There are few dishes as elegant and universally loved as a perfectly made Linguine with Shrimp Scampi. It’s a true classic ...

Few dishes conjure up images of elegant simplicity and vibrant flavor quite like Shrimp Scampi. This beloved classic features ...

Shrimp scampi is an indulgent garlic, lemon and butter seafood dinner that's super quick and easy to make. Recipes abound; this one is foolproof.

Shrimp scampi is an indulgent garlic, lemon and butter seafood dinner that's super quick and easy to make. Recipes abound; this one is foolproof.

In fact, scampi sauce is so good on its own that you don’t even need the shrimp. Pour it on chicken, swab it over summer squash , drizzle it on a pair of old galoshes, it will all taste great.

The langoustines scampi ($27, pictured) offers a version of the dish more akin to something you’d find in Italy, with simple grilled head-on langoustines in butter, garlic and lemon.

Shrimp scampi is rarely awful—it is unusual for things to go terribly wrong when garlic, wine and butter are involved—but restaurant versions always make me wish I had ordered differently.