Woodman's of Essex is a seafood restaurant in Essex, Massachusetts (approximately 26 miles (42 km) north of Boston). A local favorite,[1] it is also known internationally for its fried clams and New England clam bakes.[2] Woodman's has been a family business since its founding in 1914, and is a large employer in the area with over 200 staff during the summer months.[3]
According to legend, Chubby invented the Ipswich fried clams on July 3, 1916.[4] The company website says this happened during a visit from a friend and fisherman, Mr. Tarr of neighboring Gloucester, Chubby took his suggestion to put some clams into the oil used for deep-frying the potato chips. Some modifications were made, such as dipping the clams in evaporated milk and corn flour, and the fried clam was born.[5]
Clambake to goedit
The traditional New England clam bake is a long process. Chubby Woodman came up with the idea of mobilizing it—a truck was loaded up with food, boilers, and wood, and the clambake was done at the customer's preferred location.[5] Today, Woodman's sells "clambakes to go," consisting of all the necessary ingredients such as lobster, clams, potatoes, and corn.[6][7] Dependence on the clam has brought risk to the restaurant. In 2005, the red tide was quite severe, leading to lower supplies and price increases.[8] Woodman's was forced to import clams from Canada.[9]
Reputationedit
Woodman's reputation is recognized in many travel and restaurant guides, such as Frommer'sNew England,[10]Fodor included the restaurant in their Where to Weekend Around Boston,[11] and the Phantom Gourmet Guide to Boston's Best Restaurants 2008 affirms it has the best fried clams.[12]
Popular cultureedit
The 2010 film Grown Ups uses the restaurant for a segment when all the characters in the film go out for a family dinner, although hamburgers and not fried clams were portrayed as the restaurant's specialty as it was mentioned that they have the best burgers in town. The production of the film caused the restaurant to close for the first time in 95 years in order to film the scene.[13] The sign at the beginning of the scene used the alias "Woodman's Eat in the Rough" and had the character Dickie Bailey (portrayed by Colin Quinn) working there as a chef.
The Beastie Boys' song "Hey Ladies" from their album Paul's Boutique includes the line "Special at Woodman's in Essex Mass"; listed in the printed lyrics, yet never actually recited in the song.
^Stallings, Doug (2004). Fodor's Where to Weekend Around Boston. Random House. p. 104. ISBN978-1-4000-1301-2.
^Phantom Gourmet Guide to Boston's Best Restaurants 2008. Macmillan. 2007. p. 69. ISBN978-0-312-37460-0.
^"Adam Sandler film shoot prompts restaurant closure in Essex, Mass".
May 03, 2024
woodman, essex, seafood, restaurant, essex, massachusetts, approximately, miles, north, boston, local, favorite, also, known, internationally, fried, clams, england, clam, bakes, woodman, been, family, business, since, founding, 1914, large, employer, area, wi. Woodman s of Essex is a seafood restaurant in Essex Massachusetts approximately 26 miles 42 km north of Boston A local favorite 1 it is also known internationally for its fried clams and New England clam bakes 2 Woodman s has been a family business since its founding in 1914 and is a large employer in the area with over 200 staff during the summer months 3 Woodman s of EssexRestaurant informationEstablished1914Food typeSeafoodDress codeCasualCityEssexCoordinates42 37 49 N 70 46 28 5 W 42 63028 N 70 774583 W 42 63028 70 774583Websitewoodmans wbr com Woodman s of Essex sign Contents 1 The Fried Clam 2 Clambake to go 3 Reputation 4 Popular culture 5 See also 6 ReferencesThe Fried Clam edit nbsp Fried clams fries and onion rings In 1914 Lawrence Henry Chubby Woodman and his wife Bessie opened up a clam shack on Essex s Main Street more commonly known to locals as the causeway Chubby and Bessie sold freshly dug steamer clams as well as ice cream and homemade potato chips According to legend Chubby invented the Ipswich fried clams on July 3 1916 4 The company website says this happened during a visit from a friend and fisherman Mr Tarr of neighboring Gloucester Chubby took his suggestion to put some clams into the oil used for deep frying the potato chips Some modifications were made such as dipping the clams in evaporated milk and corn flour and the fried clam was born 5 Clambake to go editThe traditional New England clam bake is a long process Chubby Woodman came up with the idea of mobilizing it a truck was loaded up with food boilers and wood and the clambake was done at the customer s preferred location 5 Today Woodman s sells clambakes to go consisting of all the necessary ingredients such as lobster clams potatoes and corn 6 7 Dependence on the clam has brought risk to the restaurant In 2005 the red tide was quite severe leading to lower supplies and price increases 8 Woodman s was forced to import clams from Canada 9 Reputation editWoodman s reputation is recognized in many travel and restaurant guides such as Frommer s New England 10 Fodor included the restaurant in their Where to Weekend Around Boston 11 and the Phantom Gourmet Guide to Boston s Best Restaurants 2008 affirms it has the best fried clams 12 Popular culture editThe 2010 film Grown Ups uses the restaurant for a segment when all the characters in the film go out for a family dinner although hamburgers and not fried clams were portrayed as the restaurant s specialty as it was mentioned that they have the best burgers in town The production of the film caused the restaurant to close for the first time in 95 years in order to film the scene 13 The sign at the beginning of the scene used the alias Woodman s Eat in the Rough and had the character Dickie Bailey portrayed by Colin Quinn working there as a chef The Beastie Boys song Hey Ladies from their album Paul s Boutique includes the line Special at Woodman s in Essex Mass listed in the printed lyrics yet never actually recited in the song See also edit nbsp Food portal Clam digging Seafood Clams casino Clam chowder List of seafood restaurantsReferences edit Mears Lauren 2007 07 10 Essex Woodman s at memoir s core Gloucester Daily Times Retrieved 2009 03 23 Louise Gaboury 2009 03 21 Clin d oeil Aux origines des fried clams in French LeDevoir com Retrieved 2009 03 23 Just the Facts Woodman s of Essex Retrieved 2009 03 22 Jenkins Nancy August 21 2002 The Deep Fried Truth About Ipswich Clams The New York Times Archived from the original on April 17 2009 Retrieved 2009 03 24 a b Woodman s of Essex A Yankee Tradition since 1914 Woodman s of Essex Retrieved 2009 03 23 Ware Susan 2004 06 24 Takeout Clambakes Boston Globe Retrieved 2009 03 24 Taste the tradition Woodman s of Essex Retrieved 2009 03 24 McCabe Kathy 2005 07 10 In capital of the fried clam a summer of fish roast beef Boston Globe Retrieved 2009 03 23 Moskin Julia 2005 06 13 Dark Days for the Fried Clam a Summer Staple New York Times Retrieved 2009 03 23 K 20 February 2007 Frommer s Irreverent Guide to Boston ISBN 978 0 470 00918 5 Stallings Doug 2004 Fodor s Where to Weekend Around Boston Random House p 104 ISBN 978 1 4000 1301 2 Phantom Gourmet Guide to Boston s Best Restaurants 2008 Macmillan 2007 p 69 ISBN 978 0 312 37460 0 Adam Sandler film shoot prompts restaurant closure in Essex Mass Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Woodman 27s of Essex amp oldid 1126189196, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
