Gnocchi with Clams

Spaghetti with clams is a classic and for a good reason: When done right, it’s a dish that is rich with nostalgia for anyone who has enjoyed summer days by the sea. (It also has been part of my repertoire longer than almost any other dish, since I first learned to cook it at the Sea Loft, where I worked when I was sixteen.) Pairing the clams with gnocchi instead of spaghetti ups the ante because you can get that much more intensity of flavor in each bite by spearing a clam and a similarly s