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
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
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.
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 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
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. And, yes, french fries and gravy were on the menu!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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
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.
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
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.
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.
On the 17th day of the Maryland Crab Cake Tour in 2021, Nestor sought the advice of many folks for
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…
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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 BLU crab cake
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.
Leonard Raskin joins Nestor to add up the receipts of the new inflated price of a dinner out in the post-pandemic era – and the diminished expectations that come with it knowing labor issues for employers trying to reset business.
