Les Hemmila, the friend who’s taught us pretty much everything we know about oystering, invited us over for dinner with him and his wife, Val. He had a nice bucket of littlenecks, and we made what I’m beginning to believe is the perfect clam dish — olive oil, garlic, wine, clams, Parmesan, and parsley, served over linguine.
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wow does that sound good. mmm!