Crabcake Obsession

Over the Christmas Break my junior year at Northwestern, I went to visit Brian in Baltimore. On this trip, we had some Maryland crabcakes. They were are big as softballs and were so incredibly delicious. Being from the midwest, I'd mostly had crab that came in little rows from the freezer aisle of the Jewel with that fake red coloring on top. Ever since then, I've had this crabcake obsession. Anywhere else you go in the United States, when you order crabcakes, you get these little fried things the size of silver dollars. Nothing comes close to comparing to these Maryland Crabcakes.

I went down to DC this weekend to find myself a place to live. Rich and I went down on Saturday to see Sarah and Chopper, Michael Roston, Jane, and Chris and Shelly. Since Scott had come down on Friday for Cynthia's surprise party, he decided to come down to DC with us, seeing that Chopper is his brother and all. Rich, Scott, Sarah, and I went to Takoma Park, MD to check out a few apartments, and then we hit Michael Roston's place on the SE side of DC. I've decided to take the room in Michael Roston's place because it's 2 blocks from the Patomac Metro Stop. Rich and I stayed in the Omni Shoreham Hotel and dined at the Little Fountain Cafe in the Adams Morgan area. Afterwards, we hit the Pharmacy Bar with Chopper and Scott.

The next morning, we met up with Chris and Shelly and Jane for lunch with Scott and Sarah back in Arlington. We visited another apartment in Takoma, and then headed out to go back to New Jersey. On the way back, we stopped in Baltimore for some CRABCAKES at the Olive Grove Restaurant and Lounge. The crabcakes were just as delicious and huge as I remembered them. I was only able to finish 1/3 of mine after filling up on breadsticks and salad. Ahh, happy. Thanks, Brian, for getting me hooked! I have to go visit your parents since I'm in the area!