Maine Lobsters Come Out of Their (New) Shells

It’s midsummer, which means your kitchen is most likely overflowing with the usual suspects—peaches, tomatoes, summer squash, corn—but what about new shell lobsters? Maine new shell lobster season runs from June through November, when lobsters shed their old shells and grow new ones. A thinner, newly formed shell means more Gulf of Maine seawater is able to get in to marinate the meat, and infuse it with an...