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 ...

As spring approaches, seafood lovers across the United States start looking for one seasonal delicacy: the soft-shell crab sandwich. Light, crispy, and packed with coastal flavor, this iconic dish ...

It’s a most magical time of year, early spring, when Mother Nature begins waking up all around us. We can see it in early crops like asparagus and strawberries, and in seafood markets with plump ...

True story: My father made our lunches (except on square-pizza day) during grade school. My dad, notorious for slapping leftovers in between pieces of heavily mayonnaised bread, churned out lunch ...

The fleeting soft-shell crab season is here again and Charleston's chefs are yearning to wow their patrons with different renditions of the sought-after crustacean. Soft-shell season comes around ...

Now that summer’s mostly here, it’s time to talk hard crabs and the Baltimore mania of seafood at all costs. I began to observe this phenomenon early in my childhood. Every Thursday afternoon the ...

Tierney Plumb is an editor of Eater’s Northeast region, covering D.C., Boston, Philly, and New York. Equinox chef Todd Gray says he received soft shell crabs before anyone else in the area this year.

Tierney Plumb is an editor of Eater’s Northeast region, covering D.C., Boston, Philly, and New York. It’s time to roll out the red carpet for soft shell crabs, a mid-Atlantic delicacy that becomes ...