The morning massacre at Ed's Lobster Bar

McFarland said the messiness of lobster is what he loves about it. He has a tattoo of a lobster, a black-ink letterpress-like version of his store’s sign, on the back of his left arm. He often tells his customers who are trying to be mannerly while eating a whole lobster that they have to “get down and dirty and get your hands in there and rip it apart,” he said. “You’re forced to really experience, to really be with the food. This isn’t just putting a fork to your mouth.” More

By Gillian Reagan

July 30, 2010 8:11 am