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There are food rivalries, and then there is clam chowder. Chicago vs. New York pizza gets loud. Barbecue regions can start arguments. But somewhere along the coast, someone looked at a perfectly good bowl of creamy clam chowder and said, “You know what this needs? Tomatoes.” And just like that, Manhattan clam chowder entered the chat. At The Deck Down Under, we respect seafood history. We appreciate regional traditions. We believe there is room in this world for many bowls of

Some foods are simple because they are basic. A lobster roll is simple because it has to be. When you are working with real lobster, there is nowhere to hide. No heavy sauce. No pile of filler. No big stack of toppings trying to distract from the main event. A great lobster roll is about sweet lobster meat, the right bun, the right temperature, the right texture, and enough restraint to let the lobster be the reason you ordered it in the first place. At The Deck Down Under, w

Some foods make sense right away. A lobster roll? Of course. A smash burger? Obviously. A burger with chopped green olives and creamy mayo sauce? That one takes a little more explaining. But if you grew up around Michigan, especially near Flint, Lansing, or Grand Rapids, the olive burger is not strange at all. It is comfort food. It is regional pride. It is salty, creamy, messy, and somehow exactly right. And for Buns Out Wednesday at The Deck Down Under, we are giving that s

Dozen Raw Oysters There is an old saying that you should only eat oysters in months with the letter “R.” September. October. November. December. January. February. March. April. That rule has been passed around for generations, and like a lot of old food rules, it started for a reason. Before modern refrigeration, fast shipping, shellfish monitoring, and today’s cold-chain standards, warm-weather oysters could be a bigger gamble. They were harder to keep cold, harder to move