crab boil

i'm all for trying new things. one thing about living in NYC that I try not to take advantage of is that there literally is something new happening or something new to do EVERY. SINGLE. NIGHT. Why do people not live here?

Anyway, when Chantelle invited me to join in on a crab boil, I had to say yes. I've never done it before and I love seafood and her friends from Yelp, so yes, sign me up.

The deal: $40 a person for 3 pots of crabs. Not including booze (we had some) the deal isn't too bad. You sit at a table (try and grab an outside spot if you can because it's so nice) and if your group is small, you'll probably share the table with another party. we got lucky and had some good neighbors. they come out and explain the way to crack open the crab (or as Chantelle says: push on the crab penis and break it open) and go after the meat and break it off. the food was AMAZING. yummy crabs, Old Bay seasoning all over your hands and crab juice flying everywhere from the mallets breaking the legs. You end the meal with a strawberry rhubarb dessert--YUM and close out the night. Highly recommend going if you can.

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