Even though Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener called soft-shell crabs "the tastiest morsel in the bay," not everyone has a taste for eating whole blue crabs that have backed out of their ...

Q. My friend ordered a soft-shell crab sandwich at a restaurant recently. It was served on a hamburger bun with the whole crab intact – legs and all. Is a soft-shell crab a particular kind of crab? A.

This chef-favorite seasonal crab can be fried, grilled, and sautéed easily at home. The best part? You can eat the shell. Summer, sun, and soft-shell crabs — few combinations are as simple and ...

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 ...

Imagine yourself sitting in a crowded beachside restaurant, the aroma of charbroiled seafood filling the air and growling ...

Imagine this: you’re dining in a restaurant, and they spill a meal in front of you with the whole soft shell crab, golden and crispy, staring back at you. It’s not just the meat it’s the whole dang ...

Chef Wesley Fulmer, of Motor Supply Co. Bistro, created a dish of Crispy Soft Shell Crab with Sweet Pea Basil Pesto, Roasted Grape Tomatoes and Lever Farms Spring Onion and Citrus Gremolata. The short ...

Spring has certain indicators in South Carolina — an unbearable amount of pollen, fluctuating temperatures and soft-shell crabs. The seafood delicacy is as fleeting as the weather. Each spring, a ...

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 ...

The soft-shell crab, which has not merely shed its exoskeleton, but energetically sucked up so much water that its bloated body cracked its container, is a vulnerable creature. So vulnerable, in fact, ...