Classic Clambakes: A Taste of a New England Summer

Cook up an easy version of the seafood feast at home, wherever you are—no beach required

A clambake should be ‘casual, familial, and abundant, focusing on the beauty of nature and breaking bread with loved ones,’ write the authors of the ‘Eventide’ cookbook. Zack Bowen

Tackling a traditional New England clambake, that iconic seaside seafood feast, isn’t for the faint of heart. 

First off, you’ll have to dig a giant pit. On your chosen (and legal) strip of sandy beach, carve out your cooking vessel in the ground and line it with large, thick beach rocks.