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MOVIE: Manchester by the Sea DISH: Lobster bisque poutine Recipe courtesy chef Matt Dean Pettit

This sad, powerful, brooding movie was filmed in New England, the culinary home of clam chowders and lobster bisques, not to mention lobster rolls. This dish is a wonderful marriage of thick lobster bisque, chunks of fresh lobster meat and cheese curds piled high on some luscious, crispy Yukon Gold fries and sprinkled with freshly chopped chives. This is serious eating for a most serious film.

MATTY’S SEAFOOD BRANDS Matt Dean Pettit’s lobster bisque poutine was inspired by Manchester by the Sea.

Matt Dean Pettit