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25. Yankee Pot Roast
The Griswold Inn 36 Main St. Essex, CT 860-767-1776; griswoldinn.com Even the phone number touts the Revolutionary heritage of this charming inn, with its dark wood and gleaming brass. The pot roast is flavorful and tender from slow oven braising — a proud standard bearer of this Yankee tradition. RECIPEDelivered Daily: New England Recipes and […]
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23. Crab Cakes
Riverside Café 151 Main St., Ellsworth, ME 207-667-7220 Plenty of fresh rock crabmeat is generously mixed with herbs, bread crumbs, and a bit of egg to form a sandwich-filling cake that stuns the palate with its layers of flavors. Maine’s crab cakes are a different animal (literally) from Maryland’s, and Riverside’s are a prime example.
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19. Codfish Cakes
Lindsey’s 3138 Cranberry Highway East Wareham, MA 508-759-5544; lindseysfamilyrestaurant.com A hefty croquette size, Lindsey’s cod cakes have plenty of mashed potatoes and fresh minced fish. Although they’re deep-fried, they’re not greasy, not fishy — just yummy. They’re topped with stewed tomatoes, celery, and onions, and accompanied by baked beans. Like all the good food here, […]
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18. Stuffed Clams
Amaral’s Fish & Chips 4 Redmond St. Warren, RI 401-247-0675; amaralsfishandchips.com “Stuffies” are to clams casino what steak is to chicken: big and hearty. Shells are packed with chopped quahogs and bread and/or cracker crumbs, and flavored with herbs and/or veggies and plenty of clam juice, often with a red-pepper-flake kick. Amaral’s definitely have that […]
Maine Made Products Center 461 Commercial St. Rockport, ME 800-762-8895; cheese-me.com Durgin-Park uses small pea or navy beans, seasoned with salt pork, molasses, and mustard (see the recipe below), slow-cooked, while State of Maine brand (at Maine Made Products Center) uses soldier or Jacob’s cattle beans, seasoned similarly (but often without the pork). RECIPEDelivered Daily: […]
The Bite 29 Basin Rd., Menemsha Martha’s Vineyard, MA 508-645-9239; thebitemenemsha.com Often thought of as the New England clam chowder, this creamy version is well represented at places as diverse as inns and clam shacks. The Bite’s version is nicely herbed and thickened (not floury), and chock-full of hard-shell clams. Take it to the beach […]
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12. Jonnycakes
Jigger’s Diner 145 Main St. East Greenwich, RI 401-884-5388; quahog.org/cuisine The jonnycake wars between East Bay and West Bay/South County are all about style: thin and made with cold milk, or thick and made with hot water. Jigger’s (in West Bay) are dense and chewy, made by pouring boiling water over stone-ground white-flint cornmeal. Savory […]
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9. Whoopie Pies
Just Like Mom’s Pastries 353 Riverdale Rd. Weare, NH 603-529-6667; justlikemomspastries.com Although Maine lays claim to this confection (as do other regions of the country), Just Like Mom’s whoopie pie is true to its name: a large cakelike cookie, dense with chocolate flavor; slightly crispy on the edges; cut in half and slathered with a […]