Lobster gets the love. But fried clams – real whole-belly fried clams – are the signature regional taste of summer among the rocky coves, bays and inlets of coastal New England. New England lobster is ...

Fried clams are the taste of summer to many in New England. All along the coast, clam shacks offering golden-fried goodies open up in the summer to throngs of beachgoers. But with so many, choosing ...

ESSEX — It’s just after noon on a steamy Saturday in July and the lunch rush at Woodman’s has begun. The line is out the door, and I’m scrambling to fit two clam boats, a calamari plate, two lobster ...