Part travelogue, part cookbook, this colorful collection captures the unique charm of New England's seafood cuisine. Brooke Dojny takes you on a tour of family-owned and -operated clam shacks from Connecticut to Maine and offers dozens of simple recipes for rich and buttery lobster, fried clams, creamy chowders, and much more. Whether you're looking to plan a tasty weekend road trip up the coast or host a backyard lobster bake, you'll find everything you need in this deliciously salty collection. Brooke Dojny is an award-winning food journalist and cookbook author who specializes in writing about New England food. She is the author of Chowderland, Lobster!, The New England Clam Shack Cookbook, and Dishing Up® Maine. Dojny writes regularly for the Portland Herald. She lives on the Blue Hill Peninsula in Maine. Foreword by Susan Hermann Loomis Preface: Traveling on My Stomach Chapter 1: Clam Shacks, Lobster Pounds, and Chowder Houses Defined Chapter 2: Snacks, Appetizers, and First Courses Chapter 3: Yankee Chowders, Seafood Stews, and Soups Chapter 4: Top-Loaded Seafood Rolls and Other Sandwiches Chapter 5: Lobster, Clams, and Other Shellfish Chapter 6: Fish Fried and Boiled, and One Great Grilled Chicken Chapter 7: One-Dish Seafood Wonders Chapter 8: Traditional Accompaniments Chapter 9: Best of the Best Old-Fashioned Yankee Desserts Appendixes: Weekend Itineraries; More Stops Along the Way; Geographic Listing of Profiled Clam Shacks, Lobster Pounds, and Chowder Houses; Geographic Listing of Weekend Itineraries Stops; Resources Index

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