The MET Restaurant Group Announces the Tenth Annual Soft Shell Crab Festival

BOSTON - April 28, 2015 - PRLog -- WHAT:From May 13th through June 11th, 2015, MET Restaurant Group will host its Tenth Annual Soft Shell Crab Festival serving the delicious crustacean 30 ways in 30 days at MET Back Bay. Hailing from Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay, soft shell crabs have tantalized the taste buds of seafood lovers across the globe.  The MET has explored a variety of flavors and techniques that reveal the best of this culinary creature and will offer a special soft shell crab dish each night from mid-May to mid-June.

Guests will enjoy some very unique dishes including Soft Shell Monte Cristo, Corn meal Crusted Crab with corn silk, favas and pea tendrils, Tempura Fried Crab with soy peanut sauce and cucumber noodles, and Chili Crab Pizza topped with fried crab, sweet chili and arugula. For the purist, soft shell crabs will also be available meuniére style daily.

MET Back Bay’s Soft Shell Crab Festival will kick-off on May 13th and will run through June 11th, 2015. For more information on MET Back Bay, please visit www.metbackbay.com, or call 617.267.0451.

WHERE: MET Back Bay | 279 Dartmouth Street | Boston, MA 02116

WHEN: The Soft Shell Crab Festival will take place from May 13th – June 11th, 2015.

COST: Prices vary.

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Samples Include:

Soft Shell Monte Cristo

Corn meal Crusted Crab

with corn silk, favas and pea tendrils

Tempura Fried Crab

with soy peanut sauce and cucumber noodles

Chili Crab Pizza

topped with fried crab, sweet chili, and arugula