4 strips thick bacon, sliced width-wise into 1/2-inch strips.4 dozen littleneck clams, scrubbed clean and purged.
This one-pot interpretation is assembled in two parts: routine stove-top prep and grand grill finale. Rhode's Island's classic clams casino, often credited to Julius Keller, maître d' at the original Narragansett Pier Casino, is a baked half-shell appetizer traditionally made with shoreline flavor elements: clams, bacon, vegetables, and breading.
