FOOD & DRINK
Sugar Buns Cafe and Bakery serves creativity at the Easton Airport
EASTON — Susan Leonard created sugar buns, a cross between a cinnamon roll and a croissant. The pastry is a staple of Leonard’s business, Sugar Buns Cafe and Bakery, and it also reflects her journey to her love for providing comfort food to all those seeking it, which has involved a lot of creativity. Leonard said she came to owning her cafe the same way she came to all her past careers: through a mixture of boredom and curiosity. ...
Maryland Chefs Encouraged To Submit Recipes For Governor Moore’s ‘Buy Local’ Cookout
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Maryland Department of Agriculture is seeking Maryland chefs and restaurants to submit original recipes using local Maryland ingredients for the Governor’s Buy Local Cookout. The annual cookout, being held at the department’s headquarters in Annapolis on July 18 from 5-7pm, promotes the statewide Buy Local Challenge Week during which all Marylanders are encouraged to eat at least one local product each day of the week.
The Wailin’ Jennys
WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews Ruth Moody of the folk/bluegrass group The Wailin’ Jennys as she brings her solo tour to the Rams Head in Annapolis, Maryland on Tuesday, May 21, followed by The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia on Thursday, May 23. They discuss her new solo album “Wanderer” and reflect on The Wailin’ Jennys’ hits from “Long Time Traveler” to “Wildflowers.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley’s “Clarion”)
New Recovery Coffee Blend Supports People Affected By Substance Use On The Mid-Shore
A new recovery blend coffee that supports people affected by substance use launched this week from Night Kitchen Coffee in partnership with Grace Street in Easton. Sales of the coffee, which will be available as whole bean and cold brew, support Grace Street, which is the area’s first recovery community organization (RCO). Grace Street is dedicated to saving lives and fostering healing for anyone affected by substance use disorder via an assortment of non-clinical, community-centered, and peer-led supports, including peer recovery support; harm reduction resources; street outreach; workforce training and development; youth programming; overdose prevention activities and resources; and support groups.
‘Closer to Free,’ closer to DC: BoDeans ready to rock Rams Head, The Birchmere and Tally Ho Theater
Their smash hit “Closer to Free” remains one of the most iconic songs of the 1990s. This week, BoDeans perform for three nights at three different venues in the D.C. area, starting with Rams Head in Annapolis, Maryland, on Wednesday, May 15, followed by The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia, on May 17 and the Tally Ho Theater in Leesburg, Virginia, on May 19.
Delmarva Review: The Black Dog Wakes Us with Fish Breath by Susan Okie
Author’s Note: “The black dog” has become a code name for depression, but here I use it to portray joy. The dog in question belonged to a guest at our place on the shore. She escaped early one morning, and, exploring, discovered the fish. She returned triumphant. This poem honors the late Stanley Plumly, a beloved poetry teacher at the University of Maryland, who would have appreciated a dog’s delight in her dead fish.
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