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Food: Four Stars-Crab Meet

Beginning with the same sweet shellfish foundation, operators tweak crab cakes' size, seasonings and surroundings to shake up the classic starter.

By Allison Perlik, Senior Editor -- Restaurants and Institutions, 8/1/2008

La Boca, Santa Fe, N.M. A Spanish-style cheese made in Wisconsin and similar in taste and texture to manchego mingles with lump crabmeat at this Mediterranean-accented tapas spot. Red peppers, green onions and cayenne add crunch and heat to Executive Chef James Campbell Caruso's cakes, which are garnished with charred-red-pepper-basil aïoli.

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Salty's on the Columbia River, Portland, Ore. Paired with house-made seafood chowder, Executive Chef Dana Cress' mini sandwiches make an intriguing yet approachable lunch. Thinly shredded phyllo dough adds a crisp finish to the Pacific-crab cakes, which are tucked in sourdough buns with a tangy topping of arugula, red onion, shaved celery and lemon-thyme aïoli.

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University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass. At the University Club & Restaurant, special and claw crabmeat are seasoned with cumin, coriander, green onions and red peppers and sparked with lemon juice, hot-pepper oil and Worcestershire sauce in Chef Jane Leary's recipe. The panko-crusted cakes are fried and then finished in the oven.

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Deleece, Chicago. Truffle aïoli adds a luxurious touch to Chef Josh Hansen's rendition of crab cakes, in which 2-ounce patties are formed with a mixture of claw meat, cooled risotto and chopped parsley, rolled in rice flour, and seared in a cast-iron skillet. Hansen finishes the dish with a seasonal salad dressed with lemon juice for added acidity.

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