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Clambake, lobster boil, seafood boil, lobster party—whatever it is you’d like to call it we’re loving the idea of hosting a seafood soirée this summer. It’s an elegant yet laid-back get together that’s perfect for your summer entertaining, even if you don’t live on one of the coasts.

Here’s how to throw your very own clambake party this summer.

How to Throw a Clambake

How to host a clambake, click to view our tips in the post!

Photo via Letie’s Culinary by Erin Kunkel 

Whether you’re cooking outside or doing a stovetop clambake, you’ll need to gather up your ingredients first. Keep it classic and simple and load up on plenty of lobster, clams, corn on the cob and potatoes. Some people like to throw in soft-shell crab and a sausage like kielbasa or chorizo.

How to host a clam bake lobster boil party. Click to see all of our tips in the post

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There are a number of one-pot clambake recipes online, but if the weather is nice, we suggest heading outdoors for a seafood boil. Don’t forget to stock up on plenty of white wine for your guests and let them watch the cooking process as part of the entertainment for the evening.

How to host a clam bake lobster boil party. Click to see our tips for this summer entertaining idea in the post!

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One of the things we love most about a lobster boil is how refined yet relaxed this party can be. Embrace the messiness of it and serve your food buffet style on a table runner of newspapers. Since this is a hands-on meal, make sure each guest has a bib and towels (not napkins) to keep clean.

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How to host a clam bake/lobster boil party. Click to see all of the tips in the post

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Give guests tools to crack open their food with and put out big bowls to discard shells. Be sure to intersperse plenty of lemons and butter around the table, too, so everyone can easily access. You could even create individual lobster sets at each place setting that includes lemons, towels, tools and directions on how to crack open a lobster.

 

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About Leslie Hendrix Wood

Leslie Hendrix Wood is the founding editor of the luxury lifestyle and design blog, Hadley Court and an has her own interior design firm, Leslie Hendrix Wood Interiors in Midland, Texas.

Leslie received her undergraduate degree in business. She worked briefly in banking and returned to school to earn her MBA.

Upon graduation, she moved to Washington D.C. to work on a Presidential campaign and received a Presidential appointment to a position in International Trade.

At the end of the administration, Leslie returned to her hometown and joined the family oil and gas business, although her first passion has always been, after raising her children with her husband, business and interior design.

When she saw her children were closer to leaving home, she decided to start the blog, Hadley Court. in 2012, which won the Design Bloggers Conference Hall of Fame award for Best New Design Blog in 2013 - a prestigious honor granted by her peers.

In 2014, she is, in addition to blogging, beginning to build the family friendly luxury lifestyle brand: HADLEY COURT, based on her values of Gracious Living, Timeless Design and Family Traditions.

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