One Man Hated Manhattan Clam Chowder So Much He Tried To Make It Illegal In Maine - Chowhound

As it stands, you can safely make Manhattan clam chowder in Maine without the threat of arrest (although you may receive verbal abuse for it): Cleveland Sleeper's law did not pass. In fact, the bill never even made it to the floor of the legislature for a vote. Sleeper's motivation was a preoccupation with protecting Maine's cultural and culinary identity, at the expense of the outsider, Manhattan chowder. The…