Launching this spring, a $1,000 meal item will allow guests to sink their teeth into a variety of seafood.

The Grand Daddy costs $1,000, and can be shared between eight to 12 people, said owner Ross Derrick, of The Table Cafe at Codfather鈥檚 Seafood Market.

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It鈥檚 two bottles of sparkling wine, oysters, lobsters, king crab legs, snow crabs, prawns, clams, mussels, corn, potatoes, it鈥檚 a full East Coast seafood boil, he said.

鈥淚t鈥檚 just a fun time, it鈥檚 just a party sort of thing. It鈥檚 (starting) on the menu on April 20,鈥� Derrick said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 really just a fun party for friends.鈥�

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The event requires 24 hours notice, he said.

鈥淚f it was six people, there鈥檚 no way in hell anyone could finish it.鈥�

The popular food item was available on the down low since 2015, and it鈥檚 been slowly gaining a cult following.

鈥淭his year we decided to actually throw it on the menu,鈥� he said. 鈥淎nd it鈥檚 not served in a pretentious manner, I think seafood should be fun and quick and dirty.鈥�

鈥淭hat鈥檚 why you get bibs.鈥�

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The Grand Daddy was first created for one of Derrick鈥檚 friends, who asked about a seafood boil for her family as they鈥檙e popular on the East Coast.

鈥淭hat was the first one and people slowly started knowing about it since then,鈥� Derrick said.

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