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No. 21 on #TastyNes Tour and WNST Baltimore 27th Anniversary Countdown: Old Salty’s in Hoopers Island

It’s the most beautiful drive in the state of Maryland. Make a right turn in Cambridge and find yourself lost in the beauty of the nature of Blackwater Refuge en route to Fishing Creek and Hoopers Island for a delicious crab cake and a remote oasis off the beaten path of the Eastern Shore.

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The diversity, equity and inclusion grown and built into Montgomery County

A teacher and lifelong activist turned politician, it’s always a refreshing visit with Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, who takes Nestor to class on citizenship, early education and the destructive power of money in politics. There’s even a little baseball in here…

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Adding wings to more flights and heights in Wicomico County

As a Catonsville native who became a school teacher-turned-politician on the Eastern Shore, Wicomico County Executive Julie Giordano educates Nestor on how and why Salisbury is flying higher these days and the issues that matter in her growing community on the edge of the beach but still down on the farm.

Rocker John Allen joins Nestor for a beer and rock music history tour at 1623 Brewing in Eldersburg

Our eternal rocker and Stone Horses pal John Allen returns to the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at 1623 Brewing in Eldersburg for a beer and some summer cheer, joining Nestor in a spirit chat about the heavy metal legacy of Ozzy Osbourne, forty years of Live Aid and still being preoccupied with 1985. (He co-wrote that song with Baltimore’s Mitch Allen, if you didn’t know that local music nugget!)

Talking coffee and Baltimore life with Thomas Rhodes and Dan Rodricks at Zeke’s Coffee with Nestor

As Baltimore Positive gets ready to celebrate its 27th Anniversary and the Maryland Crab Cake Tour will feature our 27 favorite things to eat in Baltimore, we set the stage at Zeke’s Coffee with a caffeinated discussion about menus, pastries, sandwiches and meals of happiness with Dan Rodricks, who shares his culinary peppers and eggs philosophy to Thomas Rhodes and Joe Robinson on Harford Road.

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Going beyond the coffee on the menu at Zeke’s

As Baltimore Positive gets ready to celebrate its 27th Anniversary and the Maryland Crab Cake Tour will feature our 27 favorite things to eat in Baltimore, we set the stage at Zeke’s Coffee with a caffeinated discussion about menus, pastries, sandwiches and meals of happiness with Dan Rodricks, who shares his culinary peppers and eggs philosophy to Thomas Rhodes and Joe Robinson on Harford Road.

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Drawing over the line at The Baltimore Sun

Deposed political cartoonist Kevin Kallaugher (aka KAL and KALtoons) joins longtime former colleague at The Baltimore Sun, Dan Rodricks, and sports cartoonist Ricig with Nestor at Zeke’s Coffee on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to discuss Baltimore media power, influence and the search for truth in reporting for the people over a lifetime.

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The Friday morning town hall of local talk at Zeke’s Coffee in Lauraville

Inspired by Zeke’s Coffee roaster and taste maker Thomas Rhodes, every Friday morning a group of Lauraville locals drop by for a cup and a round table of neighborhood chatter and conviviality. The Maryland Crab Cake Tour plopped down for a morning edition with local pundit Dan Rodricks, cartoonist Ricig and coffee and democracy chatter over breakfast.

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Rocking the tap from Essex to Eldersburg

The tangled web of Smalltimore we weave is woven into this Maryland Crab Cake Tour stop with Mike McKelvin of 1623 Brewing sharing his Essex hard rock Child’s Play roots with Stone Horses singer John Allen and Nestor over a beer in Eldersburg.

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Baltimore baseball lore and the taste of fresh beer in Eldersburg

Ain’t the beer cold in Carroll County? The Maryland Crab Cake Tour always finds unique combinations but Baltimore baseball lore and the science (and palate) behind delicious local beer always makes for a fresh conversation. Tasty taps and more on the sportswriting legend of Jim Henneman at 1623 Brewing in Eldersburg with Matt Evans and Craig Weiss.

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Coffee, conversation and life in Baltimore circa 1966 with Dan Rodricks

Longtime columnist Dan Rodricks returns to the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Zeke’s Coffee in Lauraville to tell Nestor about his third and latest stage production about what life was like in Baltimore, Maryland in the summer of 1966. Coming in March 2026 to The BMA…

Former Delegate Todd Schuler returns to discuss democracy and poor government trends with Nestor

What’s happening in America every day at the hands, masks and guns of these ICE raids should appall and outrage any citizen in this country who believes in The Constitution and the laws of our land. Former state delegate and current Essex attorney Todd Schuler returns to discuss democracy and some poor government Trumpian trends with Nestor on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Costas Inn in Timonium.

Joe and Domenico DiPasquale tell Nestor about the move and expansion of their legendary Italian deli and eatery in Canton

This Maryland Crab Cake Tour stop was long overdue but sausage led to pasta and that led to the front door of the “new” Di Pasquale’s in Canton with chef Nancy Longo joining Nestor for a full history and origin story of the city’s most famous and beloved Italian eatery. Let Joe and Domenico Di Pasquale tell you about the move from Highlandtown and the expansion of their legendary tradition.

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The food and love and lore of Highlandtown and East Baltimore neighborhood deliciousness

When you put a world-traveled photojournalist from Dundalk who teaches his art with a world-renowned chef from Highlandtown who teaches everyone she can how to cook, you get an intersection in Canton of an explosion of “you can do it, too!” as well as some great laughs. Nancy Longo and Joe Giordano talk food and lore with a side of scrapple knowledge.

