Rare Orange Lobster is Saved from becoming dinner
We have all seen the rare blue lobster but recently the folks at Red Lobster found a one in 30 million Orange Lobster. The good news is, they didn’t serve it up as part of someone’s lobster dinner. Instead, the head chef at the Red Lobster in Hollywood, Florida saved it and called the folks at the Ripley’s Aquarium in Myrtle Beach, SC and asked if they wanted it. Luckily, they did and have even named it Cheddar
Here’s what the folks at Red Lobster said when they found it.
Employees at the restaurant immediately noticed the beautiful, bright orange color of the lobster, and they went on a mission to rescue the unique crustacean.
The Red Lobster and Ripley’s Aquarium teams affectionately named the orange lobster Cheddar in a nod to the restaurant’s beloved Cheddar Bay Biscuits®. Cheddar will be forever protected in the safety of her new habitat at Ripley’s. Orange lobsters like Cheddar are extremely rare – one-in-30 million – because their bright, unusual coloring makes them very attractive to predators.
“Sometimes ordinary miracles happen, and Cheddar is one of them,” said Mario Roque, a manager at Red Lobster who led the rescue of Cheddar.“ A group of incredible people helped us make this possible. We are so honored to have been able to save Cheddar and find her a good home.”
My daughter and son in law live in Myrtle Beach, so I will have to go see Cheddar when I go down to visit them! Long live Cheddar the Orange Lobster!
Here are the folks from Ripley’s picking up Cheddar!
Here are some great places around New England to actually EAT some lobster!
