West Coast Eats: Happy As a Clam (Chowder + Bacon)
DATE: Quite Awhile Ago LOCATION: Santa Barbara Shellfish Company 230 Stearns Wharf Santa Barbara,CA 93101 If you’re ever out in Santa Barbara and make your way to Stearns Wharf, head straight over to Santa Barbara Shellfish Company and write your name down on the clipboard in front, because the wait for this place is long. Then take some time to stroll the pier, maybe grab a scoop of ice cream and enjoy the lovely sunset. There’s no waiting room inside the place, so be sure to also pack a light cardigan or jacket as you wait outside on the pier for your party to be called. I’m glad we were troopers and stuck out the wait, because I’m about to tell you what was so AH-mazing about this place. Usually I like to save the best for last but I really can’t, so here it goes. Best New England Style Clam Chowder!!! It’s a sad irony that one of my favorite New England clam chowders ever was in California. But it’s true. It had the perfect chowder consistency and texture, no