After more than 40 years in the Stowe dining scene,
Jack Pickett has announced he will launch a new restaurant,
Commodores Inn at 823 South Main Street. Pickett is currently doing a complete renovation and hopes to open in June, he said. The location was formerly the Lighthouse Bar & Grill.
Big Fish will focus on seafood, which Pickett sees as a "gap" in Stowe's restaurant landscape. He plans to share his passion for raw oysters and offer lobster rolls and fried clam rolls, along with fresh fish of all kinds. "I grew up in Massachusetts. I love the ocean," Pickett, 68, said. "When I head to Maine, the first thing I do is go to a clam shack."