Maryland

Picture a lemon cut in half with a peppermint stick poked right into the middle, and you have…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 30

Ask anyone in Maryland about cream of crab soup, and you will probably get a strong opinion. Some…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 30

Fall in Maryland comes with a short window when the air turns crisp, but sitting outside still sounds…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 29

Maryland crab culture usually points east, toward the Chesapeake Bay and the docks of the Eastern Shore. Yet…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 29

Ask anyone raised on Maryland’s Eastern Shore about chicken and dumplings, and you will probably hear strong opinions…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 29

Summer gets the crab feasts, but fall is when Maryland turns its attention to the oyster. Once the…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 29

Some retirees spend years hunting for a place where the water is close, the coffee shop is a…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 29

Western Maryland trails have a way of burning through a trail mix bag by lunchtime, and by sunset…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 29

Take a soft pretzel, pile it with creamy crab dip, add melted cheese and a shake of Old…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 28

Some retirement plans start with a spreadsheet and end with a moving truck headed for the mountains of…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 28

Some of the best crab cakes in Maryland come from places where you can also top off your…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 28

Ask anyone who grew up around Baltimore about peach cake, and you will probably get a story about…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 28

Plenty of people pack away their crab mallets after Labor Day, and that timing costs them some of…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 28

Some restaurants chase every new trend, while others keep the same counter stools for years and let the…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 28

Some Maryland road trips end at a beach. Others end at a breakfast table in St. Mary’s County,…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 27

Some of the best ballpark food in Maryland is served nowhere near a ballpark, and you do not…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 27

Some Baltimore families pass down recipes, and some pass down a standing order for cannoli from the same…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 27

Southern Maryland has a long history of farm fields, tobacco barns, and quiet back roads that wind toward…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 27

Maryland gets plenty of attention for crab cakes and steamed blue crabs, but the state has a serious…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 27

Some road trips need a real break, and the rolling hills just south of Emmitsburg offer one that…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 27

Families drive two hours for it, and a hotel desk clerk will send a tired road-tripper straight to…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 27

Some towns spread out across flat land. This one climbs. In a narrow river valley in central Maryland,…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 26

Ask a Baltimore native about coddies and you might get a big smile and a story about saltine…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 26

Walk into almost any Maryland kitchen and you will probably spot a yellow and blue tin of Old…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 26

Some towns are loud about their seafood, and some just quietly hand you an oyster that was opened…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 26

Every fall, Maryland farms trade their summer crops for tall rows of corn, bumpy wagon rides, and fields…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 26

Ask anyone raised around Baltimore what a real cheap lunch looks like, and the answer usually comes in…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 26

Some meals end with a check, and the smart ones end with a slice of pie. On a…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 25

In Maryland, a crab cake that is mostly breadcrumbs can start a family argument. The best ones hold…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 25

Some donuts are worth a quick stop, and a rare few are worth rearranging an entire road trip.…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 25

A donut that is still warm from the fryer is a different food from one that has been…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 25

Some Annapolis traditions come with tall ships and brass bands. Others come with a menu that has pages…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 25

Plenty of retirees dream of a porch near the water, a boat slip down the street, and a…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 25

Some Baltimore traditions began before the United States had a working Constitution, and one of them still opens…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 24

Some breakfast spots earn a reputation the old-fashioned way, by feeding the same families for decades and treating…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 24

There is a slim strip of land off the coast of Maryland where horses wander freely across the…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 24

Some places refuse to change with the times, and that is exactly why people keep coming back. Tucked…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 24

Some places in western Maryland make you slow down without even trying. Along a quiet cove of Deep…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 24

There’s a stretch of waterfront in Maryland where the Susquehanna River finally meets the wide open Chesapeake Bay,…

By Chase Chesapeake · Sep 24