Like many restaurants often do, my dad’s place used to do a fish-on-Fridays thing, and the rotating soups of the day were always clam chowders — sometimes New England, sometimes Manhattan. I can’t ...

Whether it’s classic New England Clam Chowder, a comforting mix of milky-white soup and briny clams, or Manhattan Clam Chowder, a heart tomato-based soup with salty, chewy clams, we love to chow down ...

Note: Chunks of tilapia are added to this traditional tomato-based soup in the final minutes of simmering. The fish cooks quickly, without breaking apart. In a large 5-quart pot or Dutch oven, cook ...

“Clam chowder is one of those subjects, like politics and religion, that can never be discussed lightly,” Louis P. De Gouy wrote in 1949 in The Soup Book. Almost 70 years later, that’s still the case ...

If I invite you over for dinner (and I’m confident it’s something you enjoy), chances are good I will be serving some kind of seafood stew. It never fails as a stress-free way to treat guests to a ...

HIDDEN AWAY in the limestone catacombs of New York City’s Grand Central Station is the gastronomic chronometer that measures out my life: the Oyster Bar. Ever since I’ve had a memory of having ...

Growing up in the Boston area, fish and seafood were (and still are) plentiful. Still, in the 60s, it was not something we ...

When the weather is gray and cold, it’s time to pull out the big bowls. Winter soups and stews are hefty and can lean rich. They’re meant to encourage slurping with big spoons and passing napkins to ...

Seafood soups and stews fall into two categories: rustic, easy, comforting dishes with big flavors and a balance of seafood and vegetables,; and richer, more refined and more labor-intensive affairs ...

The Super Bowl matchup between New England and New York has played itself out on dinner tables for years. The contest doesn’t involve touchdowns or a halftime show, but it can get pretty contentious, ...

Whether it’s classic New England Clam Chowder, a comforting mix of milky-white soup and briny clams, or Manhattan Clam Chowder, a heart tomato-based soup with salty, chewy clams, we love to chow down ...