Everywhere you go along the coastline of Italy it will be offered to you in some form or another, perhaps with cozze e vongole (mussels and clams ... pasta to the pan with the shellfish sauce ...

In the recipe below, substitute less expensive types of fish, like haddock, monkfish or salmon, clams, mussels and squid for the shrimp ... of the pasta water and stir into the wine sauce.

Back in the studio Gino and Michelle whip up a perfect linguine with mixed seafood sauce, garlic and white wine. To get the al dente perfect bite, cook the pasta ... the clams and mussels under ...