Paid Advertisement
Everyone knows that if you’re going to have a crab cake on the menu in this town, you gotta make it great! Longtime Baltimore restauranteur Henry Pertman tells Nestor the legend of Sorrento of Arbutus and how a joint with pizza and cheesesteaks upped it game – and its crab cake – when new ownership took over six years ago. This is what the Maryland Crab Cake Tour is all about!
Everyone knows that if you’re going to have a crab cake on the menu in this town, you gotta make it great! Longtime Baltimore restauranteur Henry Pertman tells Nestor the legend of Sorrento of Arbutus and how a joint with pizza and cheesesteaks upped it game – and its crab cake – when new ownership took over six years ago. This is what the Maryland Crab Cake Tour is all about!
When owner Harold Xeconimos took over Sorrento of Arbutus during 2020 and the lockdown period, he knew he wanted to elevate the menu yet keep all of its neighborhood glory and charm with the pizza and cheesesteak subs that always delivered. On his first visit to Arbutus on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour, Nestor gets the tale of another Dundalk native coming from Loafers on Route 40 and continuing the great tradition of the food and hospitality in Southwest Baltimore.
Bill Cole of Cole Roofing welcomes Nestor his side of town for cheesesteaks at Sorrento of Arbutus
When owner Harold Xeconimos took over Sorrento of Arbutus during 2020 and the lockdown period, he knew he wanted to elevate the menu yet keep all of its neighborhood glory and charm with the pizza and cheesesteak subs that always delivered. On his first visit to Arbutus on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour, Nestor gets the tale of another Dundalk native coming from Loafers on Route 40 and continuing the great tradition of the food and hospitality in Southwest Baltimore.
Our friend, sponsor and consigliere Bill Cole of Cole Roofing considers the Sorrento of Arbutus cheesesteak and crinkle cut fries a legitimate food group in his locally-based business so when Nestor got the invite to do the Maryland Crab Cake Tour near his Worldwide HQ in Southwest Baltimore, this one got tasty and spicy. But, shrimp on a cheesesteak? What’s going on over there…
You know about the crab cakes at Koco’s Pub in Lauravile. Let us tell you about the best coconut shrimp you’ve ever had in your life and why the sides are to be savored at all of our favorite restaurants where we get the same thing every time we go. Nestor also refused a private teaser reveal to Ricig and Marcella on the final four spots, so you’ll just have to follow along the TastyNes trail for deliciousness…
Both with family roots in the heart of Essex, it was serendipity that Pizza John’s was the cheesesteak of choice as Senator J.B. Jennings and Nestor convened for the first time on the #TastyNes leg of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour with a lengthy chat about Bob Ehrlich, farmland in Maryland and the ways politics has changed here and keeping bipartisan lines of communication open in Annapolis and all over the state.
You can spend a lot of time – and waste a lot of money – in Philadelphia and not find a better cheesesteak than you’ll find at Pizza John’s in Essex. Go for the pepperoni pizza and stay for the best sandwich on the eastside since we lost the real Captain Harvey’s two decades ago.
Both with family roots in the heart of Essex, it was serendipity that Pizza John’s was the cheesesteak of choice as Senator J.B. Jennings and Nestor convened for the first time on the #TastyNes leg of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour with a lengthy chat about Bob Ehrlich, farmland in Maryland and the ways politics has changed here and keeping bipartisan lines of communication open in Annapolis and all over the state.
