The Black Dog and Douglas family profiled on a scenic video interview by NE Living.
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Black Dog Chef bags big prize at renowned Chilifest! Last Saturday, the CornerFive Surf Company won the 20th MV Big Chili Contest (Professional Division) with chili cooked at the Black Dog Tavern by the Black Dog’s own Executive Chef Billy Hart. Congratulations Billy and C5 Team!

"The retailer of the year is reserved for the truly special retailers," said Jon Hurst, president of RAM, in a press statement released yesterday. "The Black Dog has grown from a family-owned restaurant into a bona fide brand in New England." The retail sector in Massachusetts employs 560,000 residents and has total sales of $90 billion annually.

RAM announced the winners of its 2005 Awards of Excellence at a lunch on Thursday. Capt. Robert S. Douglas of West Tisbury, the founder of The Black Dog, attended the lunch and received the award in person.

This is the eighth year for the Retailers Association of Massachusetts Awards of Excellence. In addition to the category of retailer of the year, awards were given for rookie of the year, creative concepts, best restaurant, community service, visual display, best downtown shopping district, advertising and promotion, e-commerce, and retail hall of fame.

The Retailers Association of Massachusetts is a statewide trade association of 2,500 retailers of all types and sizes. RAM was founded in 1910, and is based in Boston. (This story is courtesy of the MV Times, November 23, 2005.)

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

The Black Dog Tavern Co. was created with a sense of community, a passion for the sea and maritime pursuits, and a thirst for life.

The Black Dog will only sell the best products and serve the finest food in the friendliest environment.

We will maintain our maritime related nautically inspired lifestyle, mirroring the Douglas Family heritage, for our customers.

The Black Dog will maintain these qualitative historical values, while incrementally increasing shareholder worth through innovative marketing channels.