On The Road

  • Chesapeake Bay, Where Crab Is King

                            For as long as I can remember, Chesapeake Bay was the home of the nation’s finest crabs – big ones, filled with delicious meat for cocktails or  cakes; small ones with soft shells (actually no shells) ready for sautéing or frying; giant hard-shells for steaming, piling on

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  • London Restaurants

    From time to time, we get queries about where to eat when visiting other cities. We’ve decided to post offerings from some, as the mood and available time strike us. Here are the notes from a recent request for London favorites. As usual, we strongly suggest reservations for all but the most casual of restaurants;

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  • Panama City, FL

    Have you ever noticed that good breakfast places are a lot harder to find than spots that serve tasty lunches or dinners? Folks are always tickled to talk about newest three-star joint they visited in Lyon, or share a favorite hole-in-the wall near St. Louis University, but more times than not, a query about breakfast

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