If you’ve seen our Baltimore Positive threads the past two weeks, you know we were in Ocean City discussing the future of Maryland with key business leaders, politicians and influencers in an sea of conferences, parties, beers and cheer. Bill Cole and Nestor discuss the summer calling of Maryland business to Ocean City and what happens after you meet new people…
If you’ve seen our Baltimore Positive threads the past two weeks, you know we were in Ocean City discussing the future of Maryland with key business leaders, politicians and influencers in an sea of conferences, parties, beers and cheer. Bill Cole and Nestor discuss the summer calling of Maryland business to Ocean City and what happens after you meet new people…
The next time you’re out having the best meal of the week or month or year, just remember it’s the icing on the cake to the good life when you find a new place or experience that is memorable. Our preacher of the American Dream Leonard Raskin joins Nestor in a search for that next best meal. Even if it’s a hoagie at the foot of the Delaware Memorial Bridge…
The next time you’re out having the best meal of the week or month or year, just remember it’s the icing on the cake to the good life when you find a new place or experience that is memorable. Our preacher of the American Dream, Leonard Raskin, joins Nestor in a search for that next best meal. Even if it’s a hoagie at the foot of the Delaware Memorial Bridge…
They met over 40 years ago in the professional sports space. Now a Philadelphia lawyer, Baltimorean Micah Buchdahl was once a Washington Capitals PR assistant who later ran a MISL soccer franchise and maintains his long friendship with Nestor via the Eagles, Phillies and 76ers family passion on his timeline. It’s always a pleasure to welcome Buchdahl home for a discussion about winning, losing and spending the money it takes to host parades and keep fans (and their wallets) engaged.
They met over 40 years ago in the professional sports space. Now a Philadelphia lawyer, Baltimorean Micah Buchdahl was once a Washington Capitals PR assistant who later ran a MISL soccer franchise and maintains his long friendship with Nestor via the Eagles, Phillies and 76ers family passion on his timeline. It’s always a pleasure to welcome Buchdahl home for a discussion about winning, losing and spending the money it takes to host parades and keep fans (and their wallets) engaged.
When Nestor’s old pal John Keller appeared for his birthday Maryland Crab Cake Tour stop at Pizza John’s in Essex, Luke Jones and Nestor shared the crinkle cut french fries and gravy over a long conversation about the Orioles’ future with fans in and out of market and growing the brand of Baltimore baseball. And, yes, Pizza John’s has a crab cake!
Yes, they’ll put pineapple on it for you at Pizza John’s but traditions – new and old – are still waiting for you on Back River Neck Road in Essex. Brett Steall of Pizza John’s and Leonard Raskin join Nestor on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to discuss this venerable and established-in-1966, family-owned treasure known for its consistent pizza quality and local community ties. Oh, and that memorable pepperoni…
Yes, they’ll put pineapple on it for you at Pizza John’s but traditions – new and old – are still waiting for you on Back River Neck Road in Essex. Brett Steall of Pizza John’s and Leonard Raskin join Nestor on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to discuss this venerable and established-in-1966, family-owned treasure known for its consistent pizza quality and local community ties. Oh, and that memorable pepperoni…
When Nestor’s old pal John Keller appeared for his birthday Maryland Crab Cake Tour stop at Pizza John’s in Essex, Luke Jones and Nestor shared the crinkle cut french fries and gravy over a long conversation about the Orioles’ future with fans in and out of market and growing the brand of Baltimore baseball. And, yes, Pizza John’s has a crab cake!
As the Philadelphia Phillies and their fans prepare to invade Baltimore for Maryland Fleet Weekend, Luke Jones and Nestor prepare for an all-too-rare June series of significance at Oriole Park Camden Yards.
As the Philadelphia Phillies and their fans prepare to invade Baltimore for Maryland Fleet Weekend, Luke Jones and Nestor prepare for an all-too-rare June series of significance at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
The world’s largest pickle party is coming to the Charm City on September 23 and 24. Don’t pucker up! Let Kevin Baxter educate you on origins and bold flavors and unique ways to make a pickle come to life at The Big Dill Pickle Party at Power Plant Live.
The world’s largest pickle party is coming to the Charm City on September 23 and 24. Don’t pucker up! Let Kevin Baxter educate you on origins and bold flavors and unique ways to make a pickle come to life at The Big Dill Pickle Party at Power Plant Live.
Lou Petrucci takes Nestor on a tour of the award-winning The Local in Fallston and gets a crab cake at the hands of the Restaurant Association of Maryland “Chef Of The Year” in Harford County.
Lou Petrucci takes Nestor on a tour of the award-winning The Local in Fallston and gets a crab cake at the hands of the Restaurant Association of Maryland “Chef Of The Year” in Harford County.
The 22nd day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland found us rocking toward The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia but en route we got thirsty at Hysteria in Columbia and made a road stop at Casey’s Crab in Laurel where the owner insisted we go with the Crabmeat Cheesesteak. We’re glad we did!
