The Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook-Off, now in its 39th year, is the largest and longest-running clam chowder festival in the entire country. But a successful event wasn’t always apparent. In 1981, ...

"The indigenous tribes of Rhode Island gathered quahogs to eat, long before the colonists arrived, and used them to make chowder." There’s a pretty good reason that Native Americans didn’t make creamy ...

Clam chowder is a white milky or red tomato-y soup with clams and vegetables like onions and potatoes. Arguably, the most famous clam chowder is New England clam chowder. New England clam chowder is a ...

CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (WHDH) — New England is known for its history and clam chowder and in this week’s What’s Cooking, 7’s Sarah French visited a restaurant in Charlestown that has both. Named after ...

You don’t have to choose between Manhattan and New England (or Southwestern or Peruvian or Ecuadorian) chowders. Make them all! Molly McArdle is Food & Wine's Updates Editor. She has written and ...

While I was testing recipes a few weeks ago, something strange happened. A deep whiff of the Manhattan-style clam chowder I had just made transported me for a brief moment to my grandmother Josephine ...

SANTA CRUZ — A savory blend of mouth-watering aromas permeated the air at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk on a sunny Saturday afternoon as about 50 teams of amateur chefs brewed massive batches of clam ...