The Seafood Shop in Wainscott promises glimpses of celebrities, exuberant beach clambakes, fish fries and oysters bursting with the taste of the ocean.

Cesco’s Trattoria is named for the father of the chef-owner, and its menu features flavors from the North of Italy, where he grew up.

If you love soft-shell crabs, why not try cooking them at home? Melissa Clark shows how.

The North American lobster gets the South Seas treatment.

With the right pantry ingredients, a sophisticated shrimp dish is easy — and quick — to pull off.

The interior of Neta may be plain, but the sushi served there is not.

A look inside the meatpacking district’s new leviathan of a restaurant.

Spain’s classic version of picnic food, paella, can be simple and satisfying even when made with relatively few ingredients.

Since paella is really picnic food, it makes an ideal dish for a casual gathering. And if there are friends who want to help, all the better. Especially when it comes to fava beans, which require a little fiddling.

Though pan-fried flounder needs only butter and lemon, why not add a handful of finely minced mild green spring garlic to the sauce.