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Bringing the Maryland Crab Cake Tour back to DiPasquale’s for an Italian tour of the holidays, we knew Darren The Sausage King would bring us some seasonal favorites. Nestor explores some East Baltimore holiday flavor at DiPasquale’s in Canton just in time for kielbasa and sauerkraut on the dinner table while talking World Cup fever with Highlandtown soccer legend Pete Caringi.
Perhaps it’s that South American family familiarity or just that fact that it’s simply delicious? Nestor has been quietly carrying out a box of chicken, rice, black beans and plantains at this Highlandtown spot ever since he saw the doors open on Eastern Avenue. Let him tell you why it’s so high on the list…
Our money manager and European summer globetrotter Leonard Raskin comes back from Ireland with a water story and a TT race tale. Touring The Isle of Man and learning U.K. geography before we kick off into Ravens’ football season and the Buffalo Bills.
We’re all big kids when we get to the front of the snowball line and need to decide on a flavor. When in doubt, always go with egg custard or skylight. And always go to Icy Delights. Trust me: we’ve tried ’em all! People in East Baltimore know. Dundalk born; now shared even on Sundays in various Baltimore County spots. Cool off! And do the marshmallow if you wanna…
Our money manager and European summer globetrotter Leonard Raskin comes back from Ireland with a water story and a TT race tale. Touring The Isle of Man and learning U.K. geography before we kick off into Ravens’ football season and the Buffalo Bills.
The website at Fuji San says: “Best drunken noodles and pad thai in Maryland” and we’re not here to argue that as a gastronomic fact. If you love Thai food, make a stop on York Road in Cockeysville and see why we rarely go anywhere else when we’re craving a passage to Bangkok.
Our 27th Anniversary #TastyNes Tour around town brought to you by Curio Wellness as part of our Maryland Crab Cake Tour takes us back to Catonsville and one of the tastiest special occasion treats we can find to splurge on and feel completely self-indulgent in buttery, velvety decadence. The fried lobster tail at The Beaumont is the “other” divine crustacean and is simply perfect in The ‘Ville.
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.
Photojournalist and professor Joe Giordano joins Nestor at Di Pasquale’s in Canton on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to compare their East Baltimore roots in Bethlehem Steel, unions and watching our hometown change right before his lens.
Significant cuts to healthcare, Medicaid, and SNAP benefits and giving tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans. And arming ICE to destroy the people who are in America to make a better life like our forefathers. Discussing why The Big Ugly Bill will be awful for all of us with Congressman Johnny O at Costas Inn in Timonium on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.
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.
Sure, it’s the All Star break in Baltimore but the season is far from over at the Maryland Lottery where fans are still winning big as the weather heats up and the balls fly. John Martin of The Maryland Lottery gets Nestor familiar with some new games and a work of art to go with the big winners.
Significant cuts to healthcare, Medicaid, and SNAP benefits and giving tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans. And arming ICE to destroy the people who are in America to make a better life like our forefathers. Discussing why The Big Ugly Bill will be awful for all of us with Congressman Johnny O at Costas Inn in Timonium on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.
Photojournalist and professor Joe Giordano joins Nestor at Di Pasquale’s in Canton on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to compare their East Baltimore roots in Bethlehem Steel, unions and watching our hometown change right before his lens.
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!
Finding care and compassion and the center of politics on Capitol Hill seems hard to imagine these days for most American citizens. Congressman Johnny Olszewski joins Nestor at the new Costas Inn in Timonium on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour for a lengthy discussion about his new responsibilities and job in Washington, D.C. representing the 2nd District in Baltimore.
Finding care and compassion and the center of politics on Capitol Hill seems hard to imagine these days for most American citizens. Congressman Johnny Olszewski joins Nestor at the new Costas Inn in Timonium on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour for a lengthy discussion about his new responsibilities and job in Washington, D.C. representing the 2nd District in Baltimore.
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!
Eric Davis and Mark Krysiak tell Nestor all about what saved the Dundalk Heritage Fair this year. Get all of the information on the bands, food and a weekend of fun here.
If you love the Maryland Terps, you know the recruiting work of longtime Assistant Coach Orlando “Bino” Ranson. Nestor has often told the 1989 story of drafting him Number One overall in a frigid Golden Ring Middle School gym when Bino was 11 years old on a Golden Ring Junior house league team. They finally sat down at Costas Inn to talk about it 36 years later…
A birthday tribute to Mister Costas with Nick Triantafilos and Chuck Jacobs and Nestor on MD Crab Cake Tour
If you love the Maryland Terps, you know the recruiting work of longtime Assistant Coach Orlando “Bino” Ranson. Nestor has often told the 1989 story of drafting him Number One overall in a frigid Golden Ring Middle School gym when Bino was 11 years old on a Golden Ring Junior house league team. They finally sat down at Costas Inn to talk about it 36 years later…
As the new Costas Inn North is set to open this month at the Timonium Race Course Grandstand, we offer a birthday tribute to Mister Costas with Nick Triantafilos and Chuck Jacobs joining Nestor on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to story tell about his recent passing and legacy of kindness and generosity you can feel inside the walls of the legendary Dundalk location.
