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Re: Found it
This past Thrusday night I attended a wine dinner at:
Corks
1026 S. Charles St.
Baltimore MD 21230
The food and wines were very good. The chef has dinner with you and talks the wines during the meal. It is a small place and has been open about six years.
To learn more: '»www.corksrestaurant.com/default.asp'
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said by tr985  :
Maybe that one on Eastern Ave is still too new to have been added to this list of mexican restaurants in Baltimore I found doing a search on the web, I found a link to a page that lists restaurants -
»www.thecityofbaltimore.org/resta···#mexican
La Sirenita Restaurant
3928 Eastern Ave
They have 2 others, one in Hyattsville- 4911 Edmonston Rd.
and Glen Burnie- 702 N Crain Hwy.
Just got the eggs, and it is authenitc. Definitely Mexico Mexican. Think I am going to eat through their menu in the coming months.
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Re: It's that time of year again.
Cantler's was *fantastic*! I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to try crabs. My first MD crab experience was great--someone showed me how to pop those suckers open and then it was carnage.  |
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How timely!!
»www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/ar···ul8.html |
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Not Arent Fox. Sorry. They brought me to Oceanaire today for lunch, though. |
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Arent Fox??? Who I must know, I was never taken on a boat to Annapolis for crabs when I interned!!!! |
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It is indeed a law firm. |
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What firm is it? Are you interning? I'm guessing it's a law firm...VBH LLP? |
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Apparently we are going to sail right up to Cantler's, get off the boat, and go directly to the (outdoor) tables where the crabs and beer will be waiting for us. Yeah, they are pretty cool potential bosses. |
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Another reason for less crabs - Rainfall!
One thing that makes Maryland crabs "sweeter"/better is the water is brackish in the Bay. Not as heavy salt content as elsewhere.
When there is a lot of rain (and we have had a ton of rain in the past months) the water run-off into the bay decreases the salinity and keeps the crabs from coming further north into the Bay.
A bunch of other reasons can also be given, but Rainfall/salinity of the water is a big one.
So unless we get an extended dry spell, the "local" crabs are going to come from elsewhere, at best Northern Virginia area where the ocean and bay have the higher salinity, at worst...brought in from far away.
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Your potential bosses know their stuff. Cantlers is the local secret. Not much more of an authentic crabhouse to be found around here. If you're there the right time of season and day, you can watch the watermen pull up to the dock and unload that day's catch.
Even the drive down to Cantlers is rural - you'll wonder if it's the right road...
Long tables, covered in brown paper, well-used mallets.
Sit outside if you can!
Just from what you're saying, these bosses are the good kind 
But as Mady says, this year's crab harvest has been very bad - the Bay is being depleted for a variety of reasons. Most crabs this time of year are actually brought in from South Carolina and Louisiana. Some crab houses are even getting them flown in from Ecuador!
But Cantlers may not stoop to that level - you should be able to get some authentic Md Blue Crab there.
And yeah, they like Old Bay. It's kinda required around here (though there are alternatives - I prefer the Wye seasoning myself).
And yes, you'll get messy. Trim those fingernails!
Enjoy! Welcome to Annapolis
KM
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We had crabs this weekend. Yummmmmmmm. But beware, they are pretty expensive this summer. And it's a good bet that a lot of them don't even come from the Bay, but from the Gulf. But here's everything you ever wanted to know about our crabs, hon: »www.blue-crab.org/ .
Also, while Old Bay is a staple, it is certainly not the only way steamed crabs are prepared. Some people swear by Wye River seasonings. (If you're on the way to OC look for their shop on Route 50 somewhere around Easton or Cambridge.) Others have their own secret recipe. I think Obrycki's uses a lot of black pepper. Rock salt is another ingredient. All of these are calculated to make you thirsty. Whatever libation you choose, get a pitcher!
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You know you are in a good crab place if all the tables are covered in newspaper, wooden mallets and you sit on long benches
Nothing fancy just mmmmm good CRABS!
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Sounds good. I'll bring a bib and some wetnaps. |
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said by melissa :
I asked someone here and they said something about Old Bay Seasoning. Am I going to get incredibly messy eating these things and embarrass myself in front of my new potential bosses?
They will slowly set your mouth on fire, you will be a mess eating them, and you'll love it.
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I've had blue crabs from MD and blue crabs from OBX, and I'd say MD crabs taste sweeter...maybe because the Chesapeake is brackish water, and not ocean salt water.
Old Bay is the staple seasoning to go on crabs around here. I love it, you may not and you'll definitely get a little messy with your hands, and maybe a on your shirt if you're not a carefuly picker...but there's no other way about it unless you get a crabcake.
Never been to Cantler's Crab House, so I can't say if they're any good or not.
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So I've lived in DC for two years now and have yet to do the MD crab thing (I know, I know), but this weekend the firm I am working for this summer is taking us sailing in Annapolis and we're to go to a restaurant called Cantler's Crab House. Anyone ever been there?
And how are MD crabs different from crabs everywhere else? I'm from Boston and grew up on crabs, and love them. I asked someone here and they said something about Old Bay Seasoning. Am I going to get incredibly messy eating these things and embarrass myself in front of my new potential bosses? |
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said by tr985 :
Maybe that one on Eastern Ave is still too new to have been added to this list of mexican restaurants in Baltimore I found doing a search on the web, I found a link to a page that lists restaurants -
»www.thecityofbaltimore.org/resta···#mexican
It is quite new. On the other hand, I hate to tell the creators of that list, but Casa Mia's is an Italian restaurant. We go to the one on York Road quite often.
Oh, and Eltaquido Mexiciano, 410) 563-7840, 1744 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, MD, is the little hole-in-the-wall place I mentioned earlier.
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Maybe that one on Eastern Ave is still too new to have been added to this list of mexican restaurants in Baltimore I found doing a search on the web, I found a link to a page that lists restaurants -
»www.thecityofbaltimore.org/resta···#mexican |
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I have heard there is a great authentic one on Eastern avenue - highlandtown- across from the Walgreens. Gotta try that, been told they have Menudo and serve the pieces of corn tortillas with salsa verde next to the eggs.
I just found out that this place is at the corner of Eastern and Haven, just west of the railroad bridge.
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