We've made stuffed blue crabs with pork, fried Jonah crab claws and spicy crab noodles with king or Dungeness crab.

WSJ: Endless-Summer Baked Blue Crab

Vice President Cheney, Vernon Jordan, more than one Supreme Court justice and a slew of ambassadors nibbled foie gras and crab claws while Topkis nervously introduced herself.

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Joe Weiss of Miami Beach is credited with starting it all, and his claws, cakes and bisque can still be had at Joe's Stone Crab Restaurant.

BBC: Feasting in Florida