He used to be part owner of Abbicci restaurant in Yatrmouthport, and has been a chef at other Cape restaurants, including High Brewster. New outdoor cafe planned Also in the kitchen is Lori Cansdale, who used to own Lori's, a restaurant in Wellfleet. Now she manages the pantry at Penguins. She makes the soups and chowders. She also makes the nifty risotto croquettes that look like mushrooms.
Gold still manages to stay busy in the kitchen.
Mornings, before the staff arrives, he'll cut the meat and fish, and maybe start the stocks. Gold's wife, Portia, has run the business with him for the past 18 years. Besides taking care of the business side of things, Gold says she's the one who designed the d cor. And she does the flower arranging. He acknowledges that it can sometimes be a strain to be married and work together, too.