Cliff House Clam Chowder Recipe
The Cliff House Resort and Spa in Ogunquit, Maine, is one of those places we hope to get to soon, given its coastal splendor perched atop a dramatic cliff on the coast of southern Maine. Until then, we plan to bring a Cliff House comfort dish to our home -- the Cliff House clam chowder, a comfort dish recipe dating back to 1872. As a Cliff House favorite and winner of an award at the Boston Harbor Fest in July 2003, this is a locally-made clam chowder with a reputation! We received word from a Cliff House press release sent to us on how to make this exceptional clam chowder with the following caveat: "All of you non-New Englanders will please note there are no tomatoes to be seen anywhere near this soup pot. The very mention of that “other place’s” version causes the Weare family—operating the Resort for generations—to shudder. In fact, the Maine legislature once introduced a bill to outlaw forever the adulteration of Maine Clam "Chowdah" with that dreaded red interlo...