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Putting our favorite celebrity chef in the Di Pasquale’s kitchen to talk foodie love

It’s almost inconceivable that through their long friendship that celebrity chef Nancy Longo of Pierpoint Restaurant has never been on the show but she finally joins Nestor at Di Pasquale’s in Canton on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour for an absolute primer education in Maryland cuisine and the importance of quality ingredients. Come smell what we’re cooking…

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Baltimore’s adopted music professor Thomas Dolby tells his Live Aid tales with David Bowie at Wembley

If you love music, Live Aid, Todd Rundgren or the children of Baltimore, you’ll love this chat with Thomas Dolby. Always poetry in motion. Baltimore’s adopted professor joins Nestor to discuss the music, fashion and passion of David Bowie and his amazing helicopter ride and 1985 performance with The Thin White Duke in London at Live Aid.

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“Due process” is not a right that should be in question in modern America

What’s happening in America every day at the hands, masks and guns of these ICE raids should appall and outrage any citizen in this country who believes in The Constitution and the laws of our land. Former state delegate and current Essex attorney Todd Schuler returns to discuss democracy and some poor government Trumpian trends with Nestor on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Costas Inn in Timonium.

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What makes Di Pasquale’s so special to East Baltimore?

This Maryland Crab Cake Tour stop was long overdue but sausage led to pasta and that led to the front door of the “new” Di Pasquale’s in Canton with chef Nancy Longo joining Nestor for a full history and origin story of the city’s most famous and beloved Italian eatery. Let Joe and Domenico Di Pasquale tell you about the move from Highlandtown and the expansion of their legendary tradition.

Pete and Christine tell Nestor the whole story of opening Costas Timonium to honor their beloved father

The new Costas Inn above the grandstand at the Timonium Racetrack and Fairgrounds is now open and thriving. Pete and Christine tell Nestor the incredible story of their family working to open a second location while mourning the loss of their father and patriarch. Let them tell you why having crabs wasn’t possible at the new location and why they want you to (still) come and see them in Dundalk, too!

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Racing to Timonium to see the new Costas Inn

The new Costas Inn above the grandstand at the Timonium Racetrack and Fairgrounds is now open and thriving. Pete and Christine tell Nestor the incredible story of their family working to open a second location while mourning the loss of their father and patriarch. Let them tell you why having crabs wasn’t possible at the new location and why they want you to (still) come and see them in Dundalk, too!

Pest control expert Richard Stearns of Miche helps Nestor sort out science and safe modern means of never having ants and termites

It’s never pretty when you need pest control. Richard Stearns of Miche Pest Control knows this and always offers to help Nestor sort out the science and safe modern means of never having ants and spiders (or worse) and realizing that the word “termites” means you need to act right away. And don’t get us started on the mosquitoes…

Councilman Izzy Patoka and Hope Otto of Reter’s give Nestor the royal tour of Reisterstown

We came for a crab cake and got some good civics and community lessons from 2nd District councilman Izzy Patoka and owner Hope Otto of Reter’s Crab House & Grille discussing jobs, young people and the Reisterstown Improvement Association’s efforts to bring folks out and know their neighbors. A perfect stop on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Curio Wellness and Liberty Pure Solutions.

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The power of business, crabs and community in Reisterstown

We came for a crab cake and got some good civics and community lessons from 2nd District councilman Izzy Patoka and owner Hope Otto of Reter’s Crab House & Grille discussing jobs, young people and the Reisterstown Improvement Association’s efforts to bring folks out and know their neighbors. A perfect stop on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Curio Wellness and Liberty Pure Solutions.

Allen McCallum joins Luke Jones and Nestor to discuss all that ails Baltimore Orioles franchise

It feels inconceivable but Allen McCallum and Luke Jones were in agreement that they’ve never done a WNST radio segment together in all of the years we’ve been talking Baltimore Orioles with both of them. And our airwaves have featured more baseball chatter with these two guys than any other humans on earth. Clearly, last place and lousy continues to bring us all together in search of the greater Birdland good.

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Reading the love of sports, seafood and Reisterstown at Reter’s Crab House & Grille

We love taking the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to new places and seeing old friends who attended our legendary WNST Roadtrips as a kid many years ago. Chef Brandon Kessler welcomes Nestor to Reter’s in Reisterstown for a crab cake and a Ravens’ journey from childhood with tasty results.

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Coming Clean with the Maryland Trek For Kids

They met over his now award-winning Butternut Squash Lasagna from Clean Cuisine at a Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce event, and over the years chef Jerry Schlichting and Nestor have become gastronomic pals on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour. This time, it’s at The Y in Randallstown to discuss joining meteorologist Justin Berk on his Maryland Trek for kids battling cancer this August across the state.

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The science of ants and spiders and pest control

It’s never pretty when you need pest control. Richard Stearns of Miche Pest Control knows this and always offers to help Nestor sort out the science and safe modern means of never having ants and spiders (or worse) and realizing that the word “termites” means you need to act right away. And don’t get us started on the mosquitoes…

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What we know about three decades of covering lousy Orioles baseball

It feels inconceivable but Allen McCallum and Luke Jones were in agreement that they’ve never done a WNST radio segment together in all of the years we’ve been talking Baltimore Orioles with both of them. And our airwaves have featured more baseball chatter with these two guys than any other humans on earth. Clearly, last place and lousy continues to bring us all together in search of the greater Birdland good.

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