What brings the people of Maryland together?
Former Delegate and current Essex attorney Todd Schuler joins Nestor to catch up on all things summer, crab cakes and what really brings Marylanders together this time of year.
#CrabCakeTour
Getting an Eastern Shore-style crab cake in Chestertown at 98 Cannon
The Maryland Crab Cake Tour has taken the backroads to lovely places all over The Free State. The stop on the Chester River with an old pal and chef gave us some education on backfin and jumbo lump techniques on the Shore.
Giving away free kindness in Salisbury, Maryland
When the Secretary of Kindness of an Eastern Shore town reaches out to you on a Maryland Crab Cake Tour, you open the seat and share a conversation and some carefully considered condiments on your crustacean. Meet Grace Foxwell Murdock and her mission of the heart.
Perlozzo sells the magic of Ocean City and how a Cumberland kid wound up at the beach
Sure, you remember former Orioles manager Sam Perlozzo but did you know his brother is running tourism in Ocean City? Meet Tom Perlozzo, whose golf and sports passion led him to the beach where he never left…
Nestor gets a full education on the crab picking industry and where the crab cakes come from in Cambridge from Jack Brooks and Damye Hahn
Nestor gets a full education on the crab picking industry and where the crab cakes come from in Cambridge from Jack Brooks and Damye Hahn
Todd Schuler and Nestor catch up on crab cakes and what brings Maryland together
Todd Schuler and Nestor catch up on crab cakes and what brings Maryland together
The Maryland Crab Cake Tour tastes the cake at 98 Cannon in beautiful Chestertown
The Maryland Crab Cake Tour tastes the cake at 98 Cannon in beautiful Chestertown
What brings folks to Chestertown, Maryland for a better life?
In search of the perfect Maryland crab cake, serendipity struck again as Heather Mizeur recommended 98 Cannon on the Chester River where she lives and Nestor’s longtime pal Chris Golder happened to be the one running it. The lore and allure of the good life in Chestertown on the Eastern Shore.
A Maryland Crab Cake Tour and trying to avoid crowds without masks
As the tour unfolds, Don Mohler wants to know what’s going on with masks and mandates and public obedience of laws and orders and common sense in The Free State. This week’s version of The Recon is a lot of crab cake and some real tales of wi-fi from the road.
Heather Mizeur gives Nestor a tour of historic Chestertown
It’s a short drive over the bridge to a long history in Kent County. Nestor had never been along the shores of the Chester River but the Maryland Crab Cake Tour has been an educational exploration of politics, agriculture, water and conversations about the future of the Eastern Shore.
The East Baltimore lineage of the Fratelli’s crab cake in Salisbury
Of course the Fratelli’s crab cake is delicious: the recipe came from Greektown and East Baltimore. Nestor’s #CrabCakeTour of the Shore takes him with the Mayor of Salisbury to the restaurant where he got his first gig as a busboy.
Selling Salisbury and the good life on the Eastern Shore with Mayor Jake Day
This Maryland Crab Cake Tour was designed to meet new people and learn new things. At least Nestor was honest with the mayor of Salisbury when he told him he’d never been off Route 50 in Wicomico County.
What makes that vinegar taste so good on those Thrashers fries on the O.C. Boardwalk?
It’s taken Nestor a lifetime of Ocean City trips to finally pop the burning question to the Lord Of The Fries at Thrashers, Les Morris: “Why no ketchup?” The history and the journey of an Idaho potato to your belly at the beach and the secret of apple cider vinegar.
Why do Maryland crabs taste sweeter than the imports?
Bill Cole gets a Dundalk doctorate education on why Maryland crab cakes taste better and a full Week 1 #CrabCakeTour recap from Nestor.
Don Mohler and Nestor do The Recon on spending time in crowded places during Delta and Crab Cake Tour season
Don Mohler and Nestor do The Recon on spending time in crowded places during Delta and Crab Cake Tour season
Why does that vinegar taste so good on those Thrashers french fries on The OC Boardwalk?
Why does that vinegar taste so good on those Thrashers french fries on The OC Boardwalk?
What does it mean to be the Secretary of Kindness of Salisbury Maryland?
What does it mean to be the Secretary of Kindness of Salisbury Maryland?
