Williamsburg, Virginia is a nine hour car-ride from our house, so we planned to stop about half-way in Baltimore, Maryland. \u00a0The city was new to both of us and, with a little research, we discovered “The Best Crab Cakes in Maryland” right in downtown Baltimore at John W. Faidley Seafood in the Lexington Market. \u00a0One of my favorite foods in the entire world are Maryland Crab Cakes, and since I am a purist, I only eat crab cakes in Maryland. \u00a0Therefore, when in Maryland, I have to eat this delicious treat.<\/p>\n The first crab cakes I ever ate were at a dock-side restaurant in St. Michael’s Maryland many years ago. \u00a0As I sat outside at a crude picnic table, a crabbing boat pulled up to the dock and a deckhand offloaded wooden boxes filled with twitching, waving blue-claw crabs. \u00a0Two men, dressed in kitchen whites, rushed down the dock from the restaurant and hauled the wooden crates up to the kitchen. \u00a0Now, those were fresh crabs!<\/p>\n Patrons at the restaurant ordered ‘lump-meat’ crab cakes or whole steamed crabs. \u00a0Over a couple of days in St. Michael’s, I tried both preparations. \u00a0A dozen whole steamed crabs were dumped onto butcher paper which had been rolled out across my wooden table. \u00a0Eaters received nutcrackers and narrow picking tools and a bucket for shells. \u00a0It was a crude, messy, hands-on meal, but fun. \u00a0Of course, the Maryland Crab Cakes were heavenly. \u00a0They were prepared with huge lumps of succulent crabmeat, perfectly seasoned, and lightly fried. \u00a0Maryland Crab Cakes immediately became the gold standard for all crab cakes in my future.<\/p>\n This afternoon, we found ‘The World Famous Lexington Market’ in downtown Baltimore. \u00a0As we circled the market looking for a place to park our car, we saw a sign for Faidley Seafood. \u00a0We entered Faidley’s from the street and were pleasantly surprised to see the place busy with patrons on a Saturday afternoon. \u00a0There was an oyster bar in the center and the rest of the large space was filled with tall stand-up communal tables. \u00a0Patrons order from a menu on the wall and slide their trays along to the cashier. \u00a0Under the menus, the current owner was forming crab cakes from a freshly prepared secret-ingredient mixture. \u00a0See her photo below.<\/p>\n So, how did my Crab Cake taste? \u00a0Delicious. \u00a0It was a baseball size ‘cake’ of sweet juicy large lumps of crab loosely held together by a lightly spiced mixture. \u00a0It was incomparable and very good. \u00a0The spices didn’t overpower the crabmeat and there was no bread holding it together. \u00a0It was the pure taste of crabmeat.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/gallivantinggrandma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DSC_13991.jpg\" "\\"DSC_1399\\"")
<\/a>Fall Leaves Along I-95 South<\/p>\n<\/a>Located in Downtown Baltimore, Maryland<\/p>\n<\/a>Oyster Bar at Faidley Seafood<\/p>\n<\/a>Variety of Offerings at Faidley Seafood & Game<\/p>\n<\/a>My Crab Cake with Greens & Cucumber Salad<\/p>\n