In this video, I demonstrate foraging at the beach by using my feet to dig up big clams. I also harvest ripe wild cherries and showcase the hand drill friction technique for starting a fire. The video ...

Top season for clam quality is September through February, with the peak right now in November, when their seawater is chock full of phytoplankton, their favorite meal. Each of those little guys ...

On Sunday, Feb. 25, UCSC Dining Services competed in the professional division of the 43rd annual Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Clam Chowder Cook-Off, the country’s largest and longest-running clam ...

To can or not to can? This is the question at hand when it comes to deciding between fresh and canned clams for dinner. The uniquely briny, salty, and sweet flavor of clams can be found in clams ...

A big bowl of steamed clams and juicy-crisp corn is summer eating at its finest. The combination is fresh, sweet and briny, almost like a chowder made for eating with your fingers. Fish cakes and ...

We’re heading into August and we haven’t broached the subject of clams. There’s nothing like a big clam bake on the beach under a starry night sky. And, if you’re a fan of seafood, clams give you a ...

I’d love to claim that this wonderful recipe required hours of arduous research and testing (not to mention the expert application of all of my hard-won culinary skills) before I was able to settle on ...