Imitation crab isn’t what most people think. Learn what it’s made of, why it tastes the way it does, and how to use it well.

Crab legs are a familiar sight at restaurants and raw bars, piled high over a bed of ice on cold seafood platters or arranged on buffet tables at weddings and other big parties. They're the kind of ...

As I wrote in my latest column, for me, the feeling of spring (and now early summer) is brought about by eating crab more than any baby green vegetable. At restaurants in L.A., crab exists, of course, ...

Whether you opt for Maryland, Louisiana, or your own local twist, there's nothing quite like a crab cake. Delightfully crispy, but also light, it's the hallmark of any good seafood restaurant. With a ...

Southerners love crabs—and we have plenty of delicious crab recipes to prove it. From crab cakes to claws to legs to salad, we can't get enough of this delicate, luxurious seafood. But when it comes ...

Sheri Castle joins chefs Oscar Johnson and Daryl Cooper to make their favorite crab recipe. Sheri Castle joins chefs Oscar Johnson and Daryl Cooper to make chili crab, a favorite recipe that leans ...

NOW IS the time of year when blue crabs come out of their shells and steal the spotlight from their colder-weather counterparts. A seasonal delicacy, soft-shell crabs are the low-waste crustacean, ...

Genuine crab lovers know that in typical years our craving for fresh and local crab can be satisfied beginning the first of December. Commercial crab season for Washington, Oregon and California opens ...

In the Dec. 24 "Seafood by the Season" column, we told you that lobster was great cooked in the microwave. As quick as the beep that sounds at the end of a cook cycle, hundreds of beeps went off in ...