Thursday, March 28, 2024

Crab Cake Tour

The Legacy of Lamar Jackson vs. other NFL quarterbacks

As the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Window Nation and Jiffy Lube rolls toward the holidays, it's always great to have Weis conversation with local authors like John Eisenberg, who recently wrote "Rocket Men," a history of what led to the opportunity for someone like Lamar Jackson to change the quarterback game.

Let each fellow join the Dundalk High chorus

The Maryland Crab Cake Tour has traveled to virtually every community in Maryland at some point since its inception but there's no place like home. Nestor finally gets current Dundalk High principal Paul Satterfield to drop by Costas Inn and give him the facts on his ultra modern high school and post-COVID life and learning for kids this century in East Baltimore.

Chronicling the long, ugly trail for black quarterbacks in NFL

Local author and longtime Baltimore sportswriter John Eisenberg tells Nestor the long, ugly trail for black quarterbacks in the NFL chronicled in his new book, "Rocket Men," at Pappas in Parkville on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.

Crab Cakes and turkey picks for Thanksgiving weekend

Christian Horton of Hollywood Casino Perryville shares a Pappas crab cake and the heavily slumping Nestor Aparicio makes his NFL Week 12 turkey picks. Now 83-79-4 on the season, these 5-9 weeks are adding up to lousy selections as he tries a holiday rally.

The deviled egg is in the details and the future of downtown Baltimore

Some folks only attend the Maryland Crab Cake Tour when deviled eggs are involved. Our pal Bill Cole returns to join Mac Campbell of the Baltimore Convention Center in a wide-ranging discussion on the progress of downtown Baltimore and how to get the community to buy into the positive changes and leadership.

Welcoming any convention to Baltimore with open arms

As the Maryland Crab Cake Tour gets back on the road for the holidays, Mac Campbell of the Baltimore Convention Center joins Nestor at Faidley's to discuss future of downtown, its vibrancy and bringing folks to the Charm City in all sorts of creative ways.

Telling some real World Series tales from 33rd Street lore

When you find out that your favorite science teacher from Dundalk High School actually went to the 1966 World Series as a 15-year old and dragged along his 11-year old brother, you have to get answers and stories. That's what the Maryland Crab Cake Tour is all about! George Scheulen tells Luke Jones about his Wally Bunker experience as a kid.

Going Old Fashioned on a bourbon tour with my son at Drug City in the Dundalk homeland

On the eve of his 55th birthday, Nestor finally convinced his son Barry to join him for a drink with soda jerk and bourbon pourer Chuck Jacobs in The Tasting Room above The Fountain at Drug City to talk old school Dundalk and growing up East Baltimore. Oh, and how to make a tasty drink!

Baltimore Magazine editor Max Weiss joins Ricig and Nestor to discuss BSO and local love for music

Baltimore Magazine editor-in-chief Max Weiss joins Ricig and Nestor at Koco's Pub on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Window Nation and Jiffy Lube to discuss her recent story on the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and new conductor Jonathon Heyward. Always sharing the local love for music – and broccoli tempura and the quest for Steve Chu!

Only nice people allowed: It’s the local Lauraville family love that makes Koco’s Pub perfect

Our Maryland Crab Cake Tour will be making more stops with Marcella and her gang on Harford Road in Lauraville as we continue to the take the show on the road, presented by The Maryland Lottery, Window Nation and Jiffy Lube. The familiar faces of the place and the parrots, margaritas and Koconut shrimp extend behind the bar and into the kitchen with a great family story. Meet Liz and Sea Bass. They've got Orioles Fever, too!
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The wake of a Baltimore tragedy and Key reasons to rebuild

In the early hours after the Key Bridge tragedy in his hometown of Dundalk, Nestor joins Bill Cole with thoughts about the incident and the recovery for Dundalk and the Port of Baltimore and America.

Who is the real Happy Eddie?

Turn out, the real Happy Eddie from The Real Housewives of The Potomac is from Baltimore. Wendy Bronfein of Curio Wellness and Nestor discuss the Pikesville native, his new cannabis and wellness line and a better night of sleep for everyone through better medicine.

The NFL owners circus in Florida and Ravens needs to be filled

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the NFL Owners Meetings and the Ravens' roster issues and spring needs in the NFL Draft from Florida as the rules change and the television money pours in.

Getting you ready for Opening Day with a new day of Orioles baseball

Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the absence of Jackson Holliday and the completion of Orioles' Opening Day roster in a season of massive changes, major hopes and a new owner who hopes to move Baltimore forward along with the baseball team.

Unlucky Chapter 13: ‘The Magic’ and ‘The Oriole Way’ got stranded on 33rd Street…

It's been a long couple of decades of bad baseball at Camden Yards. This is the final chapter of what was a 2006 book written by Nestor Aparicio to honor his Pop and his family's love of Baltimore Orioles baseball.

Debunking the local media myth: Peter Angelos did not “save” the Orioles for Baltimore

Many people reached to Nestor Aparicio in the aftermath of the death of Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos looking for some kind of pronouncement. After watching the media reports in Baltimore with various inaccuracies about the billionaire lawyer's real accomplishments, Luke Jones joined him to react and opine and to set the legacy straight for local citizens who have been fed various levels of myth, poppycock and fake history.

Twelve Ravens Thoughts on Harbaugh press conference at NFL owners meetings

Head coach John Harbaugh touched on a number of topics in Orlando on Monday morning.

Where is Steve Biscotti hiding? And why…

With our crew in Florida for Orioles spring training and a new beginning for the baseball franchise, Luke Jones and Nestor wonder aloud where and why the Ravens' owner might be seeking quiet shelter while the rest of his billionaire partners convene at the NFL Owners Meetings in Orlando this week to count their money. (We'll be there, too! Like we always are...)
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