07/22/2026
And now for the rest of the story!😁
You correctly identified the two ladies in our last post.
Bev Brown and her sister Carol.
And yes, their superpower is Fish & Chips!
And now, they are OUR SECRET WEAPON! 😎
For 27 years Bev and her husband and many family members, including Carol, operated Brown's Fish & Chips in Listowel.
People drove for miles to get their delicious lightly battered fish and fresh cut fries!
A few years ago Bev retired and closed up shop.
It just so happens that both Bev and Carol live in Clifford now.
They became Clifford Takeout customers and we've gotten to know them a little over the last little while.
So one day while in the midst of attempting to staff the Snack Shack I was delivering a pizza to them and half jokingly asked if they were interested in getting back into the kitchen?
To my amazement...their eyes lit up!
Memories flooded back into their minds.
Fun times, together times, turning customers into friends times.
27 years worth.
The flicker turned into a flame!
Their entire bodies were invigorated.
Then...almost as quickly...rational thought returned.
They were retired. They had other things going on in their lives. They had commitments.
Just before the spark was extinguished I blurted out, "What batter did you use?"
That was it. That's all it took.
We needed them.
They realized they could help.
Maybe, must maybe, their legacy would continue on.
A stream of information began, the flood gates opened and it turned into a river.
Their secret generational batter recipe...
Type of oil,
Oil temperature,
How long to cook,
How many times to turn the fillets,
How to apply the batter,
How to prep the fish before that
And more
They didn't just tell us...as you saw in the picture...they showed us. They came to our location and showed is EXACTLY how to achieve the perfect consistency of the batter.
They gave freely.
(Except for the batter recipe...we had to swear a blood oath under a full moon for that piece of info 😉)
They gave out of the goodness of their hearts.
That's just who they are.
Bev has even unearthed supplies and equipment and delivered them to us!
We spent a month perfecting their techniques.
We wanted to make sure each and every order was exactly the same...cooked to perfection....a light crispy golden batter that complements, not overpowers, the flaky haddock fillet beneath.
The compliments from customers piled up.
Our cooks had mastered it.
We decided to share the inside story.
And now you know the rest of the story.....the Spirit of Brown's Fish & Chips lives on!
