT'S SUPER SIMPLE.
ALL YOU DO IS HEAT UP THIS BUTTER SAUCE THAT WE HAVE HERE FOR YOU WITH THE LOBSTER MEAT.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND JUST STUFF THIS INSIDE OF OUR BUN, AND ITS PRETTY MUCH AS SIMPLE AS THAT.
JENNIFER: IT'S LOBSTER, BUTTER, AND AWAY YOU GO.
>> FINISH IT WITH A LITTLE CHIVES AND A LITTLE LEMON.
JENNIFER: GOOD USE OF THE COLEMAN STOVE OUT THERE, BY THE WAY, ESPECIALLY WITH IT BEING AS WINDY AS IT IS THIS MORNING AND CHILLY.
>> THANK YOU.
JENNIFER: ARE YOU SERVING THOSE WITH BEER CHIPS?
WHAT ARE THEY >> THESE ARE SEA SALT AND SPICED CHIPS.
JENNIFER: THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
WHERE ARE YOU LOCATED?
>> IN THE MALL IN COLUMBIA ON RESTAURANT ROW.
>> THAT'S CONVENIENT, ESPECIALLY WITH MALLS BEING ABLE TO OAK NEXT WEEKEND.
HOW ARE YOU DOING SO FAR?
IS THIS YOUR FIRST CHANCE TO GET OPEN?
>> YEAH, SO WE'VE BEEN OPEN SINCE THE START OF THE QUARANTINE DOING TAKEOUT.
NOW WE HAVE THE PATIO OPEN.
THE RESPONSE FROM THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN GREAT.
SUPPORTIVE ALL THROUGH THE WAY, COMING DOWN, GETTING THE LOBSTER ROLL.
SINCE THE RECEPTION HAS BEEN SO WELL WITH THE TAKEOUT, WE'RE OFFERING THE TAKE-HOME KIT TO PREPARE AT HOME.
WE'RE OFFERING A FATHER'S DAY PACKAGE THAT YOU TAKE HOME AND GRILL YOURSELF THAT INCLUDES A LOBSTER ROLL.
>> TALK ABOUT THE TAKE-HOME KIT.
>> S EVERYTHING IS INCLUDE.
IT INCLUDES A STEAK, 12-OUNCE RIB EYE OR CEDAR PLANK SALMON.
YOU TAKE IT HOME, GRILL IT, HEAT IT IN THE OVEN, SAUTE IT.
SIMPLE AND YOU CAN DO IT IN 30 MINUTES AND HAVE RESTAURANT QUALITY FOOD.
JENNIFER: SOUNDS GREAT.
ARE YOU ABLE TO GIVE US A PRICE?
>> IT RANGES FROM 35 TO 40 BUCKS, DEPENDING ON THE KIT.
BUT IT'S AFFORDABLE PER PERSON.
>> EVERYBODY IS SO MESSED UP IN TERMS OF DAYS RIGHT NOW.
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER, NEXT SUNDAY IS FATHER'S DAY.
ARE YOU ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO MAKE RESERVATIONS RIGHT NOW?
>> YES.
SO OUR PATIO IS OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
IF YOU WANT TO COME DOWN, YOU'RE WELCOME TO WALK IN.
OTHERWISE, RECOMMENDATIONS ARE RECOMMENDED.
JENNIFER: TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOINGERS? OF CORONAVIRUS SAFETY.
GETTING READ USED TO MASKS AND SERVING IS A WHOLE NEW WORLD.
>> WE HAD TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND DIVE INTO OUR SAFETY PRACTICES AND INCREASE OUR SAFETY AND SANITATION AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY SAFE, AS WELL AS OUR
GUESTS.
>> WE'RE LOOKING RIGHT THERE THERE AT THE HUGE PILE OF LOBSTER.
TALK ABOUT OTHER THINGS ON YOUR MENU.
>> WE OBVIOUSLY OFFER A LOT OF DIFFERENT LOBSTER VARIATIONS BETWEEN OUR LOBSTER COB SALAD.
OFFER WHOLE COLD LOBSTERS, WE'RE AN OYSTER HOUSE SO WE OFFER TEN DIFFERENT OYSTERS.
WE OFFER DIFFERENT SEAFO PLATTERS.
WE ALSO OFFER GREAT CHICKEN OR BURGERS, DIFFERENT BASKETS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO WE HAVE A GOOD RANGE OF OPTIONS.
REALLY GREAT KIDS MENU.
IT'S FIVE BUCKS AND UNDER FOR KIDS.
SO IT'S SUPER AFFORDABLE, SUPER FAMILY FRIENDLY.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY, AND WE ALWAYS USE GREAT QUALITY FOOD.
JENNIFER: AND YOU'RE AN ALE HOUSE TOO.
>> YES, SO WE HAVE A VERY WIDE BEER SELECTION ON TAP OR GRE COCKTAIL PROGRAM.
PUNCHES AND SLUSHES.
WE HAVE A WIDE EXPANSE OF LIQUOR, BEVERAGE MENU AS WELL.
JENNIFER: SOUNDS GOOD, BEN NICHOLS, THANKS FOR JOINING US.