re: Crawfish Boil

I'm surprised that no one else is surprised you've ever had crawfish?
If this really is your first time ever eating them, I wouldn't try making them myself. Especially if it's some kind of big gathering with friends. i would order them from some place that you know/heard was good.
I was would try boiling them yourself for something smaller so you can try some different things out to where if it doesn't work out, you don't waste a lot and you don't get a bad impression.
Because honestly, it really isn't that easy if you don't know what you're doing.