The Crab Cake Guy

The First Family of Crab Cake Restaurants
Here is a great story on the background of some of the most famous restaurants serving crab cakes in the Baltimore area. Amazing that Linthicum’s G&M Restaurant, Timbuktu in Hanover, Romano’s in Glen Burnie and Hellas in Millersville are all part of the unofficial first family of Baltimore Crab [...]

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Introducing the Crab Dawg
Originally Posted: WTOP News.com
Here’s a story from Kristen Wyatt of the Associated Press on Crab Dawgs. According to the article…
“A Maryland version of the fair favorite- a tube of spiced crab meat rolled in pastry dough and deep-fried- is making a go at concession stands across the region. The Chesapeake [...]

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Victim to get $25,000 in crab cake stabbing
Man ordered to pay restitution in scuffle over who was first in takeout line
By Sharahn Boykin Baltimore Sun Reporter
A 32-year-old Reisterstown man who stabbed a customer he claimed pushed ahead of him in a crabcake takeout line was ordered Wednesday to pay $25,000 restitution but will serve no [...]

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The History of Crab Cakes
According to www.foodtimeline.org, food historians tell us the practice of making minced meat cakes/patties (seafood/landfood) is ancient. Minces mixed with bread/spices/fillers came about for two reasons: taste and economy. Primary evidence suggests recipes for crab-cake types dishes were introduced to the colonies by English settlers. About rissoles and croquettes.
A survey of [...]

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