Wednesday, August 21

 
NYT: The Deep-Fried Truth About Ipswich Clams

It's always good to see ordinary people in New York Times stories, especially when the stories treat them like intelligent human beings. (This happens rather less often, whenever Timesfolk step away from the Square, than one would like.) This story is worth reading for its look into the claims about Ipswich clams - are they or are they not really from Ipswich, Conn.? - and for the unassuming but "content-rich" quality of the writing by Nancy Harmon Jenkins, a wonderful but underappreciated food writer whom I worked with way back in graduate school at dear old UW.
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