Cup o' Joe

Food, travel, and news on the Chesapeake Bay

I made a classic Maryland recipe over the weekend: turtle soup. What possessed me to do such a thing? Actually, it was all in the name of duty. Our Traveling Gourmet, Mary Zajac, is writing an article for our sister publication, Style Magazine, on old Maryland recipes. She whipped up some crab… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 08/30/10 at 02:48 PM

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This weekend is a big one in the history of Tangier Island. On August 29, the island’s new $1.4 million health clinic will be dedicated. It’s a long time coming for the people of this isolated Bay island, a story Kessler Burnett so eloquently told in our December 2006 issue.

But the happiness of Tangier’s… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 08/25/10 at 12:15 PM

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Here at Cup o’ Joe, we’re always looking for a good deal. With that in mind, I stopped by The Backburner, a cozy little consignment shop in Eastport, to check out the offerings. The Backburner is the brainchild of Annie Hilliard, a 24-year-old entrepreneur with a love of kitchen accoutrements. So what does she do?… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 08/13/10 at 11:25 AM

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I happened to be strolling Annapolis Towne Centre a few weeks ago when I heard that the proposed anti-terrorism training center in Queen Anne’s County had been nixed. Apparently, the feds got ahead of themselves in thinking that residents were willing to trade bucolic peace for helicopters, machine gun fire,… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 07/16/10 at 12:24 PM

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I had breakfast last week with former Republican congressman Wayne Gilchrest at The Village Bakery in Chestertown. (He had two eggs over light with rye toast and a side of home fries, if you must know.) In a wide-ranging—and extremely candid—interview that will appear in our fall issue, Gilchrest talked about everything from getting shot in Vietnam to… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 06/28/10 at 02:01 PM

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So did you read that the state of Maryland is laying out $50 million to purchase 1,000 slot machines for a casino in Cecil County? The article in The Sun states that payment works out to $46,542 per video terminal. The article also quotes an industry expert who thinks that figure is about $36,000 too high.… read more

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 06/11/10 at 10:13 AM

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I recently returned from scouting new shops and restaurants at the Delaware beaches. (I suppose someone has to!) You’ll be able to read the full feature here in about two weeks, but I thought I’d give a little preview of what I think will be the hot new places this season: 

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Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 06/09/10 at 01:50 PM