Roz Lane of The Maryland Lottery joins Nestor and Damye Hahn at Faidley’s for holiday fun and crab cakes
Roz Lane of The Maryland Lottery joins Nestor and Damye Hahn at Faidley’s for holiday fun and crab cakes
Crab Cake Tour
Reading and writing and editing the news over the years
Longtime Baltimore Sun news editor David Ettlin joins Nestor for crab cakes and newspaper memoirs
Holiday crab cakes are the best ones!
The Maryland Crab Cake Tour returned to our downtown home at Faidley’s in Lexington Market (yes, they’re still at the same place for a few more months) with Roz Lane from The Maryland Lottery dropping by with holiday updates and Damye Hahn telling us how easy it is to ship the best crab cakes in the world fresh with a click.
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 19: Longboard Cafe and Sinepuxent in Ocean City on MaCO guest day at beach
Day 19 of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour sent us back to the beach and a day of MaCO Conference and chats with politicians and leaders in Ocean City. Our crab cake at Longboard Cafe honored our pal Batman and we got wet with a local at Sinepuxent just over the Assawoman Bridge.
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 16: Salisbury kindness at Mogan’s Oyster House and pair of beers at Evolution and Burnish
The sixteenth day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland featured a beautiful morning drive across the Bay Bridge to spend the day in Salisbury. Mayor Jake Day & Delegate Carl Anderton were great hosts at Mogan Oyster House and a pair of after dark beers at Evolution and Burnish. Plus, the Secretary of Kindness Grace Foxwell Murdock, one of our favorite guests.
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 15: The Food Market in Hampden and Checkerspot in Federal Hill
The fifteenth day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland featured a bit of a wild card and last-minute detour to a pair of great places in Baltimore City. The Food Market was a strong #JennStrong selection and Checkerspot hit the spot as a rare “open on Monday” brewery in the region. We’ll be heading back to Hampden to explore the rest of that incredible menu.
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 14: Monument in Highlandtown and Schultz’s Crab House in Essex
The fourteenth day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland featured an eastside “stay at home” tour for Nestor, who grew up in Dundalk and frequented Highlandtown and Essex all of his childhood. Loved taking the kids to Monument in the city and Schultz’s Crab House down toward Hawthorne. We’ll be back. Often!
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 13: Woody’s Crab House in North East and Independent in Bel Air
The thirteenth day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland featured a Saturday night trip up I-95 to bucolic North East on the upper Chesapeake for a lively night at Woody’s Crab house and a pre-closing outdoor patio beer at Independent Brewing in downtown Bel Air.
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 11: L.P. Steamers in Locust Point and Full Tilt Brewing in Govans
The eleventh day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland featured a legit Baltimore City day with lunchtime show at L.P. Steamers on Fort Avenue in Locust Point with some great guests and a nightcap beer with Orioles baseball and Ravens preseason football at Full Tilt in Govans.
The Kolareks and Mike Bordick tell Nestor how the game of baseball is about to change again in 2023
The Kolareks and Mike Bordick tell Nestor how the game of baseball is about to change again in 2023
David Steele continues MD Crab Cake Tour chat with Nestor about NFL, race and future of Lamar Jackson
David Steele continues MD Crab Cake Tour chat with Nestor about NFL, race and future of Lamar Jackson
It Was Always A Choice
In the second part of our Maryland Crab Cake Tour stop at Pappas with author David Steele we discuss future of sports journalism, the NFL and race and the future of Lamar Jackson.
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 10: Union Brewing in Hampden and The Crab Queen in Randallstown
The tenth day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland featured a lunchtime tour of Union Brewing in Hampden with gracious host and founder Adam Benesch and an insanely delicious crab cake and platter from The Crab Queen in Randallstown.
Author David Steele joins Nestor for a review of sports journalism and activism in America
David Steele continues MD Crab Cake Tour chat with Nestor about NFL race and future of Lamar Jackson
What will all of the new MLB rules mean for the game?
In a wide-ranging chat about life in the big leagues, Mike Bordick is joined by Adam and Frank Kolarek in telling Nestor about the impact new rules and a pitch clock are about to have on the game of baseball and how we view the game will change in 2023.
Mike Bordick brings Frank and Adam Kolarek by Maryland Crab Cake Tour for chat about Catonsville and baseball
Mike Bordick brings Frank and Adam Kolarek by Maryland Crab Cake Tour for chat about Catonsville and baseball
The Catonsville World Champion and the family League of Dreams
Our pal and former Orioles shortstop Mike Bordick brings Frank and Adam Kolarek by the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Pappas in Cockeysville for a lengthy chat about a kid growing up in Catonsville around baseball with a purpose long before the champagne and World Series ring with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Activism for athletes comes at a cost in America
Author David Steele joins Nestor for a review of sports journalism and activism in America and a full discussion on his latest book, “It Was Always A Choice.”
