Hari Cameron grasped the creature in his hand and reached for a beat-up old hammer. A hammer isn’t typically found in a chef's kitchen, but then again, Cameron isn’t like most chefs. He delivered a ...

LITTLE COMPTON, R.I. (AP) — Cooking a channeled whelk is not for the squeamish. But sliced and sprinkled over a bed of linguine, it’s a chewy delicacy in old-fashioned Italian eateries along the East ...

LITTLE COMPTON — Cooking a channeled whelk is not for the squeamish. But sliced and sprinkled over a bed of linguine, it's a chewy delicacy in old-fashioned Italian eateries along the East Coast. The ...

A whelk needs to be alive when you cook it. To check, rap on its shell sharply. If it recoils slightly, it's alive. If not, toss it and choose another. Serve this dish with a little salad and some ...