Where to Smoke: The Point Crab House & Grill, Maryland

 

Maryland steamed crabs
(Photo courtesy of Falmanac: The Fallston Almanac of American History)

(Cigar Aficionado) The weather on the Chesapeake Bay is sultry in the summer. It reminds me of college, baseball in Baltimore and crabs; specifically, the Callinectes sapidus variety of crab, more commonly known as the Atlantic blue crab. The ritual in these parts is to grab wood mallets, sit at tables covered with brown paper and smash the shells of these steamed shellfish. Invariably, the critters are coated with Old Bay seasoning. Your hands will smell like celery salt for days, and your lips will burn a little. Continued