Seafood

Ocracoke Clam Fritters

FRESH SOFT-SHELL CLAMS (“STEAMERS”) ARE STILL fried at seafood shacks all over Ocracoke Island on North Carolina’s Outer Banks in much the same manner they

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Smoky Oysters

GONE ARE THE DAYS WHEN VIRGINIA OYSTERS (Crassostrea virginica) as big as goose eggs were plentiful from Chesapeake Bay down to Florida, and oyster houses

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Pickled Coon Oysters

ON FLORIDA’S EAST AND WEST COASTS, COON OYSTERS (so called because raccoons are their main predator) attach their oval, ridged shells to the coral of

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Baltimore Bacon Oysters

IN THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY, WHEN BALTIMORE boasted more than two dozen breweries, it became a practice in the city’s bars to offer free oysters

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Savannah Deviled Crab

I’VE ALWAYS SAID THAT DEVILED CRAB CAN BE THE worst or most delicious Southern dish imaginable, depending on the quality of the crabmeat, the amount

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Crabmeat au Gratin

FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER, CRABMEAT au gratin has been considered the quintessential “fussy” appetizer in upscale restaurants, gracious homes, and country clubs

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