Lobster Shacks: A Road Guide to New England's Best Lobster Joints

by Michael Urban

Lobster Shacks is a fun, road-trip-style guide to the 75 or so best shacks in New England, starting in Connecticut and heading north and east through Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. Each shack entry features a lively description which includes historical background, biographical portraits of the owners past and present, highlights from the menu, and driving directions. Scattered throughout the guide you will find feature recipes, lobster shack legends and lore, and information on local fishing fleets. Author Mike Urban is a veteran shack aficionado with years of experience searching for the best shacks. In short, whatever fits the clam shack zeitgeist and spirit will find its way into this unique guide.

Genres: Travel, Cooking, Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published June 4, 2012

Reviews

[David Ward · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lobster Shacks: A Road-Trip Guide to New England's Best Lobster Joints by Mike Urban (The Countryman Press 2012) (917.4) describes the menus and ambiance of some of the best seafood shacks to be found in New England. The writing is very evocative, and the photography is superb. I could feel the tickling as the butter and juices dripped down my forearms. Yum! My rating: 6.5/10, finished 4/21/13.