What follows are some seafood platters that swim outside the mainstream, with platters that are just for oyster lovers, “un-fried” and fried, but with a special sauce, and (mostly) raw. The seafood ...

Nestled in New York City’s Meatpacking District and overlooking a quaint cobblestone patio outdoors is Bagatelle, a fine dining French Mediterranean restaurant that recently launched a series of three ...

Few pleasures are more satisfying than sitting down to a platter of iced seafood, especially in summer. I know, we've been told only to eat oysters in the "R" months, but forget that: When it's warm, ...

When you’re dining out, choosing the right dish can make a big difference in your experience. Sometimes the best approach isn ...

The waitress giggled when we ordered the Giant Seafood Platter at Deanie's Seafood for just two people, and soon we knew why: This tower of fried seafood arrived at the table looking like a personal ...

A seafood tray at Penny in New York City. When it comes to seafood towers, these days they’re so tall that it’s almost a competition, like the race to build the tallest skyscraper. Some rank a seafood ...

The seafood platter is the dad joke of Lenten eating. It’s the inevitable example wheeled out to prove that when we talk about the “penance” of meatless meals during Lent we mean it with irony as ...