Now with two great locations, it only made perfect sense to return to The Local on The Avenue at White Marsh to visit with my old soccer pal Lou Petrucci and explore the chargrilled oysters with truffle butter on a perfect 17th day of the Maryland Oyster Tour.
In the aftermath of Jennifer Aparicio’s miraculous survival following a second bone marrow transplant, we were inspired to do a second “Night of Heroes” after leukemia survivor Chuck Pagano came back to Baltimore in 2015 to raise money and awareness for There Goes My Hero and the power of swabbing to save lives. If you missed one of the great nights in Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh sports partnerships in May 2016, you can relive it by watching three Super Bowl winning head coaches on one stage for a great cause. This was also the last public appearance of former Ravens president David Modell, who had some very important words, as did Super Bowl XXXV champion James Trapp, who also survived leukemia. A powerful evening.
Back in 1996, Nestor was working with the Ed Block Courage Awards to raise money and awareness and dreamed up a Baltimore banquet that would bring together all of the local professional sports teams to honor the good people who play the games. The Nasty Nice Guy Awards hosted exclusively at Michael’s Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie lasted eight years and raised over $150,000 for local charities. The late, great Bobby Nyk played the tunes and we partied for a purpose with a lot of very recognizable faces. Elrod Hendricks represented the Baltimore Orioles every year so you know it was the place to be! Ask anyone who attended these incredible nights about their pictures with Cal Ripken, Ray Lewis, Art Donovan, Mike Flanagan, Jon Ogden, Gov. William Donald Schaefer, Brian Billick, Fang Mitchell and so many others.
The Maryland Crab Cake Tour was well plotted at Far & Dotter and knew we needed to import a crab cake. This was a chance to finally bring Jerry and Erin Schlichting on the show and eat their famous Clean Cuisine ‘cake but to tell the story about the soon-to-be-famous and award-winning turkey butternut squash lasagna that is better than it sounds and tastier than almost anything on the planet.
Nestor comes clean with his love of butternut squash lasagna with Jerry and Erin Schlichting of Clean Cuisine on MD Crab Cake Tour
Talking crab cakes, steaks and Colts memories with Don McCafferty at The Beaumont
When the Maryland Crab Cake Tour rolled back into The Beaumont in Catonsville, Nestor finally got the third member of the McCafferty family talking about his father’s famous restaurant in Mount Washington and his grandfather’s famous Super Bowl V title as the head coach of the Baltimore Colts. Talking crab cakes, steaks and eating local in The ‘Ville.
Lisa Rusyniak invites Nestor roll up his sleeves to serve the Goodwill Thanksgiving dinner downtown on November 23rd
Marshall Weston of R.A.M. tells Nestor how mid-September Restaurant Week will work across the state
Marshall Weston of R.A.M. tells Nestor how mid-September Restaurant Week will work across the state
Making a good decision in Westminster at Maggie’s on Maryland Crab Cake Tour Day 9
Get your seasonal pumpkin fix before eggnog takes over! Hannah Gratti of Weis Markets shares some pumpkin ice cream with Nestor to celebrate Thanksgiving, plus family favorite recipes and where to get new inspiration for your table.
Get your seasonal pumpkin fix before eggnog takes over! Hannah Gratti of Weis Markets shares some pumpkin ice cream with Nestor to celebrate Thanksgiving, plus family favorite recipes and where to get new inspiration for your table.
Chad Price from Ranazul in Maple Lawn joins Nestor to discuss lamb chops and Maryland Restaurant Week
Restauranteur Chad Price from Ranazul in Maple Lawn joins Nestor to discuss the state of the restaurant industry during COVID and why you need to stay local and support Maryland Restaurant Week all over the state from Sept. 17-26.
