Jasper's, the eponymous North End venue on the water owned by chef Jasper White, became a family favorite growing up, and for one dish in particular: the pan-roasted lobster with chervil and chives. When we'd been storing up our annual excitement for a typical Yankee platter—boiled with drawn butter, baked potato, coleslaw, plastic bib, wet naps—this interpretation was shellfish nirvana. But in the mid-1990s, disaster struck. Jasper closed his restaurant, and with it, I figured, went the greatest lobster dish there ever was. Until 2000. More

If you're going to have a lobster or crabmeat roll in Maine, it should probably be at the famous Lobster Shack at Two Lights in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, home to those iconic lighthouses and a picturesque rocky coastline. They just reopened for the season at the end of March, and will be up to their usual crustacean-loving business until late October. More

The best lobster roll I've ever had. [Photographs: Kerry Saretsky] I’m a New Yorker, so I know that no matter where I am, if people are lining up to eat, it probably won’t be that long until I’m lining up to eat there, too. And so it was that while I was living in Paris this summer, I lined up to eat at Spring. Except, happily, all the waiting was done while I was asleep. Every Saturday, Daniel Rose turns, or I should say turned (I’ll explain later) his tiny Montmartre outpost, known for its never-the-same-twice menu, into a one-trick pony: lobster sandwiches, goose fat fries, and Champagne. Thanks to a very Paris-savvy friend and eating partner who informed... More

With the cheap(er) price of lobster nowadays, you have no excuse not to make this lobster bisque from Cathy of Noble Pig. Each of her servings has half a tail of lobster in it. Lobster for everyone! You can make the dish up to two days ahead and no immersion blender is needed. It would be great for a special dinner. As Cathy says, "If they served food in heaven, this would be on the menu."... More

Photograph from Gavin Anderson on Flickr Popping up at convenience stores across the country, this $2-per play claw game doesn't catch goofy stuffed animals, but live lobsters. Maneuver the grabber contraption, just like proto versions with inanimate prizes, and attempt lobster wrangling. Love Maine Lobsters Co., the producers of this $15,950 machine, insist that claws are gentle, slow-moving and harmless for the crustaceans, but anybody who's seen Toy Story knows the lime green aliens didn't want to be scooped up. Lobsters likely feel the same way. Crabby Bill's in St. Petersburg, Florida and Dick's Last Resort in San Diego both have one, as do other restaurants and convenience stores sprinkled across the country. Find one quick before the same animal... More