Of course, one of the compelling powers of crawfish is the way it gathers people together. The usual elbow-to-elbow interactions of big groups around the boil are off the table right now as we fight ...

We're in the season of Lent, rolling toward Easter. And in south Louisiana, this means backyard crawfish boils. The basics of the boil are simple: A big pot and a way to heat it; water; seasoning; ...