Costas Triantafilos was a giant of a man in my community because his presence was omnipresent. His authenticity, beauty and kindness, displayed over a lifetime, leave no words here that will ever convey. Not many folks know a community like Dundalk, a place like Costas Inn or a man like the man whose life and business was profiled by Vice just 15 months ago, capturing his absolute essence brilliantly.
You know you’re a real Baltimore Orioles fan if 1983 feels like yesterday…
What are your Little League memories of youth? Here’s how Nestor fell in love with baseball at rec leagues at Colgate, Eastwood and Berkshire in Dundalk with his Pop as an umpire and manager for kids. And the tales of the diamond that last a lifetime…
What’s in a name? For Nestor Aparicio, it’s been a life of Baltimore baseball heritage and the inevitable question: “Are you related to Luis?”
In case you missed Free The Birds in 2006, here’s the book that tells the story of “why” behind the rally and movement that was a direct message to Baltimore Orioles owner Peter G. Angelos. Nestor wrote a book about his Pop’s love of baseball and the hometown Birds.
When we take “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” to Costas Inn in Dundalk, old friends are bound to walk in and when James Thomas tried to sneak out, Nestor pulled him back in to discuss everything that’s happened since he was the quarterback of their 1978 Pop Warner football team in Logan Village. Let now CCBC Catonsville Cardinals assistant women’s basketball coach Jimmy T and Soup For The Soul’s Stacy Nagel tell you why Dundalk folks stick together almost 50 years later.
When we bring “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl Week” on the road every February, these are exactly the kinds of stories we seek to tell so you’ll get involved. Meet Robin Emrick, who tells Nestor the incredible story of Ann’s Toy Closet in Essex and holiday joy for children and struggling parents in East Baltimore County.
More than 40 years ago, Trish Woodward and Nestor Aparicio performed in a childhood version of “Oliver” at Colgate Elementary. She returns to “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” at Costas Inn to update us on the incredible work of her Camp Opportunity, which provides a summer experience for abused children to see nature and find care and make friends.
On our last trip to Costas Inn for “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl Week” we met an old Dundalk friend who kept telling us that his wife is the real leader of Soup For The Soul, serving hot meals for local folks in need. Meet Stacy Nagel and Irene Mann, who told Nestor what makes their organization special in East Baltimore County and the impact it brings.
When we bring “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl Week” on the road every February, these are exactly the kinds of stories we seek to tell so you’ll get involved. Meet Robin Emrick, who tells Nestor the incredible story of Ann’s Toy Closet in Essex and holiday joy for children and struggling parents in East Baltimore County.
Our defending Accelerent champion and runner-up for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society “Visionary Of The Year,” Cate Paris joins Nestor to discuss networking the right way, raising money to beat cancer and a future career in improv comedy from State Fare on “A Cup Of Soup or Bowl Week” in Catonsville.
When we take “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” to Costas Inn in Dundalk, old friends are bound to walk in and when James Thomas tried to sneak out, Nestor pulled him back in to discuss everything that’s happened since he was the quarterback of their 1978 Pop Warner football team in Logan Village. Let now CCBC Catonsville Cardinals assistant women’s basketball coach Jimmy T and Soup For The Soul’s Stacy Nagel tell you why Dundalk folks stick together almost 50 years later.
On our last trip to Costas Inn for “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl Week” we met an old Dundalk friend who kept telling us that his wife is the real leader of Soup For The Soul, serving hot meals for local folks in need. Meet Stacy Nagel and Irene Mann, who told Nestor what makes their organization special in East Baltimore County and the impact it brings.
More than 40 years ago, Trish Woodward and Nestor Aparicio performed in a childhood version of “Oliver” at Colgate Elementary. She returns to “A Cup Of Soup Or Bowl” at Costas Inn to update us on the incredible work of her Camp Opportunity, which provides a summer experience for abused children to see nature and find care and make friends.
Talking about insurance is boring – until you need it and have the wrong coverage or a horrible deductible. Our Harford County insurance man on the streets Pete Raimondi from Erie Insurance brings Nestor some holiday reminders and wisdom on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour about having the right coverage, which is paramount for you and your family or business.
Talking about insurance is boring – until you need it and have the wrong coverage or a horrible deductible. Our Harford County insurance man on the streets Pete Raimondi from Erie Insurance brings Nestor some holiday reminders and wisdom on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour about having the right coverage, which is paramount for you and your family or business.
With a new Baltimore County Executive coming into focus and a bridge that needs to be federally funded, our favorite Essex attorney and recovering local politician Todd Schuler returns to educate Nestor on the search process and Key Bridge concerns entering a second Trump administration.
