Marcella Knight and Eric Campbell serve Nestor first oyster of his Maryland Oyster Tour at Koco’s Pub
Marcella Knight and Eric Campbell serve Nestor first oyster of his Maryland Oyster Tour at Koco’s Pub
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Telling the folks at Koco’s Pub in Lauraville why the world loves them so much
It’s been a rough summer for our friends at Koco’s Pub with HVAC and crazy electrical failures on the city grid. But when you’re beloved like them, the world comes in for a social media crab cake rescue on hot summer nights. Let Marcella Knight and Eric Campbell tell you about Lauraville love while they serve Nestor the first oyster of his Maryland Oyster Tour.
WNST STORY OF GLORY No. 6: That night at The Barn on Harford Road when Modell and Billick brought Silver Betty
It was April 3, 2001 and the Baltimore Ravens were the freshly minted Super Bowl XXXV champions and team president David Modell and head coach Brian Billick brought the Lombardi Trophy over to The Barn to talk football, community and how time would not dim the glory of their deeds.
Talking crab cakes, steaks and Colts memories with Don McCafferty at The Beaumont
Talking crab cakes, steaks and Colts memories with Don McCafferty at The Beaumont
Putting the local McCafferty championship love on the table 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.
Bill Cole and Damye Hahn discuss local business and what goes into making your crab cake taste great
Bill Cole and Damye Hahn discuss local business and what goes into making your crab cake taste great
What makes those Maryland crab cakes taste so great?
Our never-ending education about crabs, crab cakes and the Chesapeake Bay continues at Faidley’s Seafood in Lexington Market where Bill Cole and Damye Hahn discuss local business and what goes into making your crab cake taste great this summer in Maryland.
Making you an offer you can’t refuse – but only on Wednesday!
Spirits West owner Ric Kehoe talks softball, West Baltimore and the longest streets of rowhomes in America from Wilkens Avenue where he offers the legendary “Godfather” Italian cold cut but only if you get there early! The Maryland Crab Cake Tour rolls through the city all summer here at WNST Baltimore Positive.
Spirits West owner Ric Kehoe talks softball, West Baltimore and the longest streets of rowhomes in America from Wilkens Avenue
Spirits West owner Ric Kehoe talks softball, West Baltimore and the longest streets of rowhomes in America from Wilkens Avenue where he offers the legendary “Godfather” Italian cold cut but only if you get there early! The Maryland #CrabCakeTour rolls on!
Tim Miller welcomes Nestor to new Pappas in Bel Air with the legendary Oprah special
Tim Miller welcomes Nestor to new Pappas in Bel Air with the legendary Oprah special
Oprah’s crab cake comes to Harford County
The Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery and Window Nation made its way back to Harford County in time for the grand opening of the newest Pappas Restaurant location in the Greenbrier Shopping Center. Our old pal Tim Miller welcomes Nestor to the new place with the same delicious ‘cake that made Parkville, Cockeysville and Glen Burnie famous!
Telling the G&A Restaurant family story from Highlandtown to White Marsh with Andy Farantos
Telling the G&A Restaurant family story from Highlandtown to White Marsh with Andy Farantos
Hot dogs and crab cakes with Andy
Telling the G&A Restaurant family story from Highlandtown to White Marsh with Andy Farantos. And, yes, french fries and gravy were on the menu!
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 31: BWI up, up and away with Flying Dog and Obrycki’s lore
The 31st and final day of Maryland #CrabCakeTour had us flying away from BWI, where you can grab a Flying Dog beer and an Obrycki’s ‘cake.
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 29: Legendary Duda’s in Fell’s Point and The Brewer’s Art in Mount Vernon
The 29th day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland led us back downtown for a beer at The Brewer’s Art and an old-school crab cake at Duda’s Tavern in Fell’s Point.
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 28: Scoozi and Key Brewing in the Dundalk homeland
The 28th day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland took us back home to Dundalk to Scoozi Restaurant for a crab melt breakfast and washed it down at Key Brewing with a local calling.
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 21: Manor Tavern and Inverness in beautiful Monkton
The 21st day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland we began an adventure at The Manor Tavern in Monkton that ended a week later with an amazing crab cake at the bar and at Inverness Brewing right around the corner. A beautiful part of Maryland to explore!
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.
Angelo Rodriguez of Pappas Restaurant tells Nestor about 50 years of crab cakes and new Bel Air spot
Angelo Rodriguez of Pappas Restaurant tells Nestor about 50 years of crab cakes and new Bel Air spot
Adding up 50 years of crab cakes for Pappas Restaurant family
Longtime general manager Angelo Rodriguez of Pappas Restaurant tells Nestor about 50 years of crab cakes and the new Bel Air spot coming in February.
