Turn off Route 50 at Easton, Maryland, and head ten miles east on Maryland Route 33 to St. Michaels. Find a table next to the water at The Crab Claw restaurant.
Order up a mess of blue crabs.
Ply your mallet and paring knife (you can see them in the photo below).
In the end, you will have a genuine mess, but you will have eaten happy.
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All photos above are by the author.