“I kind of like food,” Monica Ali says by way of explaining her most recent novel, In the Kitchen, set in the sprawling underworld of hotel food service. “You see the TV shows with chefs sweating or ...

Steamed clams remain a favorite at our house. It doesn’t require much work or embellishment to make this delicious dish. The key thing is not to overcook them. If they are cooked too long, they ...

A big bowl of steamed clams and sweet corn is summer eating at its finest. The combination is fresh, sweet and briny, almost ...