They dug a hole in his backyard to create a steam pit. Nothing went right, but it turned out okay.
Somebody bought a book after the fact on how to do it, and you're supposed to kill the lobbies before you put them on
the seaweed to be slowly steamed.
Incientally, please don't call 'em 'lobbies'. Sounds kinda, uh, suspect... the proper slang term for insiders is "Bugs."