·S3 E303

From Sea to Stage: Miami Stone Crab Pasta | Michael Symon Makes Clinton Kelly’s Top 10 Dish

March 13

29 mins

Episode Description

In this episode of Chewed Up, Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall, and Michael Symon take the show to Miami Beach during the SOBE Wine & Food Festival, where Michael has performed cooking demos for nearly 25 years.

Michael decides to cook something inspired by the location — a bright crab pasta packed with lemon, tarragon, crème fraîche, and buttery toasted breadcrumbs. The dish is designed specifically with Clinton and Carla in mind, blending flavors they love into one irresistible seafood pasta.

As the pasta cooks, the trio dives into a lively conversation about food tourism, favorite comedy movies, and what makes a restaurant truly great — even when it’s a tourist destination. Michael also shares tips on how to properly cook pasta, why crème fraîche works better than butter in some sauces, and how to keep delicate crab the star of the dish.

Once the pasta is tossed together with jumbo lump crab and finished with crispy lemon-chive panko crumbs, the hosts rave about how the light sauce allows the seafood to shine.

The episode wraps with fan mail questions, a discussion about Chinese takeout orders, and a lively audience giveaway featuring Michael Symon’s mustard and bourbon tasting trays.

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Timestamps

00:00 — Michael’s cooking origin story

01:00 — Live from the SOBE Wine & Food Festival in Miami

02:00 — Michael introduces the crab pasta dish

03:30 — How to properly salt pasta water

05:00 — Building the sauce with brown butter and shallots

07:00 — Toasting lemon-chive panko breadcrumbs

09:00 — Adding pasta water and developing the sauce

10:00 — Crab meat and fresh tarragon join the pan

13:00 — Why crème fraîche works for seafood sauces

15:00 — Tasting the crab pasta

16:30 — Plating with crispy lemon breadcrumbs

18:00 — Clinton and Carla rave about the dish

19:30 — Fan mail questions

21:00 — Favorite Chinese takeout orders

22:00 — Lessons about success and restaurant culture

23:00 — Frontgate sponsor mention

24:00 — Audience giveaways

🙌 Special Thanks to Our Sponsors

Frontgate → Premium home, kitchen, and entertaining essentials — including Michael Symon’s collection featured on the show.

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Produced by Simple Alien → https://www.simplealien.com/

Camera, Audio and Crew provided by TV Boy → https://tvboynyc.com/

About Chewed Up

Three lifestyle icons reunite with zero filter, strong opinions, and even stronger flavors. Clinton Kelly, Carla Hall, and Michael Symon are back in the kitchen with comedy, comfort food, and unfiltered conversation — served loud. Episodes drop 3x a week:

Monday – Appetizers

Wednesday – Mains

Friday – Desserts

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