Soft Shell Crab Fest at King's Crab Shack & Oyster Bar (This Sunday, April 15 @ 5PM

King’s Crab Shack Welcomes Soft Shell Crab Season with Crab Fest

 The season for soft shell crabs – one of the great delicacies and mysteries of the culinary world –is upon us.  King’s Crab Shack in downtown Winston-Salem will celebrate with a Soft Shell Crab Fest this Sunday.

Soft shell crabs straight from the North Carolina Coast

Special guests, Debbie and Curtis Wilkins, from Debbie’s Crab Ranch near Bath, and crabber/oysterman Josh Hopkins from Belhaven

A documentary about soft shell crabs produced locally by Gregg Jamback at Swiftwater Media and Carroll Leggett shown simultaneously on six big-screen Crab Shack TVs

Music by Heath Combs Twin City Hucksters

Sunday, April 15, 2012 - 5PM to 7PM

WHY

“Fresh soft shell crabs are a delicious seasonal treat and diners always look forward to their arrival,” said Will Kingery, co-owner of King’s Crab Shack. “They also are one of the biggest mysteries of the culinary world.  So we decided to bring folks from the NC Coast who catch and shed soft shells and let our Winston-Salem diners visit with them and get answers straight from the horse’s mouth. 

 Everybody is invited.  Soft shell crab sandwiches will be the featured entrée but other menu items will be available.

“Soft shells are puzzlement to most folks, even those who love them the most,” said James Douglas, general manager at King’s. “Customers are always asking questions. We’ll have the answers at Crab Fest this Sunday.”

King’s Crab Shack and Oyster Bar opened last fall as the sister restaurant to Willow’s, also in Winston-Salem, which offers a diverse menu with daily specials of fresh fish and other seafood as available.  Both are owned by Chef Will Kingery and Norb Cooper.