Tidewater Journal
Sunday, 6 September 2026 · Harbour edition
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Five chowders worth the drive

From the harbour hut to the hotel dining room.

A chowder is a promise: that someone stood at a stove long enough for the potatoes to give up and thicken the milk. Here are five kitchens keeping the promise.

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The harbour hut serves theirs in a paper cup with a hunk of soda bread. The hotel serves it with a spoon you could see your face in. Both are right.