Aaron Tomarchio of Tradepoint Atlantic joins Nestor and John Allen to discuss Dundalk work history and future
Aaron Tomarchio of Tradepoint Atlantic joins Nestor and John Allen to discuss Dundalk work history and future
Councilman Todd Crandell joins Nestor at Drug City to discuss Dundalk development and election week in America
Councilman Todd Crandell joins Nestor at Drug City to discuss Dundalk development and election week in America
Toasting the history of Drug City in Dundalk and The Fountain crab cake and milkshake combo
Toasting the history of Drug City in Dundalk and The Fountain crab cake and milkshake combo
Bringing good jobs back to Sparrows Point
Aaron Tomarchio of Tradepoint Atlantic joins Nestor and John Allen to discuss the Dundalk work history of Bethlehem Steel and the future and jobs coming tomorrow at the new ‘Point.
Musician Ron West of The Cultivated reunites with Nestor at Drug City to discuss the days of music and Ridgemont High
Musician Ron West of The Cultivated reunites with Nestor at Drug City to discuss the days of music and Ridgemont High
The Dundalk we don’t talk about
Councilman Todd Crandell joins Nestor at Drug City to discuss Dundalk development and election week in America. And, one other thing that we rarely speak of regarding wastewater.
The Drug City crab cake of the people at The Fountain in Dundalk
Who says you can’t go home? Nestor takes the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Window Nation and Goodwill back to his childhood favorite Drug City in Dundalk, where the place is all grown-up. The Fountain crab cake and handspun milkshake combo bring home the modern love.
The Cultivated tales of 1980s rock and roll glory in Dundalk
Our lifelong pal and local musician Ron West of The Cultivated reunites with Nestor at Drug City in their childhood homeland of Dundalk to discuss the days of Ace Frehley, music of the 1980s and their Ridgemont High band days together at the turn of the century.
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Gina Schock of The Go-Go’s and John Allen of Stone Horses school Nestor on Dundalk rock
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Gina Schock of The Go-Go’s and John Allen of Stone Horses school Nestor on Dundalk rock
David Richardson of Greenmount Bowl tells Nestor about the new betPARX sports wagering opening in Hampstead
David Richardson of Greenmount Bowl tells Nestor about the new betPARX sports wagering opening in Hampstead
Sports cartoonist Ricig continues his chat about love of the Baltimore life from a Buffalo beginning
Sports cartoonist Ricig continues his chat about love of Baltimore life from a Buffalo beginning
The Schock of a Dundalk homecoming for a rock and roll queen
The Go-Go’s legendary drummer came home to visit with Nestor on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at The Tasting Room above The Fountain at Drug City in Dundalk. As serendipity would have it, John Allen of Stone Horses made his way home, too, and took a Schocking tour of East Baltimore and Highlandtown music, cymbals and two rock stars who have seen the world.
Remembering legendary Dundalk English professor and gentleman Allen Stockett
The Maryland Crab Cake Tour was already placed at Drug City in Dundalk before we lost beloved English professor Allen Stockett. Nestor gathered a few different folks from his space, CCBC professor Jay Trucker and lifer Dundalk ’85 pal Stan Jablonski to honor the late, great Shakespeare meets Bogart, non-digital old-school man of words who taught us a lot about life in those S.A.T. prep classes.
The new sports wagering place and the old bowling alley in Hampstead
How did a guy from Dundalk have a bowling alley next to a restaurant that has become an OTB and now a sports wagering facility in Hampstead? Let David Richardson of Greenmount Bowl and Chris Richards of Greenmount Station tell you about the new betPARX sports wagering option in Carroll County.
Remembering legendary Dundalk English professor and gentleman Allen Stockett
Remembering legendary Dundalk English professor and gentleman Allen Stockett
Gunpowder Lodge owner and soccer whisperer Danny Santoro hosts Nestor for MD Crab Cake Tour and World Cup preview
Gunpowder Lodge owner and soccer whisperer Danny Santoro hosts Nestor for MD Crab Cake Tour and World Cup preview
Drawing it up for Baltimore with a sports smile
Legendary sports cartoonist Mike Ricigliano continues his chat about a New York transplant and his love of Baltimore life from a Buffalo beginning on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour from Gunpowder Lodge in Kingsville.
Lierman tells us where the money goes in Annapolis
Brooke Lierman joins Nestor at The Land of Kush to discuss role of comptroller in Maryland
Why Aruna Miller is joining the Wes Moore campaign for Governor of Maryland
Lt. Gov candidate Aruna Miller tells us why she joined Wes Moore ticket to lead Maryland
Aruna Miller and the energy to improve Maryland with Wes Moore
Aruna Miller discusses ways to make Maryland better with a Wes Moore victory in Annapolis
Trying to find more ways to lift East Baltimore
Dundalk’s Todd Crandell joins Nestor at Costas for a chat about East Baltimore County and progress
For the love of soccer and country
The Maryland Crab Cake Tour made a stop at Gunpowder Lodge for a catch-up between owner and former soccer star Danny Santoro and Nestor about all things local, the feet of Pete Caringi and Sonny Askew and finding space in Kingsville for a legit United States and World Cup celebration during Thanksgiving week to support the red, white and blue.
