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Lynn Archer has become the queen of Rockland, Maine with her famous "King of Clubs" lobster club sandwich. This neighborhood hit has spawned fans from the local park bench to Park Avenue, and now folks from around the country flock to Lynn's restaurant, The Brass Compass Cafe, to sample not only her lobster club, but other New England favorites.

Think Oysters Rockefeller are too elegant and complicated? Think again. Chef Lynn Archer from Archer's on the Pier and The Brass Compass, both in Rockland, joins us in the 207 kitchen at O'Maine Studios to show you how easy it is to impress your guests with this delicious appetizer.

We get a peek at Lynn Archer at home in her kitchen today as she prepares traditional Baked Beans. Lynn is the owner and chef of The Brass Compass and Archer's on the Pier. Both restaurants are closed at the moment, but on Wednesdays, Lynn and her husband Walt are serving up chowder and mac & cheese from The Brass Compass and accepting donations for the AIO Food Pantry in Rockland - check the Brass Compass Facebook page for more details.

As Rockland restaurateur Lynn Archer prepares for a third week of providing free meals at the Brass Compass, she is proudly able to say the first two weeks of her free meal initiative was a success.

For Lynn Archer, the affable owner and head chef of Archer's on the Pier in Rockland, Maine, it's all about fresh and local. "I was doing sea-to-table and farm-to-table before it became a 'thing'," she laughs, explaining that her father, husband and three sons are all lobstermen.

This week, Bobby Flay went up against Lynn Archer, who is famous for her "King of Clubs" lobster club sandwich in Rockland, Maine. Archer owns the The Brass Compass Cafe, which has a Facebook page. Even before the show aired, The Brass Compass boasted on its Facebook page: "Best Lobster Club in town, hands down. Beat Bobby Flay in a Throwdown!" So we guess we know who won!

There is a myth that lobster is fancy. The degree of fanciness or some might say stuffiness is based on the cooking method. Regardless of your view of lobster one thing that must be true, always, is the freshness of the lobster and the ingredients used to enhance it.

It's the club sandwich that beat Bobby Flay. Back in 2009, Flay showed up in Rockland to challenge Lynn Archer to a Lobster Club Throwdown. Archer's "King of Clubs" was already well-known locally, a mammoth sandwich made with three slices of thick, homemade white bread and packed with fresh lobster, a wee bit of mayo, plenty of bacon, and the traditional lettuce and tomato, served at Archer's Brass Compass Cafe.

Chef Lynn Archer from Archer's on the Pier and The Brass Compass, both in Rockland, is spending plenty of time at home in her kitchen these days - just like the rest of us. She's also supporting local fisherman by buying lobster and finding ways to prepare it.