Thursday is National Crab Meat Day. For Maryland restaurants, that means big business.Pete Triantafilos, general manager of the Costas Inn in Dundalk, is ready for the big day.”Crabs are our business,” he said. “If we get 10 people in and around a table, there’s 10 different ways to crack a crab.”Triantafilos is a mallet guy. I’m more of a knife girl. But there’s no wrong way to get to the meat.”I take the leg, and then I pry open the apron, then I’ll take the lungs away,” he said, while picking one of the Inn’s fresh crabs. “I take the legs off first.”It’s one of the busiest days of the year for the Costas Inn, where you can order crabs any way you like. The family-owned Baltimore institution opened in 1971. While they have plenty of other dishes on the menu, crabs are their staple.”The main dish we have, and we offer, is crabcakes,” Triantafilos said. “We make them 24/7. We ship them out all across the country, and it’s a big draw for the Costas Inn.”Crabs aren’t just a draw for restaurantgoers, they are a huge boon for tourism in Maryland. “It’s not just the food, it’s the history and heritage,” said Claire Aubell from the Maryland Office of Tourism. “There’s so much behind crab meat, for Maryland, and it’s all about the Chesapeake Bay and enjoying something special to our region.”To learn more, visit this website to find stops along Maryland’s Crab and Oyster Trail. Even if you’re not feeling crabs today, the Costas Inn has you covered.”We’ve got crab 365 days of the year,” Triantafilos said. “Any time you want to come, you can make it your own crab cake day (or) crab meat day.”Video below: Best of Baltimore: Who makes the best crab cakes?
Thursday is National Crab Meat Day. For Maryland restaurants, that means big business.
Pete Triantafilos, general manager of the Costas Inn in Dundalk, is ready for the big day.
“Crabs are our business,” he said. “If we get 10 people in and around a table, there’s 10 different ways to crack a crab.”
Triantafilos is a mallet guy. I’m more of a knife girl. But there’s no wrong way to get to the meat.
“I take the leg, and then I pry open the apron, then I’ll take the lungs away,” he said, while picking one of the Inn’s fresh crabs. “I take the legs off first.”
It’s one of the busiest days of the year for the Costas Inn, where you can order crabs any way you like. The family-owned Baltimore institution opened in 1971. While they have plenty of other dishes on the menu, crabs are their staple.
“The main dish we have, and we offer, is crabcakes,” Triantafilos said. “We make them 24/7. We ship them out all across the country, and it’s a big draw for the Costas Inn.”
Crabs aren’t just a draw for restaurantgoers, they are a huge boon for tourism in Maryland.
“It’s not just the food, it’s the history and heritage,” said Claire Aubell from the Maryland Office of Tourism. “There’s so much behind crab meat, for Maryland, and it’s all about the Chesapeake Bay and enjoying something special to our region.”
To learn more, visit this website to find stops along Maryland’s Crab and Oyster Trail. Even if you’re not feeling crabs today, the Costas Inn has you covered.
“We’ve got crab 365 days of the year,” Triantafilos said. “Any time you want to come, you can make it your own crab cake day (or) crab meat day.”
Video below: Best of Baltimore: Who makes the best crab cakes?
