Regional Seafood Festivals
Sample the harvests of our local waters at an abundance of seafood festivals throughout the New England region. These festivals celebrate our fishing culture in ways both fun and unusual. Join the...
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Old Fashioned Oyster Stuffing We think of oyster stuffing as a Thanksgiving dish traditionally served with turkey. But in the Boston Cooking School Cookbook by Fannie Farmer, there are two recipes for...
View ArticleBonus recipe from the Northern Shrimp story featured in the Spring 2011 issue
Potted Shrimp This is an updated New England adaptation of a popular British dish of the 1800s that was served as either an appetizer or a “savoury,” which came after the main dish. Northern shrimp...
View ArticleMy New England Oyster Tradition
Raw Oyster — Photograph by Glenn Scott “He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.” — Jonathan Swift M. F. K. Fisher noted in The Art of Eating that “There are three kinds of oyster eaters: those...
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Photograph by Glenn Scott Photography Union Special Oysters This is a classic—and delicious—oyster preparation that has been on the menu at the Union Oyster House for decades. It appeared on a 1930s...
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Oysters Rockefeller Oysters Rockefeller Oysters Rockefeller is a classic and luxurious treatment of oysters. Countless chefs have introduced variations on the theme of spinach, bacon, and oysters;...
View ArticleThe Feast of the Seven Fishes: A Christmas Eve Tradition
Chef Skawinski's Roasted Cod and Mussels in Tomato Ragu Photographs by Ted Axelrod. In Christian cultures around the world, seafood is the culinary centerpiece of the Christmas Eve table. Fasting or...
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