Paella

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1 (3-pound) chicken, cut into small pieces (about 12)

2 teaspoons salt

Freshly ground black pepper

1/2 cup olive oil

1 1/2 cups chopped yellow onions

3/4 cup chopped green bell peppers

3/4 cup chopped celery

6 tablespoons minced garlic

1 1/2 cups chopped andouille sausage

3 cups uncooked rice

1 1/2 cups chopped peeled tomatoes

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon hot sauce

9 bay leaves

3 tablespoons Creole seasoning

1/2 teaspoon saffron threads

6 cups white chicken stock

3 small (1 to 1 1/4 pounds each) lobsters, lightly steamed, cut into serving pieces

36 scrubbed littleneck clams

36 mussels, scrubbed and debearded

18 medium shrimp in their shells (about 3/4 pound)