Finally tried the lobster roll at Luke's in the East Village. Quite tasty, although it was considerably different from what I'm accustomed to. Wasn't really lobster salad -- the stuff with celery and mayo -- but more like huge pieces of lobster with butter and lemon on it. I'm from the Midwest, so maybe not up on these things -- perhaps it's like a Manhattan vs. New England clam chowder kind of deal?
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Traditional Maine-style lobster roll would be lobster chunks and mayonnaise, maybe a little celery, on one of those inside-out hot-dog buns they used at Howard Johnson's, buttered on the outside and grilled. Mmm.
Is Arizona the new Midwest? I know everyone wants to disassociate, but that's still the Southwest.
(I write this a Midwesterner now living in the coastal West)
Greg: I'm from Michigan originally. (My family later moved to Arizona.) I totally know what you mean about people's loose interpretation of geography, though. I've heard many refer to Colorado as the Midwest too!
I am headed to Maine with my Partner next week and dying for what you described. Just lobster on a toasted buttered roll. The best one I had was in a little seaside town. The whole tail was on the bun with the claws sticking out the front. YUM!!
BTW-Big fan of your blog!
-Brent
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