Let’s put it this way: Many New Englander couples use the back of their wedding licenses to record important dates in the life of the marriage. On the backside of Lawrence “Chubby” and Bessie ...

Oysters get all the glory, and I understand that. I can rhapsodize about this oyster’s salinity, that oyster’s minerality, the depth of the cup, the sheen of the mantle. But give me a clam any day. Do ...

Stuck in traffic somewhere between Rockville Centre and Port Washington, it’s easy to forget the true benefits of living on Long Island. Sure, proximity to Manhattan is a plus and the wide array of ...

A patio table, a plate of glistening littlenecks, a beer and a waterside breeze. This is the picture of summertime bliss for many Long Islanders. Luckily, we have our pick of seafood shacks — plus ...

Fourth of July weekend was a bit different this year at the Ipswich Clambake. Thanks to an outbreak of a toxic algae known as red tide, the restaurant was unable to serve its signature seafood. "We ...

Once I had dinner at my friend Christine’s house in Paris. Three women and a big bowl of raw clams. She gave us each a knife and told me to watch for the moment the clam shell opened a crack, then ...

The woman whose slogan was "We didn't invent fried clams, but we perfected them," has died. Marina "Chickie" Aggelakis, owner of the iconic Ipswich restaurant, died at her home after a brief illness.

When Doug Bell and Jeff Gagnon opened DJ’s Clam Shack in Key West in 2009, they wanted to represent the best of all possible seafood worlds. They wanted to serve bowls of New England clam chowder and ...