Spicy Creamed Corn Linguine

Name: Spicy Creamed Corn Linguine
Ingredients: 1 pound dry linguine; 6 ears fresh corn , shucked; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 2 shallots , thinly sliced; 2 cloves garlic , thinly sliced; 1/2 teaspoon sea salt; 1 to 3 chipotle pepper in adobo , roughly chopped, to taste (see recipe note); 1/4 cup adobo sauce from the canned chipotle peppers; 1 cup heavy cream; 3/4 cup shredded smoked white cheddar cheese; 1/2 tablespoon sugar , optional; 1/2 cup halved grape or cherry tomatoes , for garnish (optional); Roughly chopped cilantro leaves , for garnish (optional)