Rhode Island, by matre dhtel Julius Keller. The dish cooks up quick, can be made ahead of time, and has a bit of a fancy look thanks to its browned crumb topping-all super-solid reasons to make them at home as well. Legend has it that in 1917 the recipe for clams casino was created at the Little Casino. From its origins in the 1920's at the Little Casino resort in Rhode Island, Clams Casino soon spread to Italian-American restaurants across the country.
Though they seem to be the iconic gem of every red-and-white checkered tablecloth resto, legend has it that the dish originated in a resort in Rhode Island, not a nonna's kitchen. But when it comes to kicking off the meal, the app that's always caught my eye is Clams Casino, those bacony, crunchy-topped, sizzling little half-shell clams that hit the table and immediately make you happy.īut it turns out I didn't know Clams Casino quite as well as I thought. Garlic bread, calamari, some nice broccoli rabe-you can't hit an old school Italian American red-sauce joint without ordering these dishes along with your spaghetti and meatballs.
