With the exception of scallops and baby clams, most shellfish needs to be lightly cooked before it is marinated.

Broiled baby clams topped with scallions and bacon were sweet but rubbery from overcooking.

The other starred baby clams and nubbins of shrimp in a red pepper-fueled tomato sauce over linguine.

Nora Ephron, the screenwriter, gave up her favorite baby clams.

Ms. Ephron, the screenwriter and film director, who used to shop there regularly, has given up her baby clams.

Julia wanted her favorite pasta, spaghetti with baby clams (alle vongole).

Also splendid was roasted local striped bass in a bouillabaisse broth holding baby clams and Israeli couscous.

She now relies on singular flavors, like preserved lemons, to make a statement, as they do in baby clam and grilled rabbit arrabbiata.

Often, there is a fine pasta with just the right number of baby clams.

No one really knows when Asians invented the perfect finger food by wrapping lettuce around everything from roast squab to baby clams.