Heather Mizeur welcomes Nestor to historic Chestertown at 98 Cannon with tales of the Chester River
Heather Mizeur welcomes Nestor to historic Chestertown at 98 Cannon with tales of the Chester River
Tom Perlozzo and Nestor talk Maryland from Cumberland to Baltimore and the magic of Ocean City
Tom Perlozzo and Nestor talk Maryland from Cumberland to Baltimore and the magic of Ocean City
Putting the kids on the fields and courts and beaches of Ocean City with Al “Hondo” Handy
Putting the kids on the fields and courts and beaches of Ocean City with Al “Hondo” Handy
History of Ocean City and Inlet crab cakes at Harrison’s Harbor Watch
History of Ocean City and Inlet crab cakes at Harrison’s Harbor Watch
Meeting the future challenges of Ocean City
The Maryland Crab Cake Tour has taught us that the fish tales of the demise of the Ocean City that we love are greatly exaggerated. But what’s the best way to keep the beach thriving after a very successful 2021 summer that is still in progress.
History of the Ocean City Inlet and legendary local crab cakes at Harrison’s Harbor Watch
On Day 2 of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour, Nestor hosted the mayor of Ocean City as the boats from the White Marlin Open rolled in with the daily catch. Let the delicacy of this amazing cake and the Harrison’s story behind it hit your plate on a hot skillet.
Experiencing the spicy G&M Crab Cake with C.E. Steuart Pittman
Our fifth stop on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour takes us just across the Anne Arundel County border to Linthicum Heights and a chance to chat with G&A owner John Zoulis about how he sells so many and where the legend of this tasty cake began.
The best crab cake in Harford County just might be at Barrett’s On The Pike
In the finale of our three segments with Harford County Executive Barry Glassman, we bring on a secret recipe from the Bel Air kitchen of Paul Silberman as our Maryland Crab Cake Tour rolls up Route 1 and into our bellies.
What is the political future of Harford County Executive Barry Glassman as 2022 approaches?
We continue our three-part Maryland Crab Cake Tour chat from Barrett’s On The Pike with Harford County Executive Barry Glassman about who is counting and distributing the money in Annapolis and his political trail after Bel Air.
Are you another Baltimorean who has never been to Deep Creek Lake?
As Nestor prepares to crisscross Maryland the entire month of August searching for the perfect crab cake, Don Mohler extols the virtues of taking The Recon out I-70 and I-68 for a weekend of relaxation and the great outdoors in beautiful Western Maryland.
The state of Anne Arundel County after the pandemic
As our Maryland Crab Cake Tour extends to Linthicum Heights for the world famous G&M spicy deliciousness, County Executive Steuart Pittman discusses his role in leadership as COVID recedes and Anne Arundel County gets back to business.
Steuart Pittman discusses state of Anne Arundel County as pandemic recedes
County Executive Steuart Pittman discusses state of Anne Arundel County as pandemic recedes
What is the future of Anne Arundel County?
During our Maryland Crab Cake Tour stop at G&M Restaurant in Linthicum, we chatted at length with County Executive Steuart Pittman about a wide array of post-pandemic issues of concern.
Unmasking the politics and Crab Cake Tour in Catonsville
Unmasking the politics and Crab Cake Tour in Catonsville
Hearing the sounds of the great Catonsville local experiment
Hearing the sounds of the great Catonsville local experiment
Catonsville and telling the State Fare story over breakfast
Catonsville and telling the State Fare story over breakfast
Crab Cake Tour Stop 3: Experiencing the simplicity of State Fare family recipe
The finale of our first “live” Crab Cake Tour was all about the cake with Evan Brown in Catonsville.
Foodies and eating and the best “Bookie” salad in the city
Even though our Maryland Crab Cake Tour is focused on the local crustacean and delicacy, our Catonsville stop meandered into a debate about salads and pizza and chicken and waffles and margaritas.
Unmasking the politics and Crab Cake Tour in Catonsville
Our third Weis conversation from Crab Cake Tour Stop 3 dives into local politics and the future of rethinking suburbs like Catonsville with Eric Ebersole and Pat Young.
Hearing the sounds of the great Catonsville local experiment
Our Crab Cake Tour stop in the 21228 isn’t complete without Kirby Spencer telling the story of how bricks and mortar and people and food and shopping and music can still power a local community.
Catonsville and telling the State Fare story over breakfast
Our first chat of Crab Cake Tour Stop 3 leads us to Frederick Road and the amazing journey of Evan Brown from two “once in a lifetime” floods in Ellicott City at Portalli’s to a friendly new home in the center of his hometown of Catonsville.
Crab Cake Tour Episode 1: The Faidley’s of Lexington Market story
Nestor Aparicio is on the road in The Free State in search of the perfect Maryland crab cake. His first stop is the originator, Nancy Devine, who began mixing up her now world famous jumbo lump crab cakes at Lexington Market in the 1980s. Let her tell you about her mustardy delicious concoction…
The best crab cake in Maryland? Who’s No. 1?
Our Baltimore Positive never-ending Crab Cake Tour appropriately commences at Faidley’s Seafood Lexington Market with Congressman John Sarbanes. Follow along at #CrabCakeTour on social media…
