A whole deep fried soft shell crab on a roll with mayonnaise - Lauripatterson/Getty Images Soft shell crabs are a remarkable dining experience. Unlike regular old hard shell crabs, you can eat soft ...

This chef-favorite seasonal crab can be fried, grilled, and sautéed easily at home. The best part? You can eat the shell. Matt Taylor-Gross / Food Styling by Barrett Washburne Summer, sun, and ...

“Tell people they can eat the whole thing,” one of my colleagues urged me when I told her I planned to write about soft-shell crabs. If you love blue crabs but are daunted by all that cracking and ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Human dietary preferences are nothing if not interesting, and that applies to our consumption of arthropods as much as anything else. For ...

Imagine yourself sitting in a crowded beachside restaurant, the aroma of charbroiled seafood filling the air and growling your stomach. Your meal arrives, topped with a golden brown, crunchy ...

As someone who grew up enjoying all that coastal Wilmington could offer, manna chef Carson Jewell has a special appreciation for soft-shell crabs. “I love them because they are basically the sign that ...

ASHEVILLE - Chefs are reveling in soft-shell crab season and diners are reaping the rewards with a slew of new recipes landing on local restaurant menus and specials boards. Post 25 Kitchen and Lounge ...

Waterman’s Crab House in Rock Hall has been a steady favorite for years, drawing crowds for its soft-shell crab sandwich that ...

They typically start to appear in restaurants in the springtime — fried on sandwiches, pressed into tacos, rolled tight into sushi. Many chefs are eager to get them in stock to be proudly rattled off ...

The focus on seasonality has become standard in many of our city’s restaurant kitchens, expected to a point of becoming somewhat of a cliche. The truth is I’m rarely electrified by the promise of ...

It's officially that season — soft shell crab season, that is. Whether you like them fried, seared, stuffed into a sandwich or on top of your shrimp and grits, the seasonal delicacy will be available ...