Tag Archives: stone crabs

I admit it, I’m in love. Head over heels. Heels over head. Totally, 100% and fully committed. Worse yet, I’m addicted. The object of my affection? Here are clues: the body is crusty; its eyes stay soaked in salt water;...

Pig out. Wolf down. Gobble up. What is it with idioms of animals and eating? You can take the lion’s share. Hog it all. Peck at. Chow down. The English language contains so many different words for feasting: inhale, gulp,...

Being raised as a somewhat straightlaced kid, a new girlfriend in high school noted my confusion when on our third date she asked, “Hey, you wanna get stoned?” Ask me that now and instead of confusion you’ll witness a glazing...

Stone crabs. Ay yi yi. Delicious, delectable, irresistible. And as of October 15th, us devotees can pig out like there’s no tomorrow until the season closes on May 15th – seven months of gastric gratitude. Introducing neophytes to stone crabs is...