# Clams Casino

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Podcast: [Sauced](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sauced-7639132)
Published: 2026-06-04T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://sauced.supercast.com
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## Resource

Clams Casino has a paperwork problem. A Rhode Island maître d' named Julius Keller claimed to invent the dish at the Narragansett Pier Casino in 1917 — but a January 1900 menu from the Central Park Casino in New York City, held in the New York Public Library, predates him by 17 years. And neither one was a gambling house. We dig into both origin claims, the Portuguese-American "stuffies" tradition in Rhode Island that may pre-date both, and how to take a working man's ingredient and dress it up — a three-way move on the pork, a strong opinion on breadcrumbs, and a rethink of which booze actually belongs in the topping. We pair it with the Central Park Casino — an aquavit dirty Martini with a pureed olive brine, named for the 1900 menu that started the argument. For the full recipes and more, become a premium subscriber at https://sauced.supercast.com/ Follow us on Instagram: @sauced.pod Thanks to all of this week's partners: Mezcal Ultramundo: https://pkgdgroup.com/post/ultramundo/ Underberg: https://underbergamerica.com/

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