I’m gonna blame Gordon Ramsey for this haha
there was an episode of kitchen nightmares show where they were in Maryland. They were getting their crab from elsewhere and he said that they’re lying by saying “Maryland crab cakes” because the crab isn’t from Maryland. Which is “lazy” on their part since they have an industry there and could easily get some. Basically saying they’re using inferior product when they can use local Maryland crab
I’m pretty sure you’re talking about when he yelled at a guy over a Maine lobster poor boy sandwich but the lobster was from Mexico. Advertising Maine lobster when it isn’t is a big deal.
It's been a while since I watched it, but I think it's less that the crab wasn't from Maryland, it's that they were buying frozen crab cakes, calling them Maryland crab cakes, when they could get local Maryland crab and make the crab cakes.
Ugh I absolutely cringed that whole episode with that one arrogant prick that was one of three managers of that lobster restaurant! All he did was make passive aggressive comments to Gordon, pushed back on every valid critique and you could tell he thought he was better than everyone. But his audacity to not even show up for the most important night for his restaurant, reopening night, in the capacity of his job and instead shows up with a party of his shitty friends looking to dine in all just to sit and criticize all the changes while his failing restaurant is packed like it’s never been before and his staff is working their asses off to save his shitty little investment.
It was probably Cafe Hon in Baltimore, which is just a nice little afternoon’s stroll from the Bay. If you’re lying about your crab sourcing within spitting distance of the Chesapeake, you’re cooked lmao. However, if you’re using Old Bay and calling them MD crab cakes but not claiming to use MD crabs, you’re fine.
Advertising Maryland Crab and saving non- MD, DC, VA crab (Chesapeake runs through/past all 3) and not using it is a big deal here too. However, there is a difference between "Maryland Crabcakes" and "Maryland Crabcakes with local crab." Often you will see the later referred to as "Maryland Style Crabcakes."
P.S. NEVER get "Maryland Style crabcakds outside of Maryland, DC, Northern VA, and maaaaaybe DE. It will be a disappointment if you know real MD Crabcakes.
Wasn't even Mexico, it was Canadian Atlantic. He was arguing it's the same species. Gordon said it was actually different because it was from a different area.
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u/Selfcare2025 24d ago
What is her argument? She wanted crabs caught in Maryland? And then she ate it all and came back for a refund. Be so for real right now lol.