Did you enjoy eating that knobbed whelk? Our last find was the most unusual one, said Lawless: a knobbed whelk, which looks a bit like a conch. The knobbed whelk is the state shell of New Jersey, but ...

The Story: At Eat the Rich, the whelks are cleaned thoroughly and poached in wine lemon court-bouillon before being served in the shell.

And the whelks are cleaner.” Lacasse says he grew up eating snails, which are one of his favorite foods. “It was a food I would eat sitting on the couch with my mom, watching The Cosby Show.

Whelk chowder? Last week I wrote about how clam chowder isn’t made from quahogs harvested in Brunswick during the winter. That’s because our clam-flats are closed during the icy winter months ...

Of the 38 cases, 25 were male and all were resident in England, predominantly in the east of the country. Factory issues Environmental health officers visited the production factory on 20 September ...

The state says the rules are needed to allow the sea snails to reach reproductive maturity, but fishermen say the restrictions would hurt their business.

575 Riverside Ave., Westport 203-557-0902 For some reason I find myself eating lunch at the Whelk more regularly then dinner. The food is great both times of day, but the lunch crowd in more sedate.