On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:21:19 -0400, "John Gaquin"
wrote:

"Manhattan style clam chowder"

Isn't that oxymoronic? :-)

Not at all. Any well rtaveled northeasterner knows there are three
kinds of clam chowder: Manhattan, New England and Rhode Island. RI
chowder is kind of a cross between NE and NYC, thicker base like NE,
but with tomatoes.