Lobster Rolls

Serves 4. 1 to 1 1/2 pounds cooked lobster meat (knuckles and claws), cut into 1-inch pieces 4 tablespoons mayonnaise 1/2 teaspoon distilled white vinegar White pepper, to taste 4 hot dog rolls (top-split) 1 tablespoon butter, melted 1/3 head iceberg lettuce, shredded 1. In a bowl, combine the lobster meat, mayonnaise, vinegar, and pepper. 2. Brush the sides of each hot dog roll with butter.

Neptune Oyster has long been a North End favorite. Now the neighborhood has doubled its share of bivalves. Earlier this month, the Italian restaurant Mare reopened as Mare Oyster Bar. The bar area has been remodeled, with a shucking station and more seating. Executive chef Greg Jordan remains, and pasta, meat, and other cooked dishes stay on the menu. This is shaping up to be the year of the burger, and Jordan has added one here. But seafood will be the main event.

Serves 4 Similar to lobster rolls, crab rolls use top-loading hot dog rolls, which are toasted, then filled with crabmeat salad. 8 ounces lump crabmea t 1 tablespoon mayonnaise Salt and pepper, to taste Extra mayonnaise (for spreading) 4 top-split hot dog rolls 1. In a medium bowl toss the crabmeat with 1 tablespoon mayonnaise.

BURKE"S SEAFOOD 61 Billings Road, Quincy, 617-328-9765, www.burkesseafood.com. Wheelchair accessible. All major credit cards. Prices Appetizers $2.49-$6.49. Sandwiches $6.99-$14.99. Entrees $8.99-$16.99. Hours Tue-Wed 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Thu-Sat 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Liquor Beer and wine May we suggest Crab cakes, stuffed quahogs, lobster roll, fried scallops, fish and chips, fisherman"s platter, broiled salmon. The fish you eat at Burke's Seafood is in the display case, cut by Richard Burke, who opened the place in 1979 and has been...

CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine - Who has the best lobster rolls in Maine? If you ask around, you'll ignite a territorial catfight, with everyone arguing for their local favorite. But if you inquire of those same partisans where to find the best lobster roll with a view, the majority of Mainers probably will point you to the Lobster Shack at Two Lights on Cape Elizabeth. Not far from where Winslow Homer set up shop on Prouts Neck, this lobster-in-the-rough landmark overlooks that same boulder-strewn coastline Homer loved to paint.

LEGAL HARBORSIDE 270 Northern Ave., Liberty Wharf, Boston 617-477-2900 www.legalseafoods.com Legal dominates the local seafood scene, and now it dominates the local waterfront, with a three-story, 20,000-square-foot flagship in the Seaport District. Legal Harborside has opened in stages over the past few months. First came the first floor, boisterous and casual, with an oyster bar and a market. Next, the second floor, for more formal dining.

Neptune Oyster has long been a North End favorite. Now the neighborhood has doubled its share of bivalves. Earlier this month, the Italian restaurant Mare reopened as Mare Oyster Bar. The bar area has been remodeled, with a shucking station and more seating. Executive chef Greg Jordan remains, and pasta, meat, and other cooked dishes stay on the menu. This is shaping up to be the year of the burger, and Jordan has added one here. But seafood will be the main event.

WISCASSET, Maine - Allen "Red" Gagnon, whose informal coastal eatery "Red's Eats" was known far and wide, has died, but his business will go on. Mr. Gagnon died at age 71 of respiratory failure at Central Maine Medical Center on June 13 in Lewiston. He was to be buried yesterday. But his daughter, Debbie Cronk, said Red's Eats will continue in the shack that is a landmark to thousands of people who pass through town along US Route 1. A former shipyard worker who also owned a trailer park and pizzeria, Mr. Gagnon bought a...

How to get there Camden is about a 3-hour drive from Boston. Take Interstate 95 north to Brunswick, then follow Route 1 north to Rockland. Continue on Route 1 to Camden. Where to stay A Little Dream Bed and Breakfast 60 High St., Camden 800-217-0109 www.littledream.com Gorgeous rooms, lots of privacy, delicious breakfasts, and innkeepers you'd like to have as friends. $159-$285. What to do Lincolnville Ferry to Isleboro 207-789-5611 for schedules and fares Ferries leave once an hour from the Lincolnville terminal at...

