Now’s the perfect time to feast on one of Julia Child’s Greatest Hits By Mark R. Vogel  |  Photograph by Glenn Scott  |  Recipe preparation and styling by Catrine Kelty Article reprinted with permission from www.foodreference.com. Lobster a l’Américaine, or for its full French name, Homard a l’Américaine, is a lobster dish of dubious origin. It
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Grilled Lobster with Avocado-Lime Mayonnaise Many lobster purists resist the idea of grilling lobster, convinced that it is best boiled or steamed, period. While we are devoted consumers of simple boiled lobster, this is a fun summer dish for a cookout. INGREDIENTS 2 ripe avocados, peeled and diced 3/4 cup mayonnaise Juice of 1 lime,
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Derek Sarno, a veteran chef, restaurateur, caterer and former owner of Mizuna Cafe in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, lived on Little Cranberry Island near Mount Desert Island in Maine for several years before coming to Portsmouth. He was a stern man—that is, a captain’s assistant—on a lobster boat, and ran a restaurant in the summer. He
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Lobster Lover When you live in Maine, earwig bugs aren’t the only things that crawl out of the woodwork in summer. Everyone I’ve ever known comes to visit—from Great Aunt Edna’s cousin Alan, to the guy who called me “Lisa Pizza” in kindergarten. People I love. People I like. People I never really liked. People
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