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Middletown soul food cafe caters a meal for singer John Legend, crew

Charles MegginsonHeadlines

Singer John Legend, center, ordered everything on the menu of Crystal’s Comfort Food in Middletown, owned by Steven, left, and Crystal ‘Chef Cryss’ Ashby.   A Middletown soul food eatery best known for its wings catered a meal for popstar John Legend Wednesday.  Crystal’s Comfort Food is no stranger to serving celebrities. They’ve served performers D.C. Young Fly of MTV’s …

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Haven’t yet had Chef Cryss’s fabulously unique wings? Let us introduce you

Amy WhiteFood & Dining, Headlines

Sweet potato wings are one of the menu items at Crystal’s Comfort Food   There is one refreshing thing that Crystal Ashby and her food have in common—there ain’t nothing subtle about either one. Crystal—or “Chef Cryss” to her fans—is the 34-year-old celebrity chef at the heart of Middletown’s Crystal’s Comfort Food. She greets me in a “Racist People Suck” …