Call it the battle of the soft-shell crab. Quinn Hatfield, chef and co-owner of Hatfield’s, didn’t want them on his menu -- they’re best eaten simply, he thought, and he knew that they’d be so popular ...

“I would like to find whoever ‘invented’ the soft-shell crab sandwich and give that person a massive hug,” said Michel Nischan in Sustainably Delicious (Rodale). Maryland soft-shells are meant to be ...

In Austin, we are very good at brunch: making it, eating it and enjoying it. Eberly has joined the brunch scene and we were happy to have Chef De Cuisine Caeser Ortiz here to show us how to make their ...

The first time I ate a soft-shell crab was in a diner on the Chesapeake Bay. It was deep-fried and served in a hamburger bun with lettuce and tartar sauce. It was wonderful, but I crave a sandwich ...

At the beginning of this recipe, Marcelle describes how to clean a soft-shell crab for cooking.Makes 4 servings 4 medium soft-shell crabs 1/2 cup buttermilk 1 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 ...

'Tis the season to get crabby - since soft-shell crab is in season in the Lowcountry. At Emeline, guests can go Crabbing with Tia on Charleston’s waterways to catch soft-shell crabs. Tia, a Lowcountry ...

I am sure it comes as no surprise to anyone that food matters a lot to me. I think that mindset goes back at least a couple of generations. When I was chatting with my sister about how one of my ...

I so enjoy reading your column in the AJC. I recently went to AIX for the first time. It was truly an incredible experience. Every course was beautifully executed. I am a big fan of soft-shell crab ...

“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 ...

I have a nostalgic bias when it comes to soft shells, which I first tried at Mr. Friendly’s, one sautéed, one steamed, with no breading. It was like eating the marsh on the first spring-like day, when ...