Sometimes a couple just need to get away and spend a little time alone together. With a baby due in February, those opportunities are about to become scarcer for my wife and me. Which is why Kim kept gently reminding me how nice a quick trip to Maine would be while we still had the chance. Where in Maine was left up to me, but with her in mind I zeroed in on Rockland, the self-proclaimed gateway to Penobscot Bay. The Farnsworth Art Museum there maintains one of the better collections of Wyeth family paintings in the country, and Kim, I...

LEGAL HARBORSIDE 270 Northern Ave., Liberty Wharf, Boston 617-477-2900 www.legalseafoods.com Legal dominates the local seafood scene, and now it dominates the local waterfront, with a three-story, 20,000-square-foot flagship in the Seaport District. Legal Harborside has opened in stages over the past few months. First came the first floor, boisterous and casual, with an oyster bar and a market. Next, the second floor, for more formal dining.

USHERED IN BY FIREWORKS and a three-day weekend, summer is now fully upon us - brief, beautiful, and full of opportunities to eat well. That means ripe red tomatoes, sweet corn prepared every which way, lobster dunked in butter, blueberry pie, and plenty of meals en plein air. There is no shortage of ways to celebrate the season. Everyone has his or her favorites: barbecues and margaritas on the porch, road trips to the Cape or Maine for oysters or peekytoe crab, celebrations like Verrill Farm’s Corn & Tomato Festival, this year held Aug. 20. The city offers its own...

Satuit Tavern 39 Jericho Road, Scituate 781-545-2500; www.satuittavern.com Hours: 4-10 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Friday-Sunday Charge cards accepted Handicapped accessible I had one thing on my mind when I walked into Satuit Tavern in Scituate late on a Tuesday night, hurried through the simple front foyer, and met family and friends at a table: I wanted a lobster sandwich. A New England summer staple, the lobster sandwich boasts of salt-water pride.

Makes 2 1 tablespoon sea or kosher salt, plus more as needed 1 (1 1/2 pound) uncooked lobster 1 stalk celery, finely chopped 3 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice Grated rind of 1/2 lemon Salt and pepper, to taste 2 tablespoons butter, at room temperature 2 top-loading hot dog rolls 1. Fill a large pot with 1 inch of...

Serves 6 O Ya’s sous chef Tiffani Faison begins her roasted corn mayo with corn cobs steeped in grapeseed oil. Then the oil is used to make mayonnaise. Here is a streamlined version. MAYO 1 tablespoon grapeseed or olive oil 1/2 cup corn kernels (freshly shucked from the cob) 1/4 Spanish onion, coarsely chopped Salt and pepper, to taste 3/4 cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar 1. ...

CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine - Who has the best lobster rolls in Maine? If you ask around, you'll ignite a territorial catfight, with everyone arguing for their local favorite. But if you inquire of those same partisans where to find the best lobster roll with a view, the majority of Mainers probably will point you to the Lobster Shack at Two Lights on Cape Elizabeth. Not far from where Winslow Homer set up shop on Prouts Neck, this lobster-in-the-rough landmark overlooks that same boulder-strewn coastline Homer loved to paint.

BURKE"S SEAFOOD 61 Billings Road, Quincy, 617-328-9765, www.burkesseafood.com. Wheelchair accessible. All major credit cards. Prices Appetizers $2.49-$6.49. Sandwiches $6.99-$14.99. Entrees $8.99-$16.99. Hours Tue-Wed 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Thu-Sat 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Liquor Beer and wine May we suggest Crab cakes, stuffed quahogs, lobster roll, fried scallops, fish and chips, fisherman"s platter, broiled salmon. The fish you eat at Burke's Seafood is in the display case, cut by Richard Burke, who opened the place in 1979 and has been...

WISCASSET, Maine - Allen "Red" Gagnon, whose informal coastal eatery "Red's Eats" was known far and wide, has died, but his business will go on. Mr. Gagnon died at age 71 of respiratory failure at Central Maine Medical Center on June 13 in Lewiston. He was to be buried yesterday. But his daughter, Debbie Cronk, said Red's Eats will continue in the shack that is a landmark to thousands of people who pass through town along US Route 1. A former shipyard worker who also owned a trailer park and pizzeria, Mr. Gagnon bought a trailer-size...