"The bun is glistening with butter and the lobster is perfectly cooked. You'd consider yourself lucky to find a lobster salad roll like this along the Maine coast."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle
"Deveined, but otherwise left whole, these shrimp are meant to be eaten unpeeled. The shell and legs turn super-crunchy in the frying. There's a spectacularly good homemade tartar sauce alongside."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle
"A cool bowl of gazpacho topped with lightly cooked shrimp and lobster meat."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle
"Pan-roasted skate was a fish special one evening. Perfectly cooked. Sweet corn ragout on the side."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle
"Don't overlook Pearl's desserts! We love the high-quality ice cream, homemade butterscotch sauce, and slightly bitter bits of crunchy praline in this parfait."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle
"Rebecca Charles' book is named Lobster Rolls & Blueberry Pie. That should be a clue. The filling is lightly touched with lemon zest, the pie topped with a brown sugar crumble. Vanilla ice cream should be mandatory."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle
"We've long believed that Abbott's in CT serves the best version of clear chowder (generally found in Rhode Island). Pearl's chowder may be our favorite in the creamy style (that would be the Northeast creamy style, not the ultra-thick Northwest style)."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle
"This steel bucket contains steamers equal to the best New England has to offer. Sweet-tasting clam nirvana!"
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle
"The first time we visited, we walked past it twice before finally realizing where it was. Cornelia is a small New York street that's home to quite a few restaurants."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle
