Charlotte, North Carolina, does not hype itself up. It just hands you a tray and watches to see if you can stay emotionally composed afterward.
On Tuckaseegee Road, there’s a counter where crab cakes show up with main-character energy and zero interest in being compared to anything north of it.
Maryland gets mentioned out of habit, then immediately feels like it should probably sit this one out. These are not “pretty plate” crab cakes…