Spaghetti with Clams and Tomatoes

I came to the shellfish game a little late in life.  That is to say, I grew up eating the occasional Frogmore stew and shrimp cocktail, sold lobster rolls from a street cart in Freeport, Maine after college, and then I met and fell in love with steamed mussels in my late twenties.  I’ve since mingled with oysters, partied with prawns, and had multiple flings with pasta in clam sauce.  This one is a favorite.