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A Post-Thanksgiving Crab Crack

As much as they love turkey and all the trimmings, cookbook authors Matt Lee and Ted Lee invite you to try their favorite holiday tradition: a Lowcountry crab party with friends.

Standing around the makeshift plywood table, they roll up their sleeves and cheerfully dive into a pile of cooked crabs.

Photographer Tara Sgroi, Writer Julia Rutland

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Later, more of Matt and Ted’s friends drop in, but there’s still plenty of food and samples of Tom’s house wine, made from last year’s grape harvest. Standing around the makeshift plywood table, they roll up their sleeves and cheerfully dive into a pile of cooked crabs.