Stonington Sea Products Smoked Salmon Named Best in National Review

David Rosengarten of The Rosengarten Report chooses the 25 best food products he has ever recommended. In the "Best Smoked Salmon" category he has chosen Stonington Sea Products smoked atlantic salmon as the best available. The Rosengarten Report received the James Beard Award in 2003 as the best food and wine newsletter in the country.

(PRWEB) May 19, 2005 -- The Rosengarten Report, a monthly national newsletter to food professionals and enthusiasts, has just issued a rating of the 25 best products it has ever recommended. On this exclusive list as Best Smoked Salmon" is Stonington Sea Products smoked Atlantic salmon. In 2001 Rosengarten wrote that he had tasted close to 100 smoked salmons to find the one." In his May 9, 2005 report he says, WOW! This was even better than three years ago... this is the salmon I would choose today as the best available and is one of the greatest products I have ever brought you."

Stonington Sea Products (SSP) general manager, Richard Penfold, said Stonington Sea Products is proud to receive this honor. We are dedicated to using the best slow smoking techniques with the freshest Bay of Fundy salmon and we are one of the last smokehouses in the USA to use the bench dry cure method. The nations best chefs and gourmands read the Rosengarten Report and this is significant recognition for us."

In its fifth year, SSP was organized to build on the reputation of Stonington Maine seafood and bring employment to the fishing industry of Deer Isle. Its many products are sold in its retail shop and high quality food shops and restaurants. The web site: www.stoningtonseafood.com brings orders from around the country. A growing network of distributors and retailers make SSPs products available throughout the East Coast and Mid-Atlantic regions.

The Rosengarten Report recognition is the latest in a series of accolades SSP has received from food critics since it opened in 2000: the Food Channel has featured Stonington Sea Products on its Food Finds" program; two products won trophies at New Yorks Fancy Food Show in 2003; Food and Wine, Saveur, Bon Appetit and J.W. Apple of the New York Times have reported on its high quality.

Stonington Sea Products has a state-of-the-art production facility and retail shop in Stonington, Maine.

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