You know that feeling when you stumble upon a culinary masterpiece in the most unexpected place, and suddenly your entire understanding of the universe shifts just a little?
That’s precisely what happens when you sink your teeth into the legendary crab cakes at Marblehead Chowder House in Easton, Pennsylvania.
I’ve sampled seafood in maritime towns where fishermen unload their daily catch mere feet from the kitchen door, but discovering Maryland-worthy crab cakes in the Keystone State feels like finding an ocean view in the middle of Amish country.
Tucked away in Easton, this unassuming red-sided nautical haven doesn’t bother with fancy frills or Instagram-baiting presentations…