History
The first crab party started in 2018, as a way to reconnect with old friends who had travelled away or weren’t able to see each other as regularly as we’d like. It also provided a great environment to discover like-minded new friends from our overlapping social circles and different phases of life.
The next crab part was in 2019, and was greatly expanded in size: we had folks visiting from Texas to Vermont and we knew that the crab party must now be enshrined as an annual tradition.
Then the global pandemic and the associated dissolution of the social order occurred. We’re only getting our legs back under ourselves after various health and career adventures the past few years.
Now, the show must go on and the crab party will be back with another banging soundtrack and even more incredible food.
Learn more details about this year’s plans at the Event 📅 page!
Hosts
Jaci Daly
Jaci is the queen of our seafood affair and originator of this incredible Daly family tradition. Growing up on the east coast coast, she ensures that our victuals are top-notch, getting the freshest ingredients from the best purveyors.
Jaci came from humble beginnings, training in the unpopular art of running a family business on a farm, to her transition procuring for a prominent restaurant group, then into working in the supply chain buying and running community programs for a regional distributor. Most recently, she is a regional buyer, specializing in local produce at leading national grocery chain, finally completing her journey of expertise across the entire lifecycle of modern agriculture.
Mark Daly
Growing up in Milwaukee, WI taught Mark about the finer things in life, like the champaign of beers and how to grill an incredible beer brat with his own twist on a classic approach. He also has been known to mix a decent cocktail.
Trained in the popular arts (trombone in marching band, trombone in jazz band, trombone in concert band) during his youth prepared Mark for his career as an engineer, innovator, entrepreneur and bedroom DJ / wannabe-bedroom electronic music producer hobby. Mark is privileged to frequently visit home, as a season ticket holder for the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks. He loves the bratzooka.