Getting the goods on the gumbo at Kooper’s North
Sure, it’s the Maryland Crab Cake Tour but Nestor was determined to go for the world famous gumbo when manager Terry Beck and local realtor Caroline Evans came by the set to talk about the Cheers of Mays Chapel.
Terry Beck and Caroline Evans join Nestor from bar at Kooper’s North to discuss the Cheers of Mays Chapel
Terry Beck and Caroline Evans join Nestor from bar at Kooper’s North to discuss the Cheers of Mays Chapel
Maryland Crab Cake (and Brewery) Tour Day 8: Mountains, lakes, High Points and Ace’s Run
The eighth day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery, Goodwill, Window Nation and the Restaurant Association of Maryland featured a crystal clear morning at Deep Creek Lake and an adventure into West Virginia searching for the highest point in Maryland. Beer and cheer at Mountain State and a tasty bar crab cake at crowded Ace’s Run on the lake.
1st Maryland Crab Cake Tour: Day 28 They call it The Tasting Room in Frederick for a good reason
On the 28th day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour, Nestor and Jenn left Hagerstown early to head to the fields of Antietam and a day in the vineyard. And then after lunch they discovered the beauty of downtown Frederick and a swirl of fun activity.
1st Maryland Crab Cake Tour: Day 17 Historic Havre de Grace and the deck at MacGregor’s
On the 17th day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour in 2021, Nestor sought the advice of many folks for
1st Maryland Crab Cake Tour: Day 14 “Never had a finer crab cake than this one…” he said in Hoopers Island
We did not pick a “best crab cake” on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour but we’ll say that we had none finer than this most remote of locations in the most awesome setting. Next time, we’ll get some oysters, too! Watch the Old Salty’s videos and you’ll know that we know and now you know…
1st Maryland Crab Cake Tour: Day 8 Searching Solomons for the perfect ‘cake
Finding sunlight and Southern Maryland charm on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour Day 8 stop at The Lighthouse in Solomons
Tony Conrad tells Nestor the very local story of how his love of crabbing led to Conrad’s Seafood & Markets
Tony Conrad tells Nestor the very local story of how his love of crabbing led to Conrad’s Seafood & Markets
Let Tony Conrad take you out on the water for the heaviest, tastiest crabs in Maryland
Tony Conrad tells Nestor the very local story of how his love of crabbing led to Conrad’s Seafood & Markets.
Ten years of Fed Hill awesomeness with Anna Leventis and SoBo Cafe
The Maryland Crab Cake Tour presented by The Maryland Lottery spent some quality time in South Baltimore at Mother’s in Federal Hill chatting with veteran women-owned Cross Street business leaders. Anna Leventis has been feeding our family for a decade in SoBo.
Making the Federal Hill neightborhood great with Anna Leventis from SoBo Cafe
Making the Federal Hill neightborhood great with Anna Leventis from SoBo Cafe
The pre-holiday glow of Hampstead
The Maryland Crab Cake Tour spent the day at Greenmount Station in Carroll County talking Main Street life in Hampstead with Jim Roark and Chris Richards. All Nestor wanted to know is when they’re hanging the holiday lights for the first snowfall…
Maryland Restaurant Week and Maryland Crab Cake Tour converge at Greenmount Station in Hampstead
Maryland Restaurant Week and Maryland Crab Cake Tour converge at Greenmount Station in Hampstead
Every week is restaurant week with Restaurant Association of Maryland
After a successful mid-September week of hundreds of Maryland restaurants participating in a state-wide deal in getting folks out for meals this fall, Marshall Weston of R.A.M. joins Nestor at Greenmount Station on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour to discuss the other 51 weeks of the year.
Chad Price from Ranazul in Maple Lawn joins Nestor to discuss lamb chops and Maryland Restaurant Week
Chad Price from Ranazul in Maple Lawn joins Nestor to discuss lamb chops and Maryland Restaurant Week
Time for lamb chops at Ranazul in Maple Lawn for 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.
Party at the top, business at the bottom of the BLU crab cake in Ocean City
Is it broiled? Is it fried? Or is it a combination in some delicious way? Nestor continues to investigate the Coastal Highway on Day 4 at the beach on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour.
Waxing nostalgic for the venerable brands of Ocean City and The Embers story becoming BLU Bayside crab house
It didn’t take Nestor long to find out the story of Ocean City is the story of Baltimore people going east to the Atlantic Ocean. Meet Cole Taustin and hear his Pimlico tale of an Eastern Shore crab cake and family story of building a business on the Coastal Highway.
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.
Ocean City family businesses and how The Embers begat a delicious BLU crab cake
Ocean City family businesses and how The Embers begat a BLU crab cake
