There's something about crab that makes any dish decadent-whether in a rustic weeknight pasta or atop a cocktail party hors d'oeuvre. And no matter the species, those sweet hunks of crabmeat always taste like pure indulgence. Along the Pacific, Dungeness crab is most popular, and with crab season extending from November in San Francisco through early fall in Alaska, locals and tourists alike can be found at crab feasts and festivals nearly year-round. Filled with gorgeous photos celebrating all stages of enjoying this most succulent crustacean-from catching to consuming-this complete guide offers tips for buying, cleaning, preparing, cooking, cracking, and, of course, eating crab. Using crab of all types (blue, King, soft-shell, and more), the recipes range from the traditional to the more exotic, including Crab Louis, Chile-Glazed Crab Lollipops, Fisherman's Wharf Crab Cakes, and Crab Beignets, with options to feed appetites both big and small. Just crack open CRAB to find inspiration for turning any meal into a festive, finger-licking occasion.

New York Times Bestseller The good, the bad, and the ugly, served up Bourdain-style. Bestselling chef and Parts Unknown host Anthony Bourdain has never been one to pull punches. In The Nasty Bits, he serves up a well-seasoned hellbroth of candid, often outrageous stories from his worldwide misadventures. Whether scrounging for eel in the backstreets of Hanoi, revealing what you didn't want to know about the more unglamorous aspects of making television, calling for the head of raw food activist Woody Harrelson, or confessing to lobster-killing guilt, Bourdain is as entertaining as ever. Bringing together the best of his previously uncollected nonfiction--and including new, never-before-published material--The Nasty Bits is a rude, funny, brutal and passionate stew for fans and the uninitiated alike.

This book has been written to give anyone wanting to enjoy blue crabs with family and friends a step-by-step instruction guide to a very exciting family meal and celebration. I have been blessed to be surrounded by family members living in the Greater Hampton Roads Virginia and Northeastern Maryland regions of the United States. These family members have passed down from generation to generation the popular steps in preparing blue crabs for large groups of family and friends. While being in the military for over twenty years, I was also blessed to be stationed close to the Gulf of Mexico areas of Alabama and Florida, where I found out that the love for blue crabs at family gatherings and friendly festivals were in full effect just as it was in the Virginia and Maryland areas. Many of my family members come together on special occasions and enjoy blue crabs cooked with other ingredients that make up a country boil. This book has been written to give anyone wanting to enjoy blue crabs with family and friends a step-by-step instruction guide to a very exciting family meal and celebration. This book will give you all of the instructions that you will need to put on the best blue crab event that you can ever imagine. No matter how experienced your group is with preparing and eating blue crabs, this small and easy-to-read book will not let you down.

Every crab connoisseur relishes the pleasure of sitting down to a delectable meal of hard or soft shell crabs. Many, however, think crab is a dish best enjoyed in a restaurant, prepared by a trained chef. For the past twenty years, Cy and Pat Liberman's The Crab Cookbook: How to Catch and Cook Crabs has shown crab lovers that they need not be deprived of their favorite food in their own homes. Now, in this revised and expanded edition, the authors make it even easier for experienced and amateur crab cooks-and eaters- to buy, prepare, and even catch their own crabs! This detailed guide, which now covers all American varieties of crab, explains what to look for and what to watch out for when purchasing crabs. For those whp prefer to catch their own, the Liebermans share tips on everything from the best bait to the laws that govern cra + catching throughout the U.S. They describe the intricacies of crab picking, the best accompaniments to a crab dish and much more!