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John Boehner, Lincoln, Nietzsche, Mark Zuckerberg and Asian films are all invoked in the introduction to high-flying wordsmith Brian Duff's review of Eventide Oyster Co. for The Portland Phoenix. But he makes his point: "If Asia-meets-New England sounds like an odd theme, in execution it works brilliantly. The Asian approach to seafood, with its lightness and emphasis on clarity of flavor, has a lot to offer over our gloppy American traditions." [PP]