Newsletter: Did you check our list of 2019's best dishes?

In this week's holiday-edition Tasting Notes newsletter, Bill Addison says hello from Maryland.
Bill Addison • Los Angeles Times • December 28, 2019
Hello from Maryland, everyone. I’ve been visiting family for the holidays, eating (out-of-season-but-still-can’t-resist) crab cakes for every lunch and dinner. If you happen to come to Baltimore soon, check out True Chesapeake Oyster Co., a...
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