Maine and New England in general promote lobster, clam bakes, fish, and clam chowder as tourism in winter.
The Central Coast can do this sustainably thanks to efforts of the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Personally, I like Italian seafood dishes for using a moderate amount of shellfish with pasta or in a stew and stretching ocean resources while tasting phenomenally good.
Of course, seafood tastes best in cold and rainy weather.
Bon Appetit!
By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soip with Chopsticks